A 41 year old man drowned in a public swimming pool Tuesday 31, December 2013 in Nuku’alofa . Silivenusi Moala of Fatumu who resided in Fangaloto was pulled out of the public swimming pool at Ma’ofanga (where Touliki is). Deputy and Acting Commissioner ‘Unga Fa’ao told Kaniva News the deceased was with his five children … Continue Reading

AUCKLAND: Police have yet to release the identity of the person who died when a car he was driving collided with a tree before bursting into flames in Bay of Plenty this morning. But a cousin told Kaniva News the deceased was Tevita Pasikala who lived in Auckland. The incident occurred on Thornton Rd, just … Continue Reading

Aisake Eke, the Parliament Representative for Tongatapu 5 was awarded with a doctor of philosophy in business administration which he completed at the University of South Queensland in Australia. Eke was a civil servant and  a former Secretary for Finance at the Tonga Treasury. Resigning from the civil service in 2010  he declared standing as … Continue Reading

The members of the Tonga Secondary School Principals Association (TSSPA) last night have decided that finals for secondary schools rugby tournament 2013 continue with only “parents and guardians of students in the teams” allowed to attend. Fr. ‘Aisake Vaisima, the president of the TSSPA said the decision, “was confirmed by the Ministry of Education and … Continue Reading

Hundreds of mainly Tongan patients are believed to have  “been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis C or B, or other cross-contamination of infection risks” after Mr. Sione Heinave Vailea was found by CMDHB to be conducting dental work in Mangere without registration. Counties Manukau District Health Board found evidence that Vailea has been … Continue Reading

The Government of Tonga transferred a fund from China to Tongasat Company after the owner Hon Princess Pilolevu requested it to help revive her business to “commercially and internationally competitive basis,” documents submitted to court reveal. Tonga’s Leader of the Democratic Party Akilisi Pohiva sued Hon Princess Pilolevu, Hon Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano and Justice … Continue Reading