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Tuesday 22 January 2019 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A search and rescue operation is underway to find ‘Alakoni Moala (40) who went missing when out diving at the Liku in Ha’asini on Saturday, January 19.
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Tuesday 22 January 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Cabinet portfolios have been reshuffled with the separation of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, now headed by two Ministers. The PM has also reshuffled his own portfolios, and those of other ministers. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 January 2019 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sudden internet cable black out Sunday night, is now going into its third day after a fault in a fibre optic submarine cable has cut its main connection with the world. -
Friday 18 January 2019 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prominent Tongan artist, Filipe Tohi, presented his discovery of the hidden layers in the construction of the traditional lalava or lashing method used by ancient Tongans, at a seminar last night, 17 January, at the Tanoa Hotel.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 18 January 2019 5:08pm
Georgetown, Guyana : One of the biggest obstacles to reducing the rate of unplanned pregnancies is the lack of sex education in schools. If more teenagers had access to sex education and contraception, fewer girls would have their lives interrupted by pregnancy. Only by empowering women and girls with the resources to control their reproduction will the grim statistics that have long burdened Guyana – and many other countries – begin to change for the better. By Patricee Douglas -
Friday 18 January 2019 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year 31 marriages have been registered since government offices resumed working on January 3. Premium content -
Thursday 17 January 2019 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) was today sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal killing of Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen. A unanimous verdict by a jury, found him guilty of two counts of murder and one of armed robbery. -
Wednesday 16 January 2019 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While Ministry of Education officials are saying, unofficially, that Cabinet last week approved for the Transport Sector Public Enterprise to take over the management of the Tonga Maritime Poly-Technical Institute from the ministry, the staff of the Polytech have not been told what's going on. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 January 2019 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tui’one Pulotu, a well-known Hawaii-based Tongan canoe builder and woodcarver and a Living Treasures of Hawaii award recipient, is currently in Tonga to display his work in the Tanoa Hotel’s new art gallery in Nuku'alofa. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 January 2019 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The final submissions by legal counsel in the trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the murders of a couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen was completed today, January 16 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 January 2019 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Consumers will enjoy cheaper petrol, kerosene and diesel as prices dropped today, 16 January after being approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The chance for El Nino forming in the coming months has dropped from 80% to 70%, as recent cool weather has seen the temperature of the Pacific Ocean surface return to neutral. However it still remains a possibility in 2019 as drier weather is forecast with rainfall expected to be below average across the country. -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Evidence presented by Crown and defence witnesses was completed today in the trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the murders of a couple, Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen at Matafonua last year.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2019 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Drug busts by a Tonga Police Drugs Taskforce in December last year seized methamphetamine and cannabis packed ready for sale, after some arrests were made on the main street in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District of men allegedly attempting to sell the illicit drugs. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men have been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of methamphetamine and cannabis packed ready for distribution and cash at a home in Hauloto, Tongatapu on Sunday morning, January 13. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) charged with the stabbing murders of Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, denied that he had the intention to commit the murders, when cross-examined by the Crown Prosecutor, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa today. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mele Fainga’anuku from Haveluloto is starting the new year on a high, after being announced as the lucky winner of a $20,000 pa'anga Digicel Tonga Ma’alahi Christmas Campaign cash prize on Friday, 11 January 2019. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2019 1:26pm
New York, USA : In a world divided by conflict and greed, the Global Fund’s fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is a matter of enlightened self-interest and a reminder of how much humanity can accomplish when we cooperate to save lives. For public and private donors, that means providing the financing needed to eliminate all three scourges by 2030. -
Friday 11 January 2019 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Severe lacerations were examined on the heads of murder victims Mr Feng Sheng Pei and Mrs Su Jie Wen, when their bodies were brought into Vaiola Hospital, on February 25, 2018, according to medical evidence presented at the murder trial of Sitiveni ‘Esi Muli (17) today in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2019 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s High Commissioner to Tonga HE Andrew Ford, will be leaving next month to take up a post as Consul-General in Kolkata, India at the end of his term in Tonga. Premium content
