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Wednesday 30 November 2022 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A combined graduation ceremony for two government tertiary institutes saw 290 students receiving certificates for vocational education today, in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 30 November 2022 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Early warning of extreme weather events leads to early action and this saves lives, Tonga Meteorological Services (TMS) stressed at its 4th Users’ Climate Outlook Forum, held in Nuku'alofa today, bringing together different sectors of the community to talk about its services. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 November 2022 8:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first National U20 and U18 Boys Handball Teams will head to the IHF Oceania Trophy in the Cook Islands, with a new name bestowed by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala. -
Wednesday 30 November 2022 8:53pm
Da Nang, Vietnam : Tonga is among 26 delegations attending the 19th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), session in Da Nang, Vietnam, from 28 November to 3 December, where they will review its activities, and put forward policies and measures to manage tuna fishing in the region. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 November 2022 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20’s team have taken the win (20-19) in their first match of the 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20’s Trophy match, against Samoa at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, on 29 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2022 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a lapse in engagements during the COVID-pandemic, the Nevada National Guard in the United States and the Kingdom of Tonga are re-establishing the State Partnership Program with His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF). Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2022 11:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has won the bid to host the Pacific Community's first-ever Polynesian Sub-regional Office. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20’s squad have named for their first 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20’s Trophy match against the reigning champions, Samoa, at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, on 29 November. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 11:02pm
Port Louis, Mauritius : Tongan delegates led by Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Samiu Kuita Vaipulu, attended the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2022, in Mauritius form 22-25 November. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:57pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand’s smoking rate has fallen to a low of 8% of adults smoking daily, down from 9.4% a year ago, statistics released this month showed. The number of people smoking fell by 56,000. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public holiday, 'King Tupou I Day”' will be observed on Monday, 5 December in respect of the founder of the modern Kingdom of Tonga, King Siaosi Tupou I. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:42pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Tongan Constable Uluaki Havea (Tonga Police) and his dog Cricket, were among nine teams graduating from the Pacific Detector Dog Programme, in Trentham, New Zealand, on November 24 and will bring their skills home to protect Tonga's borders. Their specialised training was facilitated under a partnership between New Zealand Police, New Zealand Customs Service and Pacific border and police agencies. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 53-year-old man was arrested in his vehicle for selling illicit drugs, in which quantities of methamphetamine and cannabis were seized in a police raid at Popua on 24 November. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The annual Tonga-Australia Defence Cooperation Talks held in Canberra last week further strengthened defence cooperation and ties between the two countries. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Table Tennis Federation's Fiefia Business House competition was won by the Ministry of Finance Team, on 24 November. The competition provides a networking platform with mixed teams inclusive of participants with disabilities competing on an equal platform with their peers. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) was presented by Tonga government officials to visiting World Bank (WB) delegates this week, as Tonga seeks more initiatives and assistance to strengthen natural disaster resilience. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:09pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga for the first time, attended the 2022 Korea International Cooperation Conference on Oceans and Fisheries (KICCOF), at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva, Fiji, from 23-24 November. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 11:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament went into a closed session when it opened on Wednesday, after a three-weeks break, and there was no broadcasting of the morning’s proceedings. So what was parliament doing on the morning of November 23? From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 3:23pm
Trinidad and Tobago : Kilisitina Moala from Tonga made an impression at the meeting of Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarians held in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament on 23 November, when she delivered “a weeping lament that her homeland was sinking”. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 12:24am
Australia : People born in Tonga were 80 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than other Australians during the Delta outbreak last year, a new analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. Premium content
