Eua

The suspect was arrested on Thursday 13 December 2018 at Nafanua Wharf around 3:50 pm.

Inside the bag were 3.2 kilograms of cannabis suspected to have been intended for conveyance to Tongatapu on the domestic ferry that was to depart ‘Eua at 4:30 pm that day.

The Commander of the „Eua Police Station Inspector Loluhama Fine said, “We continue to focus on capturing and prosecuting those responsible for the supply of these destructive drugs that cause harm to our youths, families and our community.”

The bag of seeds was found on a road on the eastern side of ‘Eua at Lokupo last week by an elderly man who owns a tax allotment close by.

Police Superintendent in ‘Eua -Inspector Loluhama Fine says they arrested a man from the allotment two weeks ago for cultivation and possession of drugs.

They collected from that warrant more than 200 marijuana plants with more than a thousand seeds. Radio Tonga reports the man has been previously convicted of charges related to illegal drugs.

No one has been charged for the latest seeds collected.

Father of two Tupou Veamatahau, 27, told the NZ Herald he saw an aircraft approaching his life raft and thought, "Oh, good. Thank you."

"No eat, no drink for three days. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - nothing,'' he said.

Mr Veamatahau phoned a contact in Tonga on Saturday evening at 6pm Tonga local time to say the engine had broken down on his small five-metre fibreglass boat, as he was returning to Ohonua Harbour on Tonga's Eua Island.

Energy Specialist at ADB’s Pacific Regional Department – Woo Yul Lee, told the Financial News Agency that the grid rehabilitation will promote greater efficiency and reduce electricity distribution losses.

The improvements will make Tonga’s power distribution network more resilient to climate change and rehabilitate electricity network in remote parts of the country.

The kingdom is heavily reliant on fossil fuels like diesel for our energy, consuming an estimated 13 million liters every year to generate electricity for over 103,000 of the country’s residents.

The best teams on the day were:

Under 18- Malia Fatima 
Senior A- Niu'eiki 
Senior B- Pangai

The games were competitive but the focus of the tournament was on living healthy lifestyles, active communities and the empowerment of women and girls.

The tournament marked the beginning of a year of coaching, training and development of netball on the island.

A statement said Sandy was the best pick of the lot when the competition was held at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall on March 17.

Her trip to Japan will be funded by the International Soroban Diffusion Foundation. This year is the 6th competition at national level since soroban was introduced in 1977. 

The participants consisted of students selected from Classes 4 and 5 from the outer islands, including  Vava’u, ‘Eua and Ha’apa and students from here in Tongatapu.

“When complete, the Pack House will be used by communities to process and pack agricultural produce for export”, a comment on the Australian High Commission Tonga Facebook page read.