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  • Monday 7 September 2015 5:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : More than 20 Tongan patients who are suffering from congenital heart defect and rheumatic heart disease will be receiving life changing operations from an Australian team of medical professionals at Vaiola Hospital.
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  • Monday 7 September 2015 5:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Police reported two accidental deaths on Saturday, 5 September that included a diver who died from decompression while diving in Tongatapu, and a man who fell from a van.
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  • Monday 7 September 2015 5:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 37-year-old man is in hospital after a masked man shot him in the thigh during an armed hold-up at a petrol station in Ma’ufanga early Friday morning, 4 September.
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  • Saturday 5 September 2015 11:06am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The smashing of the protective walls around Tonga’s War Memorial and removal of its memorial plaques, during the site clearing for St. George’s Palace construction at Pangai Si’i last week might possibly be illegal.
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  • Friday 4 September 2015 5:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Heilala Vanilla extract has been used to produce Lewis Road Creamery Fresh Vanilla Milk that is currently being sold in New Zealand.
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  • Friday 4 September 2015 5:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tafakula, a multi-national military exercise is being held in Tongatapu from Thursday August 27 to Saturday 11 September.
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  • Friday 4 September 2015 5:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi squad to face Romania on Saturday, 5 August has been named by Head Coah Mana ‘Otai.
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  • Friday 4 September 2015 4:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Court of Appeal second session will hear 12 appeals from September 7-18 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Thursday 3 September 2015 8:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Supreme Court decision on whether or not People's Representative, Mateni Tapueluelu, will lose his parliamentary seat, will be made on 12-13 November, Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen, stated yesterday September 2.
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  • Thursday 3 September 2015 7:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : New rainwater harvesting systems, structural reinforcement and weather proofing projects were completed in four Tongatapu villages on 25 August, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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  • Thursday 3 September 2015 5:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new Clean Green Tonga campaign was launched by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala on Monday, 31 August in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Wednesday 2 September 2015 6:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A $5 million landing craft Voea Late for His Majesty’s Armed Force being built under Australia’s Pacific Patrol Boat program, was showcased in Newcastle this week.
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  • Wednesday 2 September 2015 6:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A parade to celebrate Tongan medalists who completed in the 2015 Pacific Games and 2015 Special Olympics in July was held this afternoon 2 September, in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Wednesday 2 September 2015 5:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Member states of a Commonwealth Virtual Currencies Working Group, including Tonga, reached a consensus to consider adapting or enacting new legislation to regulate virtual currencies, in London last week.
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  • Wednesday 2 September 2015 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Chinese Government will be reconstructing a new $70,000 pa'anga dormitory in Pangai used by students from the outer island of 'Uiha that was badly damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ian in Ha'apai last year.
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  • Tuesday 1 September 2015 8:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga government has reneged on its commitment to the United Nations of March 9 to ratify the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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  • Tuesday 1 September 2015 3:25pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Training for weather forecasters and staff of the National Emergency Office (NEMO) to improve lead-time and accurate severe weather warnings issued to the public is being held in Nuku’alofa this week.
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  • Tuesday 1 September 2015 2:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Newly released Pacific Hazardous Waste survey reports have identified the risk of asbestos materials to health in 13 Pacific Island countries, including Tonga. Fibres can travel to the lungs and result in asbestosis, mesothelioma and other lung cancers, stated PacWaste.
  • Tuesday 1 September 2015 2:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 12-year-old boy from Ha'ano was allegedly beaten up several times with a piece of timber and a machete. Ha'apai Police expect to arrest two male suspects in relation to the incident on the small island of Ha’ano.
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  • Tuesday 1 September 2015 12:11pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : A VHF radio installed at the Neiafu Police Station yesterday August 31, will assist with emergency responses over land and sea in Vava'u. The VHF system covers the archipelago of Vava'u and 40 nautical miles.
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