tbc the call of the friendly islands . sunday october 16 2016 main menu home radio tonga tv tonga media tv tonga news tv programs contact us penisimani fifita appointed minister for internal affairs radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 hon. penisimani epenisa fifita people s representative of tongatapu 9 to parliament has beenread more calls on prime minister and government to ease tensions over the future of the pacific games 2019 radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 president of tasanoc law lord david tupou and ceo of the pacific gamesread more tonga to mark world food day on sunday radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 tonga joins the rest of the world on marking sunday 16th october 2016 asread more body of paulo k valu returns to tonga radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 a prayer ceremony was held at fua amotu international airport today to mark the arrivalread more first habitat home in tonga completed radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 deputy prime minister hon. siaosi sovaleni and the bishop of the catholic churchread more tongan police officer tevita vailea won chief of police chair s award 2016 radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 despite tonga being a developing country but the knowledge and skills of its peopleread more speaker of the house questioned the overtime paid without tax radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 parliament yesterday discussed the reports by an independent auditor on the office of theread more thailand s king died a close friend of the royal family radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 the king of thailand king bhumibol adulyadej has died at the age ofread more government s ministries continue with its effort to support breast cancer awareness radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 this morning staff of the ministry of meidecc were wearing pink to show theirread more american samoa have little involvement on extradition of dean jay fletcher radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 14 10 2016 american samoa s attorney general says there s little involvement from the territory s authorities regarding negotiationsread more prime minister has been urged to stop interfering with the pacific games preparations radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 13 10 2016 tonga s prime minister has been urged to stop interfering with preparations for the 2019read more nuku alofalatest tv news latest weather update your browser does not support the video tag . press release penisimani epenisa fifita is the new minister for internal affairs heavy rain warning for tongatapu eua and ha apai tonga and germany celebrates 140th years of their friendship optimistic outlook for tonga china tourism development electricity tariff to be increased effective as of tomorrow october 1st 2016 prime minister hon. akilisi pohiva on world day of peace says the position of world leaders is one of trust and that leadership at all levels without morality is doomed leading to on going world wide uncertainty and misery hon. prime minister represented tonga at the 77th annual general meeting of ministers for foreign affairs tonga s statement at the un delivered by the hon. prime minister akilisi pohiva s of tonga australian minister for international development and the pacific visits nuku alofa lord sevele ordered by chief justice owen paulsen to be reinstated as ceo of the tonga pacific games organizing committee tongan students eligible to access to new zealand s universities according to the prime minister and minister of education hon. akilisi p hiva press release from the prime minister s office on the recommendation to revoke the appointment of the minister of internal affairs mr. fe ao vakat tonga forest products limited granted new lease on life faingamalie ke langa hake a e sekitoa ki he takimamata mo e tu unga faka ekonomika immediate vacating the position of pacific games 2019 pg2019 organizing committee oc ceo chairman china traditional orchestra wins applause in kingdom of tonga recent posts penisimani fifita appointed minister for internal affairs october 15 2016 calls on prime minister and government to ease tensions over the future of the pacific games 2019 october 15 2016 tonga to mark world food day on sunday october 15 2016 body of paulo k valu returns to tonga october 15 2016 first habitat home in tonga completed october 15 2016 tongan police officer tevita vailea won chief of police chair s award 2016 october 15 2016 speaker of the house questioned the overtime paid without tax october 15 2016 thailand s king died a close friend of the royal family october 15 2016 audio programs faka eke eke makehe o e palemia o tonga hon. samuela akilisi pohiva fekau aki pea mo hono fakamalolo i o fe ao vakata mei he lakanga fakaminisita . 16 09 2016 categoriescategories select category aid 69 business 34 climate 43 court 33 crime 75 culture 10 development 66 diplomatic 42 economy 70 education 69 environment 28 government 240 health 56 internal affairs 22 natural disaster 2 opinion 17 parliament 58 politics 57 regional 46 religion 24 royal 16 sport 15 technology 8 tourism 17 transport 12 uncategorized 14 weather 8 women s affair 32 youth 37 more galleries test all galleries test popular news the only female mp and vava u 16 representative to parliament drew attention of the house at the beginning of today s session half of tongans living in nz were born and raised there and were not able to learn the tongan language or culture ika moana maritime surveillance operation in the pacific waters hon. halaevalu moheofo tuita and lopeti aleamotu a exchange vows during their engagement yesterday afternoon nevada tonga s military continue dialogue queen mother s 90th birthday celebration starts today with a royal luncheon lord fusitu a presented report on the bill for anti corruption commission his majesty to open the first multi million pa anga pack house in eua p veni piukala and siaosi p hiva s contract questioned in