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A 20-year-old male suspect, Kasi Tukuhaukava, from Fangaloto, is currently being sought by Tonga Police for failing to appear in court in relation to charges of housebreaking and theft. Tonga Police issued a photo of Tukuhaukava with a request for the public to report his whereabouts.

Tonga and Vanuatu tied (2-2) in their second game of the OFC U-16 qualifiers tournament at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, today, 6 May 2025.

A one-day salary deduction will be applied to Members of Parliament who did not notify the House of their absence during the roll call on Monday morning, 5 May, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Lord Fakafanua, announced.

Twenty-two new dengue fever cases were reported with positive rapid tests today, bringing up the total cumulative of dengue fever cases to 647. Vava’u has 301 confirmed cases, Tongatapu 286 cases, ‘Eua 58 cases, and Ha'apai two cases.

A 74-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Masilamea Tongatapu last week, 1 May. Tonga Police said he had died from a medical event.

Papua New Guinea defeated Tonga (5-2), in their first game into the OFC U-16 tournament that kicked off at Teufaiva Stadium, in Nuku’alofa today.

“If you are literate in technology, especially digital technology, you are looking at a better future,” the Deputy PM Hon. Taniela Fusimalohi, said in opening the second Tonga National ICT Expo 2025 today, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa, hosted and funded by Tonga Women in ICT (TWICT) and the Australian Government.

A third death from Dengue Fever in Tonga was reported by the Ministry of Health today. An eight year old boy from Tongatapu is the latest victim of the virus that is spread by mosquitoes. All District Officers on Tongatapu were called to a meeting of the Ministry of Health today. From next week onwards they will start village inspections and a cleanup campaign targeting mosquito breeding sites. Most cases came from Ma'ufanga – including Houmakelikao, Popua, and Fangaloto. If the situation worsens the Minister of Health will declare this an emergency and mass gatherings may be restricted.

A new Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Justice Paul Garlick KC, was welcomed by members of the Tonga Law Society and law practitioners today, 1 May, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.