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‘Oku faka’ilonga’i ‘e he Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tonga hono ta’u 35 ‘i he ‘aho Monite 16 Sepitema 2024 ‘aki ha toe makamaile māhanga ko e tupu fakapa’anga (net profit) kuo ‘osi hono ‘aotita’i ‘a ia na’e fe’unga mo e $35 miliona. ‘Oku lahi hake ‘a e tupu ko eni ‘i he 2024 ‘aki ‘a e peseti ‘e 75 mei he tupu fakahisitolia ko ia ‘i he 2023 ‘a ia na’e $20 miliona. Hili hono tali ʻe he Poate ‘o e Pangikē Pule ʻa e Fakamatala Pa’anga Fakata’u ‘a e Pangikē Pule kuo ‘aotita’i ‘e he KPMG Fiji ma’ae ta’u fakapa’anga ‘oku ‘osi ki he ʻaho 30 ʻo Sune 2024, naʻe foaki ai ʻe he Sea ʻo e Poate ‘a e Pangikē Pule, Lord Sevele ‘o Vailahi, ‘i he Fakataha Lahi Fakataʻu ‘o e 2024 ‘a e Pangikē Pule he ʻaho ni ha sieke ʻoku fe’unga mo e $25.1 miliona ki he Palēmia, Hon. Hu’akavameilku ko e ‘inasi fakata’u mei he tupu ‘a e Pangikē.

Two men suspected to be members of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) were arrested recently by the Tonga Police, in their effort to fight transnational organised crime in Tonga.

The Pacific Island Forum (PIF), in response to rising regional concerns over the cultural misappropriation of Pacific Kava by non-Pacific people, launched the ‘Kava Strategy’ during the 53rd PIFLM in Tonga.

Two villages, ‘Utulau in Tongatapu and Koulo in Ha'apai, each received a Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) contract, signed today by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr. Inagaki Hisao.

Over 200 graduates from Tupou Tertiary Institute of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, received their academic awards, presented by HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita on Saturday 7 September in Nuku'alofa.

Fiji looked to have secured the win in the 78th minute through Grace Lakavutu. But Tonga weren’t finished yet. Malohifo’ou found the back of the net for the second time in the half, equalising the score and closing out the goal-scoring opportunities for both teams as the match ended in a 3-3 draw in Group A of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, played at HFC Bank Stadium, Suva on Sunday, 8 September 2024.

With an emphasis on youth empowerment, education, drugs, and climate change, the Tonga Youth Parliament 2024 was formally opened today with a ceremony held at the Parliament Chambers in Tongatapu.

The Ngalu Fānifo Regional Project is a Pacific-led project that aims to improve mental health and wellbeing in Tonga and Vanuatu, by strengthening the capacity of health and community providers to provide mental health care. The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) will led the three-year programme, in partnership with Tonga and Vanuatu Ministries of Health, and funded by the Australian Government.

The Pacific Island Chiefs of Police Forum (PICP) was officially opened yesterday, 3 September by the Prime Minister and Minister for Police, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku.