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Thursday 12 November 2015 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Commercial retailing of Tonga's Rugby Union and World Cup apparel caused an argument between two Nuku'alofa traders that ended up in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court - when one tried to stop the other from importing and selling apparel. However, Chief Justice Paulsen has discharged an initial order restraining a local broker from selling apparel that had the Tonga Rugby Union logo, Kukri brand name or IRB mark printed on it, and said the plaintiff's case was not strong.
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Thursday 12 November 2015 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Official Public Holidays for next year 2016, were confirmed today by the Prime Minister's Office. Most of the holidays are observed on Mondays or Fridays, as shown (in Tongan and English): Premium content -
Thursday 12 November 2015 4:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Lord Fusitu’a squandered a great opportunity this week to make history for Tonga on the world stage. He took center stage yesterday (5 November) at the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 November 2015 9:53pm
: The fact that Tonga has not ratified the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), did not hamper the participation of Tonga's representative, Lord Fusitu’a, in panel discussions at the 6th Forum of Parliamentarians held in St Petersburg, Russia on November 5. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 November 2015 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The people of Tonga are advised to conserve water and prepare for warmer days and higher chance for tropical cyclone activity in the next three to six-months. There is drought in the two Niuas, while drought warnings have been issued for the remaining islands.1 comment -
Wednesday 11 November 2015 5:14pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan Dr Simione Lolohea (48) a surgeon in Hamilton is one of only two doctors in New Zealand offering hot chemotherapy, a rare and controversial cancer treatment. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 November 2015 1:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With the current exchange rate…of banks on NZD, this levy would reduce their margin on foreign exchange transactions by 60%. …This seems like a huge tax so one would expect that the banks would simply reduce the TOP paid out or increase the TOP to be paid by 1c for every unit of foreign currency received or paid out. - Peter Goldstern -
Tuesday 10 November 2015 10:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The implementation of the government’s controversial 1% Foreign Exchange Levy has been deferred again for a “few weeks”, stated the Minister of Finance, Hon. ‘Aisake Eke in a letter, dated 6 November, circulated to general managers of financial institutions in Nuku’alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 10 November 2015 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A convicted murderer, who had received a life sentence for murdering his fiancé in New Zealand in 2003, killed again in Tonga only a few months after his release and deportation to Tonga in December 2013.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 10 November 2015 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of 15 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers were sworn-in on Saturday, 7 November at ‘Anana, Tongatapu. They will teach English at primary and middle schools in rural Tongatapu and two outer islands.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 10 November 2015 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 18-year-old driver of a vehicle that crashed into the entrance of the Queen Mother’s residence, Tufumahina, on Sunday 8 November. has been arrested and charged. Premium content -
Monday 9 November 2015 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two stepbrothers who made a “brutal and ruthless” attack on a market gardener at Longolongo last year, were each sentenced to seven-years nine-months imprisonment. Mr Justice Cato said the sentence "must reflect the need to protect the public from this kind of offending." Premium content -
Monday 9 November 2015 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are looking for three men, including the driver of a vehicle that crashed into the entrance of the Queen Mother’s residence, Tufumahina, on Sunday, 8 November. Premium content -
Monday 9 November 2015 3:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Remembrance Sunday Service to remember the Tongan soldiers who served and fell on the battlefields of the First and the Second World Wars, was held yesterday, 8 November, at a new location at the front of the National Flag Station, Mala’e Pangai. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 9 November 2015 9:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has accumulated a Foreign Reserve of $311.7 million pa’anga at the end of September, while its domestic inflation rate was 3.2% for September, according to the latest figures on the National Reserve Bank of Tonga website.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 7 November 2015 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The solitary soldier atop Tonga’s Cenotaph was removed from Pangai Si'i on November 5 and crossed Taufa’ahau Road where, dangling from a crane and in the protective arms of a serviceman, he was lowered to a new position next to the National Flag Station - in time for Remembrance Sunday Service tomorrow November 8. Photos by Linny Folau and Peter Poulsen. Premium content -
Friday 6 November 2015 6:16pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan, Laumanu Mafi was named the winner of the First Overall Pacific Business Student of the Year Award along with Chris Carrington who won the First Maori Prize, at the University of Auckland, recently. Premium content -
Friday 6 November 2015 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Afofa Ta’ai (49) was sentenced to prison for two-years six-months for falsification of accounts and embezzling $51,829 pa’anga from his employer Homegas Ltd on 5 October, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Thursday 5 November 2015 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application by Hon. ‘Etuate Lavulavu to add a counterclaim against Viliami Uasike Latu was dismissed by Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court on 16 October. The Chief Justice stated that Lavulavu's counterclaim was "both irrelevant and useless". Premium content -
Thursday 5 November 2015 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some of the Pacific’s leading musical talents have come together and collaborated on an upbeat song, 'We are Family' in a recording initiated by Digicel to be launched this month throughout the region to celebrate the importance of families this Christmas. Premium content
