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Friday 27 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government is planning to convert seawater into drinking water for the outer islands during the current drought caused by El Niño conditions across the southern region of the Pacific. "The government's main concern is to provide sufficient water resources for the outer islands," he told a media briefing at St George Government building in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 26 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Japan's Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Mr. Masato Kanda visited Tonga from 24-25 October, he made a courtesy call on the Crown Prince and held bilateral meetings with government officials.
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Thursday 26 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Oku tapou atu heni ki he ngaahi pisinisi pea mo e kakai ‘oku nau fakahoko ‘a e pisinisi nō atu ‘o e pa’anga ́, kuo pau ke ‘i ai ha’amou laiseni fakalao mei ́ he Pangikē Pule ́,‘i he malumalu ‘o e Lao ki he Kautaha Nō Atu ‘o e Pa’anga 2018. ‘Oku kau he ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘o e laiseni ’a e ngaahi Kautaha Nō kotoa pē ke nau faka’ali’ali ‘enau laiseni ́ ‘i he’enau feitu’u ngāue ́, koe‘uhi ke malava ke faingofua hono fakapapau’i ‘e he kau kasitomā ́ ‘oku fakalao pē ‘a ‘enau pisinisi ́. Mou toe tokanga ange pea ke mou fakahoko fakapotopoto ho’omou ngaahi fili fakapa’anga ́.
Thursday 26 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The public is advised that businesses and individuals offering money lending services must have a valid license issued by the Reserve Bank under the Moneylenders Act 2018. Authorized lenders are required to display their license at their main location, so customers can easily verify their legitimacy. Stay informed and make wise financial decisions!
Tuesday 24 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New research by a group of atmospheric specialists showed that the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption caused a massive loss to the ozone layer (O3), in a result never seen before.
Monday 23 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Speaker and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga are facing judicial review proceedings brought by seven Members of Parliament, over allegations related to parliamentary procedure during the recent vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister.
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Friday 20 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Women in ICT (TWICT) is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Commonwealth of Learning (COL ) aimed at fostering sustainable development through skills development for youths in Tonga. This collaboration will focus on promoting learning opportunities with an emphasis on open, distance, and flexible learning. To learn more about it, please check out our website or Facebook page
Friday 20 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji owned a chain of pharmacies, in three Pacific countries, held influential roles, and made generous donations to political parties. He’s now in prison for drug importing but a joint investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and local media, released today, has found a far murkier story. By: Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony.
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Thursday 19 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG UNDRR), Mami Mizutori arrived in Tonga today, 19 October, as part of her official mission to meet on disaster risk reduction efforts in the Pacific region and hold events to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023.
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Thursday 19 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ko e ngaahi ngaue fakatupu pa'anga' (investment), 'a ia ko hano tanaki mai ha pa'anga mei he kakai 'o e fonua' ke ngaue'aki ki he ngaahi 'inivesi pe no pea 'e ala fakatu'utamaki (risk) ki he tokotaha 'oku' ne fakahoko 'a e pisinisi ko ia', 'oku lau ia ko e ngaue fakapangike. Ko e ngaahi ngaue ko eni 'oku ngofua ke fakahoko 'i Tonga' ni ka 'e kinautolu pe kuo 'osi foaki ha'anau laiseni fakapangike 'e he Pangike Pule' 'i he malumalu 'o e kupu 7 'o e Lao ki he Ngaue Fakapangike 2020'.
Thursday 19 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Public Notice: The Reserve Bank confirms that business such as investment activities, whereby funds are received from the public to be used for investments or loans at the risk of the person doing such business, is considered banking business. These activities are permitted to be conducted in Tonga only by those who have a banking licence granted by the Reserve Bank under section 7 of the Banking Act 2020.
Monday 16 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thirty Tongan nationals have been safely evacuated from Israel, including some from New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji, on a 61 passengers-flight to London, chartered by the Tonga Government at the weekend.
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Saturday 14 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Corrosive ash residue from the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption is destroying Tongatapu's new High Voltage network, in what Tonga Power Ltd. said yesterday is an unprecedented crisis that will cost around $20 million pa'anga to fix.
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Friday 13 October 2023

Wellington, New Zealand
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon crew has found three Fijian fishers, nine days after they were reported missing aboard their 8.5-metre wooden fishing boat.
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Thursday 12 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ngaahi palani ngaue ki hono fakasi’isi’I e matemate ‘a e ma’u’anga ‘uhila fakatupunga ‘e he efu mei he mo’unga afi HTHH ki he laine tufaki ‘uhila volota ma’olunga (HVABC).
Thursday 12 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd. is addressing power outages due to the HTHH volcanic ashfall impact on the new High Voltage Aerial Bundled Cabling (HV ABC) network infrastructure in Tonga. This ash residue has exacerbated friction between the cabling, mixed with cable heat from electricity flow, sunlight heat and the corrosive nature of the solidified abrasive ash substances, resulting in short circuits across parts of our High Voltage network. - Tonga Power Ltd.
Thursday 12 October 2023
Fij's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka welcomed the safe return home of 198 Fijians who were in Jerusalem when war broke out between Israel and Hamas on the Gaza border. They were given a traditional welcome at Nadi International Airport this morning, 12 October, when they arrived on a Fiji Airways flight that had flown them from Tel Aviv.
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Wednesday 11 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four men were arrested and charged with possession of illicit drugs and drug utensils, after a Police raid at Tu’atākilangi on Monday, 9 October 2023. The men were remanded.
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Tuesday 10 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Disaster response requires effective coordination and communication, the participants in Exercise Longreach were told this week. More than 70 representatives from first responder agencies in Tonga are meeting in an ongoing collaboration between the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the National Disaster Risk Management Office (formerly NEMO) and His Majesty's Armed Forces, in an exercise to make sure all systems are in place for the next disaster response whenever it may strike in Tonga.
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Tuesday 10 October 2023

Lille, France
Toutai Kefu has finished his seven-year stint as coach of the 'Ikale Tahi saying that for the future what the Tongan national rugby team needs most is the provision of more preparation time together and more games.
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