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Thursday 29 January 2015 8:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In the last week of January, New Year weddings are still keeping the Nuku'alofa Registry Office busy with 15 marriages recorded today, the highest so far for the month. -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be mentioned at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday, 30 January.1 comment
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Thursday 29 January 2015 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s national electric company, Tonga Power Ltd has announced an 8.5% reduction in the electricity tariff. The new prices will be effective from this Sunday, February 1.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji’s Foreign Minister, Hon Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, arrived in Tonga today for an official visit with Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva and Cabinet Ministers. Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Westpac today, 29 January announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solmon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga to the Bank of South Pacific Ltd BSP for A$125 million. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Women & Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) says that it has assisted more than 1,800 women and children in Tonga since its inception in 2009. The Nuku’alofa based centre says that there have been some dramatic cases of domestic disturbances, including incidents of child molesting. By Finau Fonua. -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s former Deputy Prime Minister and current Vava’u No.15 People’s Representative to Parliament has denied allegations made against him by an unsuccessful candidate who filed an election petition with the Supreme Court, in Nuku'alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Many of the roadside vendors, who last year took over the waterfront side of Vuna Road, have moved their stalls to Siamelie, a temporary market area situated on the waterfront in Ma’ufanga. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 January 2015 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former travel consultant appeared at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court today charged with 46 counts of forgery and knowingly dealing with forged documents in relation to visa applications. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 January 2015 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The election petition filed against Samiu Vaipulu the Vava'u No.15 People's Representative to Parliament for alleged bribery and corrupt practices during the 2014 General Election campaign was adjourned today to February 10. Premium content -
Monday 26 January 2015 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The volcanic eruption between the islands of Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga appears to be over, leaving behind a tiny island of volcanic ash, a third expedition to the area has reported. Premium content -
Sunday 25 January 2015 10:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The surrender by the Speaker, Lord Tu'ivakano of his right to appoint the chairmen of the eight Parliamentary Standing Committees, and the approval by the House of Semisi Sika to be the Chairman of the Whole House Committee, were two controversial decisions that parliament approved in its first formal session of the Tongan Legislative Assembly on Thursday, 22 January. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Saturday 24 January 2015 3:05pm
London, United Kingdom : Hon Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, in order to preserve the dignity of democracy in Tonga, you may have the right to choose your son as your own PA but for the rest of your political career, you do not have the moral right to preach about democracy in Tonga or anywhere else anymore. Your action has crippled democracy in the Kingdom, sadly for a very long time. - Senolita Swan.3 comments -
Friday 23 January 2015 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two young Tongan archers Lualala Tatafu (13) and Lusitania Tatafu (16) have won Gold and Silver medals at the 72nd Archery New Zealand National Championships 2015, held earlier this month in Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Friday 23 January 2015 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Today's sentencing of Lord Tu’ilakepa on firearm and ammunition charges was adjourned to Thursday February 5, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court to allow time for a probation report. Premium content -
Friday 23 January 2015 1:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first cruise ship to visit Tonga this year, MS Silver Whisper docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku'alofa with over 600 passengers and crew today Friday, January 23. Premium content -
Friday 23 January 2015 1:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sporting powerhouses New Zealand and Australia have been added as participating nations at this year’s 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea July 4-18. Tonga has submitted entries for 18 sports, but the teams have yet to be announced. Premium content -
Thursday 22 January 2015 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Minister of Justice, Clive Edwards, who was awarded $14,500 in damages and costs by a Magistrate in a 2011 defamation case against the Kele'a newspaper and its editors, has filed a written submission to the court seeking to review an appeal against the award and submitting that Mateni Tapuelueulu's position as a parliamentarian is questionable because the defamation award had not been paid before the election.5 comments Premium content -
Thursday 22 January 2015 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The revelation that Tonga's new Prime Minister, Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva has appointed his son as his personal assistant, caused an uproar in parliament yesterday, 21 January. The PM defended his choice admitting that his health is not good and he believed that only his son could do what he said.4 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 21 January 2015 1:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A lack of motivation and attention provided at home was one of the main reasons for school failure and widespread laziness among Tongan youth, believes a prominent youth leader, Vanessa Heleta.
