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Friday 19 April 2013 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Head Psychiatrist Dr Mapa Puloka says family violence is causing mental health problems in Tonga. “Domestic violence is in some ways similar to incest, it’s a topic that no one wants to talk about….it has come to a point where a lot of Tongans see it as culturally appropriate and tolerate it…we need to talk about it and raise the awareness of the problem,” he said. - By Finau Fonua.1 comment -
Thursday 18 April 2013 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four young entrepreneurs have won $1,900 seed capital for building their business plan, in a competition for business investment capital.
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Thursday 18 April 2013 11:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's domestic airline, Real Tonga, have added two small aircraft to service Tonga's most isolated islands, as well as 'Eua and other national routes starting on April 22. Premium content -
Thursday 18 April 2013 8:06am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although Tonga lacks real statistics on the economic cost of domestic violence, the cost of the crime to the country is huge. Awareness is the key, and it is not easy to estimate the cost of family violence unless we all come out and talk about it, Siosi Mafi, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga said on April 17.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 17 April 2013 8:55am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The events of Wednesday, April 10, 2013 which led to the Tonga Rugby Union Board deciding to oust Chairman Epeli Taione and Chief Executive Officer Mrs Emeline Tuita was long overdue. What happened on April 10 should be a pointer to all those wanting to get onto the bandwagon. - Iliesa Tora Premium content -
Tuesday 16 April 2013 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Police makes two to three arrests a week for domestic violence, which is a tiny tip of the iceberg, while statistics revealed a drop in the rate of reporting the crime to the police, which causes concern, said Police Commissioner Grant O'Fee on April 15. By Linny Folau1 comment Premium content -
Monday 15 April 2013 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's electricity price will increase by 8.78 seniti tomorrow, April 16, John van Brink, the CEO for Tonga Power Ltd announced today. Premium content -
Sunday 14 April 2013 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Fisheries Sector is to be exempted from the 15 percent Consumption Tax on sales, the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano told a gathering at Tu'imatamoana Wharf on Tuesday, 9 April. Premium content -
Sunday 14 April 2013 4:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Officials from the Governments of Tonga and Japan held a meeting at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre on Monday April 8 to conduct the inaugural “Tonga-Japan Economic Co-operation Policy Dialogue”. Premium content -
Sunday 14 April 2013 3:25pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Music student and Brass band talent Linda Filimoehala will compete as a finalist at the 7th Annual Graduation Gala Concerto Competition at the Auckland Town Hall on May 9. Premium content -
Saturday 13 April 2013 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Domestic violence statistics in Tonga are disturbing, women have died, and the high rate of physical, sexual and emotional abuse impacts the whole community. It is shocking to see Tonga, a Christian country, bashing its daughters as soon as they become women, community leaders said in Nuku'alofa on April 12, 2013.3 comments -
Thursday 11 April 2013 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three of the six men accused of manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka will face trial at the Supreme Court, while three others were released today in Nuku‘alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2013 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga have decreased for the first time in five months. The official reserve for the month of February was T$258 million. This is $2.3 million less than the reserve of $260 Million for January. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2013 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia is granting AUD$18 million to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The grant is part of Australia’s commitment to its partnership with the Secretariat and the development of South Pacific Island Nations. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2013 11:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A very high-ranking Tongan police officer was dismissed last month for serious misconduct after he took a prisoner to his home in Nuku'alofa on New Year's Day. The prisoner attacked the officer's wife while he left the house. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 April 2013 3:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kalafitoni Latu, the Principal of Tonga College ‘Atele, apologized yesterday for the vicious beating of students by a prefect at the all boys school in a 2011 incident. The incident was captured on video and appeared on the internet last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 April 2013 9:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men age 24 and 51 have been charged for the rape of a mentally disadvantaged 20-year-old woman alleged to have taken place separately at different times in Pangai two-years-ago.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 9 April 2013 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A disciplinary committee of the Tonga Law Society that is challenging a Senior Law Practitioner and Cabinet Minister, Siosifa Tu'utafaiva, has not received his written submission in regards to alleged professional misconduct that was due in February.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 9 April 2013 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Police are investigating evidence of a brutal beating of young male students by another male student, said to be a prefect, in a corporal punishment rite captured on a grainy video that was posted on the internet You-Tube last week and quickly spread to other webpages. -
Tuesday 9 April 2013 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China's first Film Festival in Tongatapu this week marks the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tonga and China. The festival opened on April 5 with a special screening of a Chinese Film, attended by Queen Nanasipau'u at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre. Premium content
