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Thursday 15 November 2018 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Grant and sponsorship funding was awarded today by the Tonga Health Promotion Foundation to support healthy living initiatives to strengthen, prevent and control Non Communicable Diseases (NCD's) which have reached a critical level in Tonga.
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Thursday 15 November 2018 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, November 7 after being found in possession of a firearm, ammunition and cannabis at a road in Sopu. Premium content -
Thursday 15 November 2018 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of an eight-year-old girl in Nuku’alofa last week, an inquest has confirmed was a suicide. It is the youngest known suicide death in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2018 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Rugby Sevens will return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens circuit for the first time since 2014 after winning qualification for the the New Zealand 7s and Sydney 7s at the recent Oceania Rugby Sevens tournament in Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2018 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A ground breaking ceremony to start a Nuku’alofa Power Network Upgrade Project was held on Wednesday, November 14 at Pahu. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2018 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 34-year-old man from Holonga was arrested with methamphetamine and cannabis on Monday, November 12. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new building consisting of two classrooms was handed over to St Francis of Assisi Primary School from the Government of Japan on November 9 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “There can be only one widow”, ruled the Tonga Land Court, when ordering that Vaiosina Kupu be registered as the lawful holder of a town and tax allotment in Ha‘atafu. The land belonging to her late husband, had been granted by the Minister of Lands to another woman who also claimed to be the widow. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Welsh rugby star Taulupe Faletau has launched a fundraiser on gofundme, to raise money for his critically-ill cousin Amanaki Taimi (21) – who is diagnosed with kidney failure. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men are recovering in Vaiola Hospital after their car crashed into a power pole at Vaini on Sunday night, November 11. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A male driver has been charged with reckless driving causing harm when he allegedly crashed his vehicle into another at Lapaha, seriously injuring a 66-year-old man. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 3:22pm
Sene, 'Aositelelia : Kau Fale Alea, ko ho’omou tali e lipooti ‘a e ‘atita ‘oku tatau ia mo ha’amou pehee ‘oku mo’oni e lipooti ‘a e ‘Atita, ka ki he Kapineti mo e PM ke hoko atu pe ‘enau ngaue ta’e Faka-lao mo Ta’e-Faka-Konisitutone ka tau toki sio he ta’u fo’ou ki he palopalema ‘a e fonua. – ‘Inoke Fotu Hu’akau. -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 10:20am
Tokyo, Japan : On his week-long tour of Asia, US Vice President Mike Pence has been promoting a vision of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, characterized by unimpeded trade flows, freedom of navigation, and respect for the rule of law, national sovereignty, and existing frontiers. The question is whether this vision of an Indo-Pacific free of “authoritarianism and aggression” is achievable. One country that seems willing to contribute to realizing this vision is Japan. By Brahma Chellaney -
Tuesday 13 November 2018 10:10am
Princeton, USA : The murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate on October 2 has focused attention on the Saudi regime. And yet the strong response to Khashoggi’s brutal murder stands in stark contrast to the relative indifference the West has shown to the vastly larger number of victims of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. Saudi airstrikes have killed thousands of civilians, including children who died when school buses were bombed. Now those deaths are themselves heavily outnumbered by the toll of the widespread famine engulfing Yemen “much bigger than anything any professional in this field has seen”. By Peter Singer. -
Monday 12 November 2018 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven contestants will compete for the crown in the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant to be held in Tonga on November 29-30. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2018 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-day Tonga Youth Parliament started today, November 12 under a theme “Our Parliament-Bringing Parliament to You” at the main Chamber of the Legislative Assembly. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2018 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With an El Nino Alert in force, and a drought watch in place, Tonga Meteorology Services is urging residents to use water wisely and collect as much water as possible when it rains. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2018 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 34-year-old taxi driver was acquitted of raping a 27-year-old mother after taking her to a bush area in Tokomololo in October last year. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2018 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old solo-mother, Loleini ‘Ala, who pleaded guilty to stealing $14,375 pa’anga from her employer in a staged robbery, was discharged without conviction by the Tonga Supreme Court on Wednesday 7 November. The accused’s employer was sympathetic and had asked Police to withdraw the charges. Premium content -
Sunday 11 November 2018 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi ran in seven tries to defeat the French Barbarians 49 – 38 this morning in an entertaining match in Bordeaux, France. Sonatane Takulua converted all of Tonga’s tries in addition to scoring two of his own, in a strong start to their Northern campaign, 10 -24 November. Premium content