parliament while prime minister denies allocation of top 25 000 as their salary celebrations to mark 150 years anniversary of tupou college continues utukalongalu market returned to government 10 young women competes for the miss heilala title 2016 prime minister concerns over the use of tonga as cross road for illicit drug trafficking from south america to other foreign markets his majesty king tupou vi visited the village of koloa to witness the various types of fishing used to catch valo pm expressed his concern over atfp ltd saga h.r.h. princess pilolevu tuita launched the queen mother s biography book on saturday tongan singer dinah jane from fifth harmony group in nuku alofa prime minister calls on member parliament to confirm the time for the submission of the vote of no confidence if any tupou college joins queen mother s birthday 30 out of 1 000 teenage girls between ages of 15 19 of the population gives birth editors choice first habitat home in tonga completed thailand s king died a close friend of the royal family prime minister has been urged to stop interfering with the pacific games preparations chinese ambassador to tonga this morning presented top 20 000 to langafonua a e fafine tonga association tonga marks international disaster reduction day discussions of problematic fruit picking scheme continues in parliament aleki mafi of tu aliku o pilolevu government school won the 2016 global colgate bright smile art contest poor drainage system the major cause of flood water in low lying areas of tongatapu princess pilolevu tuita launched pink corner at tupou tertiary institute providing information on breast cancer tonga girl guides movement marks international girl child day aid breast cancer society received monetary assistance of top 1 000 from mbf bank radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 07 10 2016 the tonga breast cancer society was this morning fortunateread more deputy prime minister commissioned tonga police solar power system veitongo marked completion of classrooms building by the government of japan maamaloa vaololoa pre school s top 100 000 new classrooms officially commissioned today japan pledges usd 540 million to the pacific read all business construction of tano a hotel on its edge of completion radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 04 10 2016 construction of tano a dateline hotel is on the edgeread more mv otuanga ofa will resume inter island transportation next week no more shortage of unleaded fuel in vava u first shipment of squash pumpkin expected to leave nuku alofa for markets in japan and korea four containers packed with cartons of chicken destroyed read all climate strong wind warning for tonga radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 10 10 2016 a strong wind and heavy rain warnings are nowread more 50 % reduction of fuel for ha apai when using solar farm prime minister led tonga s delegation to the paris agreement follow up meeting in new york tonga marks international day of the ozone layer today tonga taking part in our ocean conference read all court escaped prisoner from vava u used phones from his american samoa jail to contact tonga radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 13 10 2016 american dean jay fletcher 54 who remains behind barsread more fugitive murder suspect in pagopago tongan sentenced to 15 years in the united states for smuggling cocaine no money recovered from serious house break and theft from pactrade in nuku alofa i want the whole world to see what s going on family sues over utah man s fatal courtroom shooting read all crime fletcher denied bail in pagopago radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 11 10 2016 the american man charged with murder in tonga whoread more a 10 year old georgian boy was one of seven who entered tonga with forged passports a man survived a shot and is recovering at vaiola extradition proceedings for the return to tonga of escaped prisoner indonesian man died at tuimatamoana wharf read all culture their majesties depart tonga to attend lord madraiwiwi o tangata tonga s funeral radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 03 10 2016 their majesties king tupou vi and queen nanasipau uread more half of tongans living in nz were born and raised there and were not able to learn the tongan language or culture minister of health highlights the value of kava gps havelu highlights the significance of tonga s tradition and culture this week thirteen students from japan under apcc were introduced to the minister of education and training read all development chinese ambassador to tonga this morning presented top 20 000 to langafonua a e fafine tonga association radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 13 10 2016 the check was received by her royal highness crownread more poor drainage system the major cause of flood water in low lying areas of tongatapu government road maintenance for the current financial year have started in tongatapu town officer of kolomotu a says a village council must be in place to manage and allocate funds for constituencies national retirement benefits fund recorded a surplus of almost a million pa anga read all diplomatic the federal republic of germany was the first foreign nation to sign tonga s treaty in recognition of its 1875 constitution radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 10 10 2016 germany was the first country to recognize tonga s independenceread more federal republic of germany signed contract agreement with the prince wellington ng hospital tonga and germany celebrates 140th years of their friendship government of tonga convey message of condolences to lord madraiwiwi s death speaker of the federal republic of germany s parliament to visit tonga read all economy discussions of problematic fruit picking scheme continues in parliament radio & tv tonga nuku alofa 13 10 2016 this morning the prime minister told members of theread more irina bokova director general of unesco says the world still need more teachers optimistic outlook for tonga china tourism development