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Friday 17 March 2023 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tala, Tonga’s National Netball Team will head into the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Gold Coast, Australia from 24-29 April, as reigning champions. -
Friday 17 March 2023 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Oku hoko he ta‘uʹ ni ‘a e ta‘u ‘e 25 ‘o e fengāue‘aki faka-tipilometika ‘a Siaina mo Tonga. ‘I he malumalu ‘o e tataki ‘a e ongo taki ‘o e ongo fonuaʹ ni pea mo e ngāue fakataha ‘a e kakai ‘o Siaina mo e kakai ‘o Tonga, kuo malava ai ke pukepuke ‘e Siaina mo Tonga ‘ena fengāue’aki vaofi ‘i ha tu’unga lelei mo fakalakalaka. Ko ‘ena fengāue‘aki lelei ‘oku ho‘ata mei ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘one ‘omai ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘oku ta‘e malava ke fa’alaua ki he kakai ‘o Tonga pea ‘ikai ke ngata ai ka ‘oku ne toe ‘omai foki ‘a e ma‘uma‘uluta, nonga mo e malu fakafeitu‘u. -
Friday 17 March 2023 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tonga. Over the past quarter of a century, under the guidance of the leaders of both countries, and with the joint efforts of the Chinese people and the Tongan peoples, China-Tonga relations have maintained a good momentum of sound and stable development. The mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the Tongan people and making positive contributions to regional peace and stability. -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There have been no recent deaths reported from Influenza B, which peaked in Tonga over the past two-months. The Ministry of Health says cases of influenza-like illnesses going to the hospital to date have slightly decreased. COVID-19 cases have also continued to decrease and remain at a “satisfactory level”. King Tupou VI received his 3rd booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Wednesday 15 March 2023 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Victorina Kioa was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Office of the Public Service Commission for four-years, effective on 15 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A USD $10 million grant was signed today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Tonga Government, under the Pacific Disaster Resilience program. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliamentary Speaker, Lord Fakafanua, was elected to the Board of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians, while attending an assembly of parliamentarians in Bahrain this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 11:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e ʻAho Kominiueli΄, Monite hono ua ʻo Maʻasi, ko e katoanga fakataʻu ia ʻoku faka’ilonga’i ʻe he kakai ʻo e ngaahi fonua Kominiueli ʻi ʻAfilika, ʻEsia, ʻOtu Kalipiane mo e ongo ʻAmelika΄, ʻi he Pasifiki mo ʻIulope. Ko e faingamālie ke tau kau fakataha ʻo fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻulungaanga mahuʻinga mo e ngaahi taumu’a ʻoku ne fakatahatahaʻi kitautolu΄. ʻOku fakafofongaʻi heni ʻi Tonga΄ ni e memipa ʻe fa ʻo e Kominiueli: ko e Puleʻanga Faka-Tu’i ʻo Tonga΄, ʻAositelelia, Nuʻu Sila mo e Puleʻanga Faka-Tu’I Fakatahataha ʻo Pilitania΄ ‘o fakafou ʻi honau ngaahi ‘Ofisi Talafekau Lahi΄. -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vava'u will enjoy solar power integration with a new solar and battery energy storage system that was commissioned in Kameli, Neiafu, on 14 March. This is another major milestone towards Tonga achieving its renewable energy target, said Tonga Power Ltd. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 11:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Lauan chief, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara, returned to Fiji last week. The former senior officer of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces had spent almost 12-years in exile in Tonga. After fleeing Fiji, he was controversially "rescued at sea" by the Royal Tongan Navy in 2011. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A New Zealand tenor singer of Tongan heritage, Filipe Manu, was announced as one of 16 contestants in this year's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023, to be held in June. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 9:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Business and households’ purchasing power are declining, states the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, while stressing the importance of price stability in the short-term as it moves to strengthen the monetary policy framework that seeks to better control inflation, and build the resilience of the financial sector, promote macroeconomic stability and support economic growth recovery. The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for February 2023 outlines a revised monetary policy stance. ‘Oku ne holoki leva ‘a e ivi fakatau ‘a e ngaahi pisinisi′ mo e kakai′, pea ‘oku fakamamafa‘i ai ‘e he Pangikē Pule′ ... -
Monday 13 March 2023 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Helu (36) was sentenced to four-months imprisonment of possession of illicit drugs, namely of 0.47 grams of cannabis in Nuku’alofa in 2021. His co-accused Akuila 'Aho had his sentence fully suspended. 'Aho was found not guilty on a further charge after evidence from drugs testing was ruled inadmissible. Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2023 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. New Zealand representatives visited Tonga recently to discuss a collaboration with the Tongan Ministry of Education with the aim of promoting technology and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics) subjects in Tongan secondary schools. Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2023 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Commonwealth Day, on the second Monday in March, is the annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe, where we can come together and celebrate the values and aspirations which unite us. Here in Tonga, four members of the Commonwealth are represented: our hosts, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom through our High Commissions. -
Monday 13 March 2023 12:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Team Up, a sports development program, will continue to fund activities that uses sports as a method to develop and instil life skills in the people of Tonga. -
Friday 10 March 2023 9:17pm
Doha, Qatar : The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar ended today with member states committing to measures to deliver on the Doha Programme of Action. Under the theme ‘From Potential to Prosperity’ the Conference brought together Heads of State, governments, civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, students, youth and policy makers. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, led Tonga's delegation Premium content -
Friday 10 March 2023 8:55pm
Manila, Philippines : USD$38 million in contingent disaster financing has been approved to help Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga respond to disasters caused by natural hazards and health emergencies from the Asian Development Bank. -
Friday 10 March 2023 12:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bank of South Pacific Tonga Limited (BSP) today, Friday 10 March, 2023, announced a Net Profit after Tax of T$13.4 million pa'anga for the financial year ending 31 December, 2022. BSP Tonga Country Head Marcellina Rose Wolfgramm-Haapai said, “The Net Profit after Tax for FY2022 was 13.4% above the 2021 performance and achieved from improved Operating Income. -
Thursday 9 March 2023 11:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 31-year-old man from Ha'asini was arrested after a police pursuit, after he was alleged to have been distributing illicit drugs. Two others, including a 14-year-old teen were arrested later. Premium content
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