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A chartered ATR 72 aircraft will make 12 scheduled flights a week from Tongatapu to Vava'u and return, starting from today, Lulutai Airlines confirmed.

The Kauvai Force (men’s team) won a cash prize of $2,000 pa'anga, after defeating the Silver Birds at the Tonga Netball Fiesta Tournament finals, held at the BSP netball court in Nuku’alofa today, 14 December 2024.

Over 50 Police-women participated in a three-day annual conference for the Tonga Police Women’s Advisory Network (TPWAN), which commenced in Nuku’alofa on 11 December 2024.

A medical team from China carried out a large-scale, 12-day medical assist visit to Vava’u last month, with comprehensive rounds of free clinics, surgeries and health check-up services.

The 30th anniversary of Spare Parts Zone (Tonga) is a remarkable milestone, said ANZ Tonga Country Head David Dudley. SPZ Tonga has been the leading supplier of automotive spare parts in Tonga since 1994, with ANZ Tonga supporting them from the start.

A three-day ‘Advocacy Skills’ workshop for Tongan lawyers was opened at the Attorney General’s Office in Nuku’alofa, this week, starting on 10 December 2024.

A new Prime Minister will be selected on Christmas Eve, 24 December, the Speaker announced during the afternoon session of Parliament today, shortly after King Tupou VI accepted the resignation of Hon. Hu’akavameiliku (Siaosi Sovaleni) as his Prime Minister.

Tonga’s Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku (Siaosi Sovaleni) has resigned this morning, at the end of an emotional speech to parliament, ahead of a Motion for a vote of no Confidence that was expected to be tabled in parliament today. “I think Tonga has been through a lot, don’t need to put them through another vote and all that, so I might as well just resign and provide some kind of support moving forward,” he told Matangi Tonga.

The prices for petrol, kerosene, and diesel increased on Tuesday, 3 December, and will remain until the next price adjustment in the new year. The retail price of petrol for Tongatapu will increase by 10 seniti/litre ($3.15 to $3.25), kerosene by 5 seniti/litre ($2.35 to $2.40), while diesel remains unchanged ($3.15).