NUKU’ALOFA, 28 OCTOBER 2019 (KANIVA TOINGA NEWS) — The Tongan Supreme Court had ordered that Former Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakanō must face trial on all but one of the charges brought against him. Lord Tu’ivakanō has been charged with two counts of money laundering, two counts of perjury, one count of making a false statement […]
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France narrowly avoid history repeating against Tonga
KUMAMOTO,07 OCTOBER 2019 (WORLD RUGBY) — French relief was matched by Tongan pride in Kumamoto on Sunday after a thrilling match that brought back many memories of when they last met in the Rugby World Cup eight years ago. The Pacific Islanders won that game in Wellington 19-14 for the greatest day in their rugby […]
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Palau mourns passing of Tongan prime minister
Palau is mourning with the people of Tonga in the news of the passing of Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva who died in Auckland on September 12 after being hospitalized with pneumonia. In a letter dated September 12, 2019 which was addressed to King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga, Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. […]
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Palau along with Tonga gets Energy Globe Award
Last week Palau and Tonga won an Energy Globe National Award and are now finalists for an International Energy Globe Award. The media release from the European Union External Action that funds The Pacific Community’s Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States (GCCA: PSIS) stated that the award is a recognition for its outstanding […]
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China’s largesse in Tonga threatens future of Pacific nation
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — The days unfold at a leisurely pace in Tonga, a South Pacific archipelago with no traffic lights or fast-food chains. Snuffling pigs roam dusty roads that wind through villages dotted with churches. Yet even in this far-flung island kingdom there are signs that a battle for power and influence is heating […]