Results for Tonga

Tevita Moa Taufa (26) is the passenger who died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided a power pole at Fatai, on February 28.

A 26-year-old man from Nukunuku died early this morning, February 28 when the vehicle in which he was a front passenger collided with a power pole at Fatai.

A 45-year-old man has been charged in relation to the seizure of a supply of liquor and beer, which he had no license to sell in Ma'ufanga.

The Ombudsman Office is carrying out an investigation into a series of allegations of maladministration in the Boards of Public Enterprises.

Tonga’s Parliament passed the Foreign Investment Bill 2019 yesterday, 26 February with votes of 15-3, after a hot debate on whether or not to take into account the concerns of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and the business community. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

A petition signed by Pentecostal churches supporting the call for King Tupou VI to dissolve the Tongan Parliament and investigate government, was presented to the Palace Office today, February 26.

Viliami Mangisi (59) charged in the seizure of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of around $2 million pa’anga is to appear at the Supreme Court in March.

Tonga’s tense and conflicting politics were exposed when three petitions were presented to the HM King Tupou VI on 18 February, with a call to not only dissolve parliament, but also to establish a Royal Commission to investigate alleged wrong doings by government; and to appoint a caretaker government. Last week the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva, responded by calling the petitions “trouble making”.

Tonga Police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police and Fiji Police to combat serious organized crimes in the region.