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Monday 10 March 2014 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A has won its second game of the Pacific Rugby Cup with a convincing victory over ACT A 29 – 20 in Canberra, Australia yesterday, Sunday, March 9.
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Monday 10 March 2014 3:30pm
London, United Kingdom : “Affinities of history and inheritance from the past are strong, yet we are bound together by a sense that the Commonwealth is a powerful influence of good for the future. . . It is this unity that is expressed in this year's theme: 'Team Commonwealth',” the Queen of the Commonwealth stated in her Commonwealth Day 2014 message, released today. Premium content -
Sunday 9 March 2014 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In spite of the rain that was driving away their customers, the women vendors at Nuku‘alofa’s central Talamahu Market looked cheerful on International Women’s Day, Saturday March 8, 2014. But here in the heart of the capital, only a stone’s throw away from the new cruise ship berth at Vuna Wharf, the Talamahu Market is a place where women’s real status in Tonga is on display for all to see. By Mary Lyn Fonua. -
Saturday 8 March 2014 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A review of the safety of Tonga's Transport Sector, to be led by the World Bank and supported by the New Zealand government, could end a stand-off between the two countries over the safety of a Chinese MA60 aircraft that has been operating in Tonga since August last year. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The MS Pacific Princess cruise ship made an emergency stop in Nuku‘alofa yesterday afternoon March 6 because two people needed urgent medical attention. A male crew-member is recovering at Vaiola Hospital after surgery, while an elderly woman passenger was airlifted to Australia. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Amid growing concern over the escalating schools violence in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Police beefed up their patrols around the seafront bus station and CBD today following yesterday's street fight and the arrest of two men.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government will host the Sixth Meeting of the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) Network of Ozone Officers, and a Joint Meeting of National Ozone and Training of Custom Officers, next week 10-14 March, 2014. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Commission last week has announced that free-visa travel will soon be granted for nationals from 19 third-world countries, including ten Pacific Island countries. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 10:45am
HIlo, Hawaii : Donations of food, clothing and building materials continue to flow in for the people of Ha'apai, in Tonga, whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in January. The Tongan community in Hilo, Hawaii this week shipped a container of goods. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new cargo ship MV Niuvakai is expected to start service this month, March 2014, and transport aid supplies to Ha'apai after it was bought by the Friendly Islands Shipping Agency. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 3:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A was defeated by Samoa A, 27 – 18 on March 4 in Sydney, Australia.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man died early yesterday morning Wednesday March 5 after falling overboard during a boat collision at Nafanua Wharf in ‘Eua. Another man remains in hospital for minor injuries. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four people were injured in a two car collision, at Pahu this morning. A car went through the block wall of a property and another vehicle hit a telephone pole in the crash on the corner of Railway Road and Hala Holomui. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Foul” is the only way to describe a container-load of around 10 tonnes of rotten chicken, dumped onto a picnic spot on Tongatapu’s scenic Hufangalupe coastline last week. The maggoty mess has disgusted locals and remained a stinking issue this morning.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Finland was opened by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at the Loumaile Building, Nuku'alofa this morning, 5 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a €37.26 million financing agreement to support the “Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy” programme. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The threat of death by electrocution during flooding in Tongatapu’s heavily-populated areas was a concern during Tropical Cyclone Kofi over the weekend, March 1-2, as Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office pointed out that the power was not shut down in inundated areas. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will contribute $13.89 million (NZD) in funding to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from 2014 to 2016. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police want to talk to a tattooed man who was wearing a Mickey Mouse t-shirt, and another man with a black sleeveless t-shirt and a black cap, who were seen in the By-Pass Road, Halaleva area of Nuku'alofa, on Thursday, February 20, around 9:00am -1:00pm, on the day of a brutal homicide. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's public servants were awarded a 5% pay rise in mid-February, back-dated to January, said Tufui Faletau, the acting CEO for the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MFNP). Premium content
