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Wednesday 4 October 2023 10:21pm
Paris, France : Tonga's Prime Minister and Minister responsible for His Majesty’s Armed Forces, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku had a bilateral meeting with the Minister for the French Armed Forces Mr. Sébastien Lecornu, on 2 October, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Paris.
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Wednesday 4 October 2023 10:20pm
Wellington, New Zealand : John Fa’ukafa, who is of Tongan heritage, was awarded New Zealand's Young Nurse of the year, in September, at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki Aotearoa (NZNO) Annual General Meeting and Conference, for his work in sexual health, including with sexual assault victims, and caring for marginalised communities. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 11:06pm
Brisbane, Australia : Tongan-Australian vocal duo and siblings Vika and Linda Bull were awarded the Artistic Excellence Award of the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) ceremony. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 10:51pm
Sydney, Australia : “Miss Tonga” Elika Bunter was crowned Woman of the World 2023, at the Pageant of the World 2023 competition, held on 30 September, in Sydney, Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 10:42pm
Washington DC, USA : Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku held a bilateral meeting with the Executive Director of the World Bank, Group of Southeast Asia, Dr. Wempi Saputra, on 26 September, at Washington D.C., where they discussed upon areas that could better assist Tonga in line with the goals of the World Bank, of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, focusing on sustainability, resilience, and inclusiveness. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 10:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Ambassador for Women in Football, Lositika Feke, a 20 year-old striker of the national women’s football team, the Mataliki, returned from a sports diplomatic programme in Sydney, during the FIFA Women's Football World Cup. She was funded by the British High Commissioner in Tonga, who visited the Tonga Football Academy last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 9:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten Tongan students joined an international school-based leadership programme, hosted in Tongatapu, for eight days from 24 September to 1 October, along with 14 students from New Zealand and Australia, organised by the Future Leader’s Academy at Makeke Camp. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 October 2023 9:10am
Brisbane, Australia : Brisbane is set to host the 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for the first time, in a three days competition, with teams also competing for an Olympic qualification, starting 10-12 November, at the Ballymore Stadium. The women’s Olympic section of the tournament will feature Tonga, and seven other Pacific islands countries, vying for the sole qualification spot to Paris 2024. Premium content -
Monday 2 October 2023 11:27am
Marseille, France : The 'Ikale Tahi managed three tries in a loss to the Springboks in a hard contest this morning. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Havea (28) was sentenced to three-years five-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and the theft of goods valued at $10,118 pa’anga from a shop at Poutaha. ““It is quite obvious from the defendant’s previous convictions that he is a habitual property offender and is a high risk of re-offending,” said the judge. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 9:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Folauola Kamoto was sentenced to 34-months imprisonment with the final-18-months suspended on conditions for various drug offences that included possession of 2.35 grams of methamphetamine. Her husband Koloa Kamoto was sentenced to 12-months imprisonment. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 8:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : For the first time, more women than men marched out in completion of their Tonga Police Residential Phase Training, yesterday 28 September. The Baton of Honour for Recruit Wing 51 was awarded to Probation Constable Toketa Prescott. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific leaders attended the second U.S.-PIF Summit in Washington this week on the invitation of President Joe Biden, who pledged to work with Congress to provide $200 million in funding for the region. Tonga's Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the United States is also dedicated to working together with the Pacific region to support the successful delivery and implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy). Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 4:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police raided a Kolomotu'a residence and arrested two men (aged 35 and 38 years) on 20 September. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 3:07pm
: A security guard at a bar in Nuku'alofa was arrested and detained by Tonga Police on Tuesday night, 26 September, for selling cannabis during his work shift. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2023 9:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga and other small island developing states require greater access to concessional finance to support our development endeavours and to strengthen our resilience against external shocks, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu‘akavameiliku told the United Nations. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2023 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Judge of the Court of Appeal of Tonga, Hon. Justice Jean Hazel Dalton, took her oath before Cabinet Ministers, on 25 September, at St George Government Building, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2023 9:06pm
Sydney, Australia : Tongan hip-hop dance crew, Onion Squad, aim to be the first Tongan representatives at the prestigious World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB) International Street Dance Championships in Sydney this week. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2023 8:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fakanonoa Fonua (42) of Fo’ui was sentenced to two-years five-months imprisonment (29-months) for serious fraudulent conversion of fuel valued at $27,493.87, from a petrol station in Kolomotu’a. “...he shows no remorse, rather the will to continue to cheat those around him whenever he can,” said the judge, who declined to suspend any part of his sentence. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2023 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Oceania Sport Education Program (OSEP) has conducted training courses for team managers and trainers in Tonga, this month, held at TASANOC, in Haveluloto.
