Tonga teacher arrested in relation to school rivalry attack
A teacher has been arrested in relation to a school rivalry attack in Tonga’s capital which left a man in a critical condition, and saw dozens of students arrested. Ex-Tonga College student, 22 year...
View ArticleBoys boarding schools may have to close, suggests church leader
The escalation in student violence is a major crisis for the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, its General Secretary Rev. Dr Tevita Havea said today, and suggested that closing the rival boarding schools...
View ArticleTongan community reacts to kidnapping case
Five kidnappers who abducted two Chinese men in Tonga July 24 demanded $400,000 of ransom in order to release them from captivity, police statement says. The victims, who are father and son were...
View ArticleThree charged over Tonga 14-year-old’s death
Two people have been charged with manslaughter and another with being party to manslaughter in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl in Tonga.The girl was admitted to Vaiola Hospital in the...
View ArticleAustralia police seize huge cocaine haul in Pacific
Australian police said Friday they had seized 750 kilograms (1,650 pounds) of cocaine in Vanuatu following a multinational investigation into yachts trafficking drugs in the South Pacific. Australian...
View Article$225k compo following death of Halatau Naitoko – New Zealand Kaniva Pacific |...
The New Zealand Police today announced they have agreed to a compensation package with the family of Halatau Naitoko who was tragically killed on Auckland’s north western motorway in January 2009. via...
View ArticleTonga Police seek “opportunist” hooded attacker
A hooded man who attacked a woman while she was walking to church early Sunday morning, near the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku’alofa, is sought by the Tonga Police. via Tonga Police seek “opportunist”...
View ArticleBank teller jailed for theft of over $18,000
Tevita Noa Finau, a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga in ‘Eua, was sentenced to two-years imprisonment after pleading guilty to theft of over $18,000 pa’anga, on September 2. via Bank...
View ArticleSuspended Tonga top official convicted over fatal accident
A jury in Tonga has convicted a suspended Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of causing the death of a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol. via Suspended Tonga top official...
View ArticlePolice hunt Tongan gunman after Sacramento shooting
Police today identified the suspect wanted in an early morning shooting that killed a 23-year-old Sacramento State alumna in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood over the weekend. Michael Sione...
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