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Monday 16 March 2015 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan today committed $5 million pa’anga grant to Tonga to purchase disaster reduction equipment and products and improve its disaster risk management and response.
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Monday 16 March 2015 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Pacific Islander was one of four young people who were honoured at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, in London on 10 March. Premium content -
Monday 16 March 2015 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The tournament favourites, Pampas XV defeated Tonga A 31 to 7 on Saturday, March 14 at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge tournament in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Sunday 15 March 2015 10:00pm
Suva, Fiji : It is without doubt that the atmospheric dynamics of TC Bavi and TC Nathan on TC Pam, saved Fiji . . . This is what we can truly call an “Act of God”, without any doubt in my mind. - Dr Sushil K. Sharma. -
Sunday 15 March 2015 12:22pm
: The Prime Minister summoned Acting Attorney General ‘Āminiasi Kefu to the PMO with instructions (directives) on how to handle the Tu'ilakepa vs. Crown case. – Sione A. Mokofisi.1 comment -
Sunday 15 March 2015 12:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister summoned Acting Attorney General ‘Āminiasi Kefu to the PMO with instructions (directives) on how to handle the Tu'ilakepa vs. Crown case. – Sione A. Mokofisi. -
Saturday 14 March 2015 3:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The strongest tropical cyclone on record in the South Pacific, Tropical Cyclone Pam, a Category 5 super storm, hit Vanuatu last night causing deaths and destruction. This morning Pam had a central pressure as low as 899hPa and was gusting up to 335km per hour at its centre. It is one of four cyclones unusually affecting the South Pacific at the same time. NASA images. Premium content -
Saturday 14 March 2015 2:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e tukufakaholo ‘o e fonua ni na’e fungavaka ‘e tolu ‘a e fokotu’utu’u ‘o e sosaieti Tonga – Ha’a Tu’i, hou’eiki ‘iho nau ngaahi ha’a mo ha’a me’avale. ‘I he kuonga ni ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi liliu lahi he ‘oku hiki hake ha ni’ihi ‘i ha’a me’avale ‘o nau hoko ko e kau hou’eiki fo’ou. Ko e anga ia ‘o e ta’au ‘a taimi pea ‘oku ‘i ai pe ‘ene sai mo hono kovi. – S. Tu’itupou Fotu.4 comments -
Saturday 14 March 2015 9:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Tu’ipulotu, a Class 5 student from Ngele'ia Government Primary School in Tongatapu, was awarded a trip to Japan after winning the written category of Tonga’s National Soroban Competition on March 12. Premium content -
Saturday 14 March 2015 8:56am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four athletes, including a gold medalist sprinter from Tonga, will participate in this year’s Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, from July 25 to August 2. Premium content -
Friday 13 March 2015 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A severe Tropical Cyclone Pam that was upgraded to Category 5 early this morning is expected to hit Vanuatu tonight, Friday March 13 and emergency plans have been activated. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2015 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tanoa Hotel Group from Fiji will take over Tonga's International Dateline Hotel for redevelopment this year, aiming to transform the seafront hotel and reopen as Tanoa Dateline in mid-2017, with a Tongan four star standard. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2015 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government has committed AUD$1,191,094 million to support the continuation of a Tonga Police Development Program (TPDP) for 2014-15. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2015 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A ban on airline passengers importing fruit from Auckland, New Zealand, to Tonga remains enforced by Tonga's Quarantine authorities.3 comments Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2015 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by the Public Service Association Inc. and Mele ‘Amanaki to transfer civil actions claiming damages against them for defamation, from the Magistrate’s Court to the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2015 3:42pm
: A jury trial from April 13-17 in Vava'u will hear an election petition filed against Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu, the Minister for Infrastructure and Vava’u No.16 People’s Representative to Parliament for alleged illegal practices and bribery. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2015 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A were narrowly defeated by Samoa 30 - 28 in their first game of the 2015 Pacific Challenge Cup. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 March 2015 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “How is the new government?” It's a question that most Tongans and people interested in the region are asking these days. Editor’s Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 March 2015 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government's decision to ratify UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was welcomed by Tongan women's rights advocate 'Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki who was in New York for the announcement at the UN last night, where there were lots of accolades for Tonga.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 10 March 2015 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Supreme Court : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva will pay costs to the former Prime Minster Lord Tu’ivakano, HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita and two other respondents after an unsuccessful criminal appeal, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.1 comment Premium content
