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Friday 28 September 2018 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 69th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was celebrated last night, 27 September at the Chinese Embassy, and attended by HRH Princess Pilolevu, government officials, diplomats, and Chinese nationals. Photos by Linny Folau
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Friday 28 September 2018 4:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : October is breast cancer awareness month and a donation of $1,000 from MBF Bank will go towards funding an awareness campaign that will be launched in Nuku’alofa, October 1. Premium content -
Friday 28 September 2018 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 45 Tongan students received their certificates in specialized vocational training from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition during its graduation in Nuku’alofa on September 28. Premium content -
Friday 28 September 2018 4:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five year long civil suit against Tongasat (Friendly Islands Satellite Communications) came to a close on Monday 24 September when the Tonga Supreme Court read out nine declarations, stating that the Tonga Government made unlawful payments of over USD $45 million to Tongasat in 2008 and 2011. Premium content -
Friday 28 September 2018 4:11pm
London, United Kingdom : A procession highlighting the role of Tupaia, a Tahitian navigator and priest in James Cook’s successful exchanges with Maori people in New Zealand, will be held as part of an exhibition marking Cook’s voyage from Plymouth, UK to Australia 250 years ago. Premium content -
Thursday 27 September 2018 5:35pm
New York, USA : King Tupou VI told the United Nations yesterday that Tonga strongly believes it can achieve 50 percent renewable energy by its 2020 target. In his speech addressing the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the King also warned that climate change continues to pose significant security threats to island states. Premium content -
Thursday 27 September 2018 4:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old woman from Mataika was hospitalized with serious injuries after her vehicle, which was parked on the side of Taufa‘ahau Road in the Nuku'alofa CBD, was hit by another vehicle earlier this week Premium content -
Thursday 27 September 2018 12:33pm
New York, USA : On the sidelines of the One Planet Summit in New York, Dr. Hilda C. Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji and COP23 President, set the bar as the first countries to show the world concrete steps on the path of raising the ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). And they called on the global community to follow their lead. Premium content -
Thursday 27 September 2018 12:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In 2018, Kramer Ausenco celebrates 40 years of operating in Papua New Guinea and the South West Pacific region. We have been involved in numerous projects in the country and the region, across a range of industries including mining, oil and gas, power, hospitality, maritime, and health and education. -
Thursday 27 September 2018 11:37am
New York, USA : Starting in the late 1940s, an exceptional group of visionaries responded to the devastation of World War II by coming together to build new institutions for a new world. Looking back two decades later, former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson said it was like being “present at the creation.” He was not wrong. The international community had come to a new understanding that prosperity is indivisible and must be shared if it is to be sustained. By Gordon Brown. -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some of the Free Wesleyan Church schools in Tongatapu held a Bazaar Day on September 26 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thirty-five 5000 litre water tanks were transported in small boats to the people on the small island of ‘Atata, off Tongatapu, on September 26. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of women dressed in their finest white clothes with fancy creative hats on September 26, gathered for their annual 'Faka-Sepitema' roll call at the Church of Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 12:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament before lunch yesterday, 25 September confirmed that the Standing Law Committee of the House would scrutinise the Cabinet’s decision to take two former Prime Ministers, Lord Sevele and Lord Tu’ivakano to court in relation to the transference of $90 million from government to Tongasat.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 2665 cannabis plants were uprooted and seized from a bush allotment in Mataika, Vava’u on Monday, September 24 making it Tonga’s largest cannabis bust to date.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-nine cannabis plants were seized from a bush allotment in Houma, Tongatapu on Monday, September 24. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The alleged male shooter in two petrol station shootings in Fanga and Veitongo on September 5 was further remanded in custody, while his two co-accused, his elder brother and a teenage girl were released on bail. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rural Innovation Project II, a $24 million pa’anga project for rural community development in Tonga 2018-23, was launched during a stakeholders workshop on September 25 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:01pm
Everett, Washington : College softball player Lesieli Aholelei was recognised as ‘Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year’ by the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame in Everett, Washington on 19 September. -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 6:58pm
Suva, Fiji : Ms Cheri Robinson Moors, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the National University of Samoa, has been appointed as the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) Country Director for Tonga and Samoa, starting last month.
