The Prime Minister does not have concerns that major projects in the 2025-26 budget could potentially increase the national debt and create a further burden, saying that, "The public debt is currently declining and there are no plans to take on any new debt from overseas." The budget estimate projects the total national debt to be $428.9 million as of 30 June, representing 34% of the country's GDP.
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Saturday 7 June 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 21 May 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, visited Tonga today and reaffirmed Australia's commitment as Tonga's largest development and security partner. During her tour of three Pacific countries, she acknowledged the region's growing challenges, particularly climate change. “The Pacific peoples speak with authority on climate, and your voice should be heard in the world,” she stated.
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Thursday 27 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) treaty is set for ratification at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in September, it was announced at the conclusion of the Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting (FEMM) in Nuku'alofa this week, from 25-26 March.
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Wednesday 26 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Forum Secretary General, Baron Waqa called for Pacific unity against external pressures and economic challenges, at the opening of the Special Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) today, 26 March, at the Fa'onelua Convention Center in Nuku'alofa. He noted that intensifying geopolitical contest in the blue Pacific “brings promise and peril.”
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Friday 7 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The government has allocated $1 million to assist 20 families affected by recent flooding in Tongatapu due to heavy rain, the Prime Minister Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Eke announced at a media briefing today, March 7, at St. George Government Building in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 7 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A prisoner from Hu’atolitoli Prison tragically died yesterday from a suspected suicide, the Prime Minister told a media briefing today. He said the prisoner was being treated for a mental health issue at Vaiola Hospital. However, it was not immediately clear whether or not the prisoner had been discharged from Vaiola Hospital at the time of his death.
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