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Wednesday 27 March 2019 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pahulu Manoa (38) was sentenced to four-years imprisonment for causing the death of a 48-year-old man while driving under the influence of alcohol on Vuna Road last year.
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Wednesday 27 March 2019 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Attorney General, Mrs Linda Simiki Folaumoetu’i SC, was appointed by King Tupou VI on March 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 March 2019 1:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva today expressed relief that King Tupou VI did not dissolve the Tonga Legislative Assembly and call for new elections again, as requested by Petitioners. “I totally support His Majesty in Council’s decision,” he stated. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Loseli Tonga (28) was sentenced to six-years and nine-months imprisonment for reckless driving that caused the death of three of his passengers, during a tragic crash in Leimatu'a in 2017. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight men were arrested with illicit drugs, which included 21.94 grams of methamphetamine seized at various locations in Tongatapu over the weekend. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four athletes brought two gold and two silver medals back to Tonga from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 14 -21 March. The athletes showed off their medals at a congratulatory dinner last night, 25 March, at Friends Café organized by their sponsors Digicel Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 5:40pm
Brisbane, Australia : Brisbane's Tonga Community had an opportunity to engage with Tonga's Ombudsman on March 19 and learn about his role in Tonga, while sharing their complaints and experiences as diaspora when visiting Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 2:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu and 'Eua communities are learning how to restore their water supplies and improve sanitation, under a post-cyclone recovery training programme implemented by Live & Learn Environmental Education Tonga, along with Tonga Skills providing accredited training in financial and plumbing skills. -
Monday 25 March 2019 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A businessman of Asian origin was convicted of failing to declare carrying over $10,000 pa’anga at Fua’amotu International Airport last year, and is expected be sentenced in April. Premium content -
Monday 25 March 2019 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A French Navy Ship ‘La Glorieuse’ and Maritime Patrol Aircraft 'Gardian' are conducting a surveillance mission of Tonga’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) aimed at stopping illegal trafficking. Premium content -
Monday 25 March 2019 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI, acting on three public petitions, has opened urgent investigations into alleged mal-administration by government, and called for urgent adequate funding of the Anti Corruption Commission. The King has referred three petitions to the Ombudsman, and one also to the Commissioner of Police for investigation and possible prosecution of any breaches of Criminal law. -
Saturday 23 March 2019 6:09pm
Oxford, United Kingdom : The Commons originally elected a Speaker to help it speak truth to power, find strength in numbers, and resist intimidation. The voices of the less important were no longer drowned out or fragmented, and could challenge entrenched authority. Where did the Speaker come from, and why was the position created during England’s so-called “Good Parliament” of 1376? By Marion Turner -
Friday 22 March 2019 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The six “Urgent Bills” of the Prime Minister that the House was supposed to deal with when it extended its proceedings from 14 March to 27 March, remain in limbo. Premium content -
Friday 22 March 2019 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The current Oceania Champion archer, Arne Jensen, has broken Tonga’s national archery record twice within a month recently, while training for the upcoming Pacific Games. -
Friday 22 March 2019 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Tonga National Rugby League Board of Directors was elected in a Special General Meeting on March 9 replacing an old one, dismissed last year by a Supreme Court judge. Premium content -
Friday 22 March 2019 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight fishing boats donated to Tonga from Dongguan Municipality in China in January this year, were returned when officials discovered, after inspecting the vessels, they were of a low quality and none were up to standard. However, China has provided funds to build the new fishing boats here in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 22 March 2019 4:53pm
Oslo, Norway : Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will visit Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa from 5 – 11 April, the Norwegian Royal Court announced on March 20, where he will meet Heads of State, including King Tupou VI, and governments. Premium content -
Friday 22 March 2019 2:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand owned Scenic Hotel in Tonga pulled down its sign this morning in an unannounced and unexplained shock closure of its Fua'amotu hotel. Premium content -
Thursday 21 March 2019 8:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A large solar plant is to be built on Tongatapu to start operating by 2020, after a Power Purchase Agreement was signed with Sunergise New Zealand Limited on March 21, in Nuku'alofa. It is to be built over three interconnected sites at Fahefa, Fualu and Liukava.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 21 March 2019 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Members of the community today had their say on how to tackle Tonga's rising illicit drugs problem, during a one-day national Stakeholders Consultation, aimed to form a Tonga Illicit Drugs Policy. Premium content
