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Tuesday 13 June 2023 11:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The SPBD Annual Business Women of the Year Awards, held on June 2, 2023, at the St. Andrew School Hall, celebrated the remarkable achievements of female entrepreneurs in SPBD Tonga. The event recognized four outstanding women as Winners of the Awards from different regions in Tonga: Mrs Pelenaise Folau (Tongatapu), Mrs Siosi Ma’u (Vava’u), Mrs Mina Taufalele (Ha'apai), and Mrs Kilisita Loni ('Eua). Other awards to SPBD women entrepreneurs, acknowledged their accomplishments in various categories. -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are investigating the accidental deaths of two boys aged 10 and 11 years from Lapaha and a 59-year-old man from ‘Utulau, who died on Saturday, 10 June, in separate incidents.
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Tuesday 13 June 2023 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Educator, Meleane Pau'uvale, was named as an Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the King Charles III Birthday and Coronation Honours 2023. She is being recognised for providing essential services to the Tongan community and education. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 11:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police is calling for urgent public action to curb a drink driving crisis after 95 out of 705 drivers stopped from 8-10 June, were tested to be driving under the influence of alcohol on Tongatapu, with most carrying passengers. This followed a report that 10% of 504 drivers stopped over the weekend in the first week of June were DUI. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 10:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A young kiteboarder, JJ Rice (17), who grew up in Ha'apai, represented Tonga at the Pascucci Formula Kite Gran Prix 2023 in Italy last weekend and achieved a personal best, placing 17th out of 31 racers. JJ is in Europe pursuing a qualification for Tonga in next year's Olympics. -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 8:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A delegation from the Australia Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, are in Nuku'alofa on a week-long visit. They discussed Australian Government infrastructure financing for Tonga through AIFFP and the state of the Tongan economy, Tonga's debt obligations and Australia's ongoing budget support. Discussions on projects included Parliament House reconstruction, the Queen Salote Wharf and ICT cable redundancy, Premium content -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 8:38am
Wellington, New Zealand : A barrister of Tongan-Irish descent, Tania Margaret Sharkey, has been appointed a District Court Judge in New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 June 2023 7:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first steel piles have been installed for the Queen Salote International Wharf 2 extension, taking shape in Nuku'alofa, in a multi-million re-development project scheduled for completion in 2025. Premium content -
Sunday 11 June 2023 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Following the opening of the 2022-2023 session of the Tonga Legislative Assemby on 1 June 2023, members of parliament are still waiting for the release of the 2021-2022 Annual Reports of seven government Ministries and entities. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 11 June 2023 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu's Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show enjoyed sunshine, on Saturday June 10, after a few days of rain had muddied the Manamo’ui Showgrounds. King Tupou VI presented the awards for the best in each category. -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongatapu Royal Agricultural, Fisheries, Tourism & Trade Show 2023 (RAFTT) will be held tomorrow, Saturday, 10 June. The Chinese agriculture experts team, the Chinese companies in Tonga and some other Chinese businessmen will display their products at the Show. This will be a good opportunity to see some of the outcomes of the fruitful cooperation between China and Tonga in agriculture, fisheries and trade, and to think and plan how we can expand the mutually beneficial cooperation to more fields for common development. - By H.E. Cao Xiaolin, Chinese Ambassador to Tonga -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Essential medical equipment, including two new ambulances valued at USD320,000 from Japan were handed over to the Ministry of Health today, 9 June, by Japan's Ambassador HE Mr. Kensaku Munenaga. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Reehana Rifat Raza, made an inaugural visit to Tonga this week, after taking up her position on 20 May 2022. She said that the two-day visit, underscored IFAD's commitment to expanding its engagements with its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region, with Tonga, Fiji and Kiribati being a focal point of interest. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:05pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific journalists were acknowledged in a 'Pasifika Environews Awards' for their exemplary reporting on environment, ocean and climate change, during a World Ocean Day celebration on 8 June. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : World Ocean Day 2023 was marked by an exhibition hosted by the Department of Environment in Nuku'alofa, today, 9 June. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku said It is a day to recognise that “every individual has the power to make a difference in the protection of our oceans”. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have released shocking drink driving figures, which show that 10% of the 504 drivers stopped by Police over the weekend were tested to have been under the influence of alcohol. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 6:25pm
Melbourne, Australia : The International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest security conference, has wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Singapore. The context for this year’s summit was not propitious: Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine grinds on, while Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his uncompromising approach to global affairs. If one thing was obvious during the two days of defense diplomacy, it is that the Sino-American competition is far from being managed effectively. A robust bilateral dialogue is almost non-existent at the ministerial level, with military-to-military contact even more limited. Concluding the conference, Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen once again warned about US-China tensions, a more militarized Indo-Pacific, and the risk of conflict. By Richard Maude -
Friday 9 June 2023 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly 2023 session will convene on Monday, 12 June. The first item on the agenda is the reply to the address by King Tupou VI that was delivered during the state opening on 1 June. Also top on Parliament's agenda is deliberation on the Budget Estimate for 2023/24 financial year, which must be passed before 1 July. Premium content -
Thursday 8 June 2023 4:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific-Australia Youth Association will hold its second Youth Leadership Summit on 20-24 November in Nuku’alofa Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 8 June 2023 4:30pm
Suva, Fiji : A total of Euro €2.7 million has been pledged as part of a collaboration between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Pacific Community (SPC) to help in addressing loss and damage caused by climate change. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the signing in Suva. Premium content
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