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Thursday 10 March 2016 12:24pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : Additional funding for aviation projects currently underway in Tonga and Kiribati under the Pacific Aviation Investment Program, was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The Program is delivering essential upgrades to runways, terminal infrastructure and air traffic control management systems, along with sector reform in the Pacific.
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Thursday 10 March 2016 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A claim by a new Public Enterprise director ‘Ahongalu Fusimalohi in a radio interview that there was $4-8 million pa'anga held in the Operational Account of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission when he and his father, the late Tavake Fusimalohi, left employment with TBC many years ago, has sent the accounting staff of TBC on a search for the alleged missing millions; while a former manager, 'Elenoa 'Amanaki has come out on national television and challenged the veracity of 'Ahongalu's statement. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2016 12:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A primary school teacher who admitted five counts of indecent assault on boys under the age of 12, in humiliating assaults and violations using bananas, was sentenced to a total of one year and 10 months in jail, with one year suspended.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2016 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samuela Holani (22) was sentenced to four-years and nine months imprisonment for the rape of a woman at home in Nuku'alofa, in July last year. "A woman is entitled to expect she is safe in her house from predatory sexual offending,” said the judge in passing sentence.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2016 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The hottest day in Tonga's recorded history was 35.5C at Niuafo’ou on February 1 this year, when a long heatwave was experienced during the month prior to Cyclone Winston reaching Tonga. -
Wednesday 9 March 2016 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Residents in Tonga's low lying coastal areas may experience flooding on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, as a high tide of over 1.85 meters is expected. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2016 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's Central Business district was buzzing with visitors looking for something to do on Wednesday, 9 March with the arrival of hundreds of passengers onboard the P&O's Pacific Aria. The cruise ship arrived from Noumea in the morning, left Nuku’alofa later in the day for Neiafu. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2016 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police fronted by its women officers held its first Open Day to mark International Women’s Day 2016, today 8 March, connecting with youth and encouraging students to look at a professional career in policing.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2016 5:35pm
Pangai, Ha'apai : A multi-million dollar project to restore Ha’apai’s electricity network, after it was wrecked by Tropical Cyclone Ian in early 2014, was completed recently. Tonga Power Ltd reported that Cyclone Ian left 971 customers without electricity, and damaged 90% of the network lines, 65% of transformers, and a generator. The rebuilding project provided equal opportunity for women and men in the workforce. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 4:50pm
Suva, Fiji : The Tonga A team to play against the Junior Japan at the opening of the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge on Tuesday 8 March in Suva, was announced today. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 2:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is looking to lift labour standards by becoming the 187th member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) this year, effective from 24 February 2016. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is to pay an unspecified amount to the family of the late Kali Fungavaka who was killed in Tonga in 2012 while in police custody, after a deed of settlement was reached by the Crown and the estate of the late Kali Fungavaka who was killed in Tonga in 2012, after a Supreme Court declaration on Thursday, 3 March in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 1:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s 'Aloma Johansson is one of several women on the new Oceania Rugby Board, one of six regional associations of World Rugby and representing 16 Member Unions to promote the growth of rugby in the region. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 11:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kau Kalisitiane, na’e ‘ikai fakamaalohi’i ‘ehe ‘Otua fakatupu ‘o mamanii ‘a ‘Atama mo ‘Ivi kena talangata’a, he Na’ane faka’ataa pee ke na fili pea ko e konga koula mo’oni‘eni ke tau puke ke ma’u ‘aupito, ‘o ‘oua na’a faifai pea tau ta’e tokanga’i lelei.1 comment -
Friday 4 March 2016 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : We are all accountable every time every time a woman or girl is a target of violence - and raising awareness is important to ensure equal protection under the law and equitable access to justice, stated a briefing for local journalists on Thursday, 3 March in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s first sports journalists association, the Friendly Islands Sports Journalists Association (FISJA) was officially formed in Nuku’alofa on 2 March. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than half a million pa’anga was committed by the Government of Japan to fund the upgrade of school classrooms at Vaololoa and Veitonga, as well as a water supply system for Navutoka, in Tongatapu on Thursday, 3 March. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:00pm
Queenstown, New Zealand : Tonga’s King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were in Queenstown, New Zealand, this week to attend the 60th birthday party of Louise Waterhouse, the Sydney-based honorary consul for Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2016 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is leading the way in business leadership training for women. Fifteen professional women in Tonga completed a "Women's Business Leadership Program" conducted by the Asian Development Bank, and were presented with certificates on Wednesday, 2 March at Davina House. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2016 12:23pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Tourism in Vava'u is seeing a revival with the Vava’u Tourism Association holding its first AGM in several years and electing new officers. Premium content
