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Thursday 12 October 2023 4:45pm
: Fij's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka welcomed the safe return home of 198 Fijians who were in Jerusalem when war broke out between Israel and Hamas on the Gaza border. They were given a traditional welcome at Nadi International Airport this morning, 12 October, when they arrived on a Fiji Airways flight that had flown them from Tel Aviv.
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Thursday 12 October 2023 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Uhila Tu’i (33), who is currently serving a prison term for firearm offences, was further sentenced to four and a half-years imprisonment for drug charges that included possession of 33.97 grams of methamphetamine seized in his van at Hala’ovave. Premium content -
Thursday 12 October 2023 12:08pm
Jerusalem, Israel : About 50 Tongan pilgrims, who were stranded in Israel amid the Hamas attacks launched over the weekend, are reported to be safe during the ongoing conflict. Tonga's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today they are in collaboration with the Tonga High Commission in London, (Tonga's accredited diplomatic mission to Israel), and are working to ensure the safety of Tongan nationals who are currently in Israel. Premium content -
Thursday 12 October 2023 12:00pm
Princeton, USA : Hamas’s brazen and vicious attacks within Israel have rightly drawn condemnation from around the world. If this is a war, as both sides agree it is, then Hamas’s deliberate targeting of civilians counts as a major war crime. But the brutality demonstrated by Hamas did not emerge in a vacuum. The lesson of what is currently happening in Israel and Gaza is that violence breeds more violence. The last real chance of avoiding the tragic conflict being waged between Israel and Hamas was destroyed by a single killing: the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The assassin was not a Palestinian militant, but an Israeli extremist opposed to the Oslo Accords for peace. The great beneficiaries of the assassination were Israeli nationalists, above all Binyamin Netanyahu. -
Wednesday 11 October 2023 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child this evening, is hosted by the Pacific Girl Reference Group members, at Tanoa International Hotel, with a film festival showcasing short films as well as archived programme videos highlighting issues for girls in the Pacific. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 October 2023 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men were arrested and charged with possession of illicit drugs and drug utensils, after a Police raid at Tu’atākilangi on Monday, 9 October 2023. The men were remanded. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 October 2023 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Disaster response requires effective coordination and communication, the participants in Exercise Longreach were told this week. More than 70 representatives from first responder agencies in Tonga are meeting in an ongoing collaboration between the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the National Disaster Risk Management Office (formerly NEMO) and His Majesty's Armed Forces, in an exercise to make sure all systems are in place for the next disaster response whenever it may strike in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 October 2023 4:16pm
Lille, France : Toutai Kefu has finished his seven-year stint as coach of the 'Ikale Tahi saying that for the future what the Tongan national rugby team needs most is the provision of more preparation time together and more games. Premium content -
Monday 9 October 2023 11:24am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Her Majesty’s Charity has received a donation of NZD $40,000 from the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem Grand Priory in New Zealand, to support the ongoing recovery efforts and relief supplies to the Tongan communities affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami of January 2022. Premium content -
Monday 9 October 2023 9:42am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi earned its first win of the Rugby World Cup 2023 this morning (Tonga time) with a big win 45-24 over Romania in the last game of Pool B, in Lille, France. Seven tries for Tonga and three for Romania made an entertaining match for the excited and nearly full house at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Premium content -
Friday 6 October 2023 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fokikovi Lauaki (28) was jailed for stealing $144,660 from Luna'eva Enterprises Limited in 2022. She diverted the company's funds into her own bank account and another bank account. “That she did this after being dismissed shows a particularly brazen character and one determined to cheat,” said the judge. Premium content -
Friday 6 October 2023 8:11pm
Provo-Utah, USA : Tonga's Parliamentary Speaker Lord Fakafanua represented Tonga at the 30th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, on 1-3 October, hosted by the Brigham Young University School of Law, at BYU University in Provo, Utah. Premium content -
Friday 6 October 2023 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mele ‘Amanaki's appeal was allowed in that conviction imposed by the Supreme Court quashed in regards to failing to file her statement of election expenses, when she ran in the 2021 General Election. She was discharged without conviction. Premium content -
Friday 6 October 2023 7:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by the Crown against a three-year fully suspended sentence imposed on Kapeni Tamo’ua on charges, including possession of 3kgs of cocaine in the Vava’u haul was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 6 October 2023 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lavinia Kauvaka became the new Assistant Fire Commander for Tonga Fire & Emergencies Services (TFES) on 2 October, after she completed her Cadet Officer Training. Premium content -
Thursday 5 October 2023 11:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The USP Tonga campus graduation ceremony for 177 graduates, brought emotion and excitement to families and loved ones, today at the Falemasiva Hall, Havelu, this morning. Chancellor of the University, Governor General of the Solomon Islands HE Sir David Vunagi, presented the certificates, and degrees. Premium content -
Thursday 5 October 2023 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Etuate Lavulavu, whose appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal today in Nuku’alofa, will stand a re-trial with his wife ‘Akosita this month, at the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Thursday 5 October 2023 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Andrew Motuliki (28) was sentenced to seven and a half-years imprisonment for supplying cocaine that washed up on beaches in Vava’u in 2021. The court heard that he played a significant role, when he involved others for reward, as he had some understanding of the scale of the operation. Premium content -
Thursday 5 October 2023 9:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pita Fanua (48) was sentenced to five-years imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm when he struck another man on the face with a fishing torch causing permanent blindness to his left eye, in a family incident in Ha’apai in 2020. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 October 2023 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A drought has been declared for Tongatapu and ‘Eua, with alerts for Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu, and warnings for Ha’apai and Vava’u this month by Tonga Meteorology. From this month until December, Tongatapu, Vava’u, Ha’apai, and ‘Eua, will expect a 30% rainfall deficiency, while Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu expects a 15-20% rainfall deficiency.
