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Monday 26 February 2018 3:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men died from a car crash at Ha'ateiho on Saturday night, February 24, while one woman remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital.
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Monday 26 February 2018 2:58pm
Carson City, Nevada, USA : A Brigadier General with the Nevada National Guard, who was in Tonga when Tropical Cyclone Gita struck on February 12, said they didn't expected Gita to turn towards Tongatapu or expect it to become a serious category of cyclone, but “In terms of sheer destruction, it’s up there with anything I’ve seen.” Premium content -
Monday 26 February 2018 2:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An escaped convict, ‘Amoni Fifita (34), was sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Tonga Supreme Court for the armed robbery of a store in Kolovai last year 2017. The getaway driver and father of 16 children, Pakileata Fukofuka (48), was sentenced to 3½ years jail with 18 months suspended. Premium content -
Monday 26 February 2018 12:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The King and Queen of Tonga will travel to China this week on a State Visit, the office of the Lord Chamberlain announced this morning. Premium content -
Sunday 25 February 2018 4:24pm
Brisbane, Australia : The Tonga Men’s Nines Rugby League team lost to Australia 14 – 8 in the final of the Rugby League 2018 Commonwealth Championship. The final became an 8-a-side match after a brawl in the opening minutes of the game led to two players from each team being sent-off. The Tonga women’s rugby league team failed to win a medal despite topping their pool. Premium content -
Saturday 24 February 2018 10:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The handing over of $3 million pa’anga in Emergency Assistance from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency JICA, to Tonga was completed yesterday, 23 February at the Ministry of Infrastructure, Vaololoa, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Saturday 24 February 2018 3:52pm
Brisbane, Australia : The Tonga Men’s and Women’s Nines Rugby League teams have topped their pools, defeating all of their opponents on Day One of the Rugby League 2018 Commonwealth Championship in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday 23 February. The finals of the tournament will take place today. Premium content -
Saturday 24 February 2018 9:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Supreme Court has acquitted a teenager on charges of knowingly having consensual intercourse with a 14-year girl in 2017. The court accepted that the accused, who was 18 years old at the time, believed that the girl was 17 years and would not have had sexual intercourse with the girl if he knew she was 14. The girl became pregnant as a consequence. Premium content -
Friday 23 February 2018 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten power lines workers and two support staff from Australia have joined forces with Tonga Power Ltd staff to quickly restore power to homes and businesses on Tongatapu and ‘Eua. The extra help will ease the workload of Tonga Power staff who have been working tirelessly to get the electricity network up and running since Cyclone Gita struck last week. Premium content -
Friday 23 February 2018 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two severely injured cyclone victims remain stable in Vaiola Hospital today. A man, 'Ofila Havea, suffered a severe spinal injury at Popua, and a woman, Ying Wang, sustained severe head injuries at Ma'ufanga, during Tropical Cyclone Gita on the night of February 12. -
Friday 23 February 2018 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Additional line mechanics have arrived in Tonga to assist Tonga Power with restoration works of electricity in Tongatapu. -
Thursday 22 February 2018 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten days after Tropic Cyclone Gita struck Tongatapu and ‘Eua with a Category 4 cyclone on the night of 12 February, life is slowly getting back to normal on the islands. The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) under the directorship of Leveni ‘Aho with the assistance of civil societies, civil servants and volunteers, is coping with the initial recovery stage from Gita. Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given $6 million to Tonga for early recovery activities following the destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita last week. Rehabilitation costs for electricity, water and sanitation, schools, and other sectors are likely to be very significant, said Hon Poasi Tei, Acting Minister for Finance and National Planning. Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 7:27pm
Nadi, Fiji : The Prime Minister of Fiji, Rear Admiral (Ret.), Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama officially opened the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (20CCEM) on 20 February at the Sheraton Resort, Nadi, Fiji, attended by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Rgt. Hon. Patricia Scotland and Helen Clarke. Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cyclone Gita has hit Tonga with a massive power bill. It will cost an estimated NZ$20 million to fix the cyclone damage to the power grid on Tongatapu and ‘Eua, said Seti Chen, Operations Manager for Tonga Power Ltd today. By Eleanor Gee and Linny Folau. Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of India has announced that it will provide USD$1 million owards Tonga’s recovery from Cyclone Gita. India’s Prime Minister H.E Mr. Narendra Modi sent a message to Tonga’s PM ‘Akilisi Pohiva on 16 February, announcing India’s contribution and conveyed his "deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers for the victims of this natural calamity." Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 12:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) have been transported to Tonga with the support of the Australian government, to provide a comprehensive visual assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Gita, the World Bank reports today. Tonga has also received a payout of more than US$3.5 million from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company – the first payout made by the insurance platform established in 2016. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Much needed food supplies were today distributed to impoverished families in Popua, who were left living under tin sheds or damaged houses by Tropical Cyclone Gita last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Justice Paulsen of the Tonga Land Court scolded the Minister of Lands Hon. Ma’afu in a ruling of a land dispute case on 5 February. The ruling dismissed a decision by the Minister of Lands to regrant land registration to an overseas based Tongan man. The man wanted to evict his niece who had been living on a town allotment in Fanga for more than 40 years. -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:18pm
Suva, Fiji : Around 14,000 Tongan students will be able to return to school soon with new emergency education supplies provided by UNICEF in partnership with the NZ Defence Force, after Cyclone Gita damaged around 129 classrooms in 83 primary and secondary schools in southern Tonga last week. Premium content
