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Monday 5 May 2014 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 7th Contingent of His Majesty’s Armed Forces (Royal Tongan Marines) returned from Afghanistan last week, after completing their six-months of duty at Camp Bastion and Leatherneck in Afghanistan. -
Monday 5 May 2014 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A regional cold storage facility for vaccines has been established in Nadi, Fiji, donated by the New Zealand Government.
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Friday 2 May 2014 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A mother who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of her 14-year-old daughter whom she severely assaulted last August will be sentenced on Wednesday May 7, at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court. The girl died of septic shock and multiple organ failure days after a prolonged beating by her accused family members, who then left her without medical care. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2014 3:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A rise in Tonga's Gross Domestic Product in the coming years will be driven primarily by the reconstruction of Ha'apai, according to the IMF 2014 Article IV consultation report on Tonga, which also recommended a broading of the Consumption Tax base. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2014 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The five policemen accused of manslaughter in the death of Kali Fungavaka have chosen not to give evidence in the trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court after the Crown concluded its final witness today, May 1. The trial continues on Monday, May 5 with submissions from counsel. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2014 4:59pm
Hihifo, Niuatoputapu : Tonga's domestic ferry the MV 'Otuanga'ofa hit a rock and its bow grounded at the Pasivulangi Harbour, Niuatoputapu yesterday evening, before freeing itself. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2014 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new six-year partnership deal has been signed between Australia and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). Australia will pay $21.6 million (AUD) for the first three years of the partnership. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2014 7:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The accused Police Constables Salesi Maile and Fatai Faletau had in their Record of Interviews denied assaulting Kali Fungavaka when he was in custody on the night of August 17, 2012 at the Nuku’alofa Police station. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2014 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Courageous” is how a surviving passenger, Naita Fe‘ao, praised the pilot who belly-landed their flight at ‘Eua airport this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2014 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : News of a crash landing of a small aircraft at 'Eua airport this morning is coming out, as horrified 'Eua residents witnessed a plane land without its landing gear down. REAL Tonga has confirmed this afternoon that the seven passengers and one crew member are safe, after a "belly landing" of the B-65 Queenair. Updated 1:47pm. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 April 2014 9:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Fusitu'a (87), the Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou Nobles' Representative to the Tongan parliament passed away in Nuku'alofa on Thursday, 24 April. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 April 2014 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four former Westpac bank employees have been sentenced to jail for embezzlement and false accounting, by Mr Justice Cato in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 28 April 2014 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old prisoner detained in a cell on the night Kali Fungavaka was brought into the custody told the court today, he used a piece of mirror and saw police officers in overalls beating Kali Fungavaka in front of the search room at the Nuku'alofa Police station. Premium content -
Monday 28 April 2014 5:45pm
Singapore : Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano arrived in Singapore yesterday to renew relations with the Government of Singapore. His visit will end on Thursday, 1 May. Premium content -
Saturday 26 April 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A very large earthquake rocked Nuku'alofa minutes ago, just after 7:00pm local time. Houses shook violently and people could be heard shouting warnings to each other with babies crying. There has been no tsunami warning. No damage has been reported. Updated 7:53 pm. Premium content -
Friday 25 April 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Parliament, for the fourth year in a row, on March 31 rejected the 2010-2014 Annual Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission. From the House, by Pesi Fonua2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 24 April 2014 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prisoner who was detained in a cell at the Nuku'alofa Police station told the court today he saw through a mirror the accused Police Inspector holding Kali Fungavaka in a chokehold and two other officers punching the victim, while another accused officer later stomped on his head. Premium content -
Thursday 24 April 2014 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tonga High School students, Mahima Parekh and Ineti Felemi are being recognised for essays on “Sustainable Living” that they submitted in an International Schools Essays Competition. Premium content -
Thursday 24 April 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Methodist schools, Tupou College Toloa and Tupou High School have dominated the medal tally for this year’s Tonga national inter-school athletics competition. Premium content -
Thursday 24 April 2014 11:47am
Suva, Fiji : Widespread coverage by Pacific immunisation programmes is a significant reason why deaths to children under the age of five have dramatically declined in the Pacific countries and territories. But there are still too many children who are not fully vaccinated and not only are they at risk, but they tend to be in groups who are susceptible to an outbreak, warns Dr Karen Allen, the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund in the Pacific, at the start of World Immunisation Week, today. Premium content
