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Wednesday 9 November 2022 12:20pm
Sharm El-Sheikh, Eqypt : Climate change is the single greatest threat that will determine the future of Small Island Developing States like the Kingdom of Tonga, said King Tupou VI at COP27 this week. “We no longer have the luxury of time,” and our task is to agree to ambitious goals and act together before the impacts become irreversible for us all. -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 46-year-old woman died from a fire at her house in Neiafu, early this morning, 8 November.
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Tuesday 8 November 2022 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Climate change is the single greatest threat to the Pacific, say the South Pacific Defence Ministers who met in Nuku'alofa last month. The Prime Minister's Office in issuing the SPDMM Joint Communique today, November 8, stated that delegates adopted and reaffirmed the importance of the SPDMM as a forum to enhance cooperation among defence partners and to collectively address Pacific security challenges. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 9:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government's public services will close down for their annual Christmas holiday, for two-weeks starting from Thursday, 22 December, 2022 to resume work on Wednesday, 4 January, 2023. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 3:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighteen senior students at Beulah Adventist College were excited to receive laptop computers on 4 November, under a national programme to encourage further online learning, funded by government. Premium content -
Monday 7 November 2022 11:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mate Ma’a Tonga ended its participation in the 2022 Rugby League World Cup competition after it was beaten by the Toa Samoa, in the quarter-final, 20-18 today at Halliwell Jones Stadium, UK (Nov. 6, UK time). Premium content -
Saturday 5 November 2022 1:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Broadband satellite internet connectivity is now being installed for Tonga, under a new agreement between Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) and Kacific Broadband Satellites International Ltd., signed in Singapore on 1 November. Kacific is providing a satellite-based mobile backhaul solution to improve connectivity in underserved areas, and an enterprise-level back-up service to help mitigate the impact of future outages in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2022 10:17pm
Malaga, Spain : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play Spain at the Ciudad De Malaga Stadium, Malaga on Saturday, 5 November (6:30am Sunday Tonga time) was named by the Tonga Rugby Union. This is their first game of their Northern Hemisphere tour 2022. -
Friday 4 November 2022 10:05pm
Dubai, United Arab Emirates : Tonga's lack of diagnostic and screening services leads to more cancer-related deaths, because cancer is discovered in the late fatal stages, Queen Nanasipau'u said in an address to the Arab Women's Authority in Dubai, UAE, on 2 November. HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u attended an event to mark a new partnership with the organisation that supports health initiatives. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2022 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Halalilo and Tukumo’ui Havea have been found guilty of common assault, when they punched and kicked a 21-year-old victim in Neiafu, Vava’u. “They indulged in sheer hooliganism and behaviour and not keeping with the dignity and high standards of the Tongan Police Force,” said the Supreme Court judge. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2022 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Investment in Kava is critical in order to enhance its value and take it to global markets, Tonga's Minister for Agriculture, Foods and Forestry, Lord Fohe, told a Kava national consultation in Nuku'alofa recently. Regional consultations are soliciting the views of individual Pacific Island countries and kava stakeholders in order to determine the priorities for the development of a Pacific Regional Kava Strategy. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2022 10:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three new Tongatapu People's Representatives have been elected into the Legislative Assembly, after the By-Elections on 3 November. The successful candidates are Mateni Tapueluelu [Tongatapu 4], Dulcie Elaine Tei [Tongatapu 6] and Paula Piveni Piukala [Tongatapu 7]. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2022 10:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Funding that will support the drafting of a Child Protection Policy for Tonga, and also help with education tsunami recovery and to expand remote learning, was agreed in Nuku'alofa on 1 November by the Government of Tonga,Save the Children Australia, and the Ministry of Education and Training. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2022 10:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five times Olympian and two-times gold medalist, Dame Valerie Adams brought home to Tonga her inspirational 'More than Gold' feature film, dedicated to her late mother Lilika Ngauamo of Houma. The film is being screened for free for the rest of the week to youths and school students in Nuku'alofa. At the same time, it is being shown in New Zealand cinemas. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Campaigning ended today for tomorrow's By-Elections to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the Constituencies of Tongatapu 4, Tongatapu 6 and Tongatapu 7. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:53pm
Kanokupolu, Tongatapu : Reconstruction work has begun on the foreshore at Kanokupolu, one of several villages that was severely damaged by the Hunga tsunamis in January. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 2000 passengers and crew spent the night in Nuku'alofa, after arriving on the Noordam cruise ship on 1 November, the fifth cruise to have visited, after the full border re-opening in September. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Solomone Fualalo (52) received a suspended sentence for common assault and serious causing bodily harm, when he hit a 23-year-old victim on the back of his head with a torch at Niutoua. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siuta Taufa (25) was sentenced to four-years six-months imprisonment for reckless driving causing the death of his 20-year-old male passenger at Malapo in 2021. He was driving in excessive speed, while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 November 2022 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Data collected from the tsunami affected small islands of ‘Atata, Malinoa and Fafa will be used for inundation forecast modeling for future volcanic tsunami events in Tonga. TGS stated that 'Atata, Malinoa and Fafa Islands were badly damaged by the tsunami with wave heights estimated to have reach 7m, 6.5m and 6m above sea level on each island respectively. Premium content
