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Wednesday 20 December 2023 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of Vaiola nurses led by Matron Akesa Halatanu, protested at the Royal Palace Office this morning where they presented a petition to increase their salary. This afternoon, the Minister of Health Hon. Dr Saia Piukala, told a media briefing that he was not aware of they had gone to the Palace, and that it took him by a surprise, after he and the CEO had met with the nurses yesterday about their concerns.
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Wednesday 20 December 2023 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paea Kalisitiane (19) was sentenced to imprisonment for charges including possession of 1.29 grams of methamphetamine at a residence in Tokomololo. Her 24-year-old co-offender received a suspended sentence on a lesser charge. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2023 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samiu Pese (40) was sentenced to five-years imprisonment for dangerous driving causing the death of his passenger who was asleep in the open back of a truck, when it crashed in Vava'u. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2023 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four victims of a machete attack were injured, one of them seriously, after a violent brawl outside a CBD bar in Nuku'alofa, Saturday night, 16 December 2023. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2023 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Pongi (36) is serving 10-months imprisonment for possession of 0.16 grams of methamphetamine seized at Vaini in October this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2023 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A consistent drug re-offender, Sione ‘Ala (26) was sentenced two-years five-months imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs including methamphetamine, in two separate offences, involving vehicles in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2023 5:23pm
Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : A Pacific health advocate, Sir Collin Tukuitonga from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has been made a Fellow by the International Science Council (ISC). Sir Collin joins over 100 Fellows from around the world, were appointed yesterday, 19 December. The Fellowship is the highest honour that can be conferred on an individual by the International Science Council (ISC). Premium content -
Tuesday 19 December 2023 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Spreading Christmas cheer, the Tonga Royal Corps of Musicians, performed lively Christmas carols in the Nuku'alofa, Central Business District, today, 19 December 2023. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 December 2023 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources launched the ‘Toe Talatalanoa Overseas Program’, a program for the ministry to share information and concerns regarding land, with Tongans overseas. The program runs from 5-22 December in Australia, and will later extend to New Zealand and the United States of America. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 December 2023 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ambassador-designate of Japan to Tonga, HE Mr. Hisao Inagaki arrived in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 15 December 2023. Mr. Inagaki will be the sixth resident Ambassador of Japan to Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 December 2023 6:09pm
Dunedin, New Zealand : Iki Mafi Uele, who graduated as a Doctorate of Accounting on 16 December, becomes the first Pacific lecturer in the Accountancy and Finance Department, at the University of Otago New Zealand Business School (OBS). Iki, the son of a fruit farmer and weaver, from Fakakakai, Ha’apai, was the dux of Tonga College in 2021. Premium content -
Monday 18 December 2023 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Meteorological Services (MET), forecasts cloudy periods, light showers and mainly fine weather for the next 10 days for Tongatapu and 'Eua. However, for the two Niuas, there is a 50 - 90 per cent chance of rain or heavy showers from 18 - 22 December. -
Monday 18 December 2023 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) has approved the new petroleum prices for December 2023 – January 2024, effective today, 18 December 2023. They said there is a large drop in product prices for diesel and kerosene, and a smaller drop for petrol. Premium content -
Monday 18 December 2023 9:48pm
'Ohonua, 'Eua : The tsunami-damaged ‘Ohonua Police Station on 'Eua, reopened last week on 13 December, after major renovations following the HTHH disaster in January 2022. Premium content -
Saturday 16 December 2023 8:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebrating its $200 million pa'anga in loans disbursement, the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) and a large group of women gathered at the St. Andrew's School Hall on 15 December, to mark the event. Premium content -
Friday 15 December 2023 5:33pm
Dubai, UAE : “Whilst we didn’t turn the page on the fossil fuel era in Dubai, this outcome is the beginning of the end,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell in his closing speech, as COP28 concluded, on Tuesday, 12 December, at Expo City Dubai. Premium content -
Friday 15 December 2023 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) this morning donated cash assistance of $500,000 for 632 families who were affected by the 2022 HTHH tsunami, in Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Ha’apai, in partnership with the Tonga Development Bank (TDB) who will distribute the cash assistance. Premium content -
Friday 15 December 2023 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Making history at Teufaiva Stadium next year, Moana Pasifika and the Highlanders will clash in the first Super Rugby game to be played in Tonga on 4 May 2024. Premium content -
Thursday 14 December 2023 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa was flooded with red and white today, 14 December, with students, ex-students and families of Tonga College ‘Atele, marching along Taufa'ahau Road to celebrate the schools 141st anniversary Premium content -
Thursday 14 December 2023 8:51pm
Dubai, UAE : Azerbaijan is set to host next year’s COP29 Climate Change Summit, after winning backing from other Eastern European nations. Premium content
