Results for Tonga

Although there are only two HIV positive persons who are currently receiving treatment in Tonga, the Ministry of Health is concerned with the increasing number of people who have tested positive with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

The traditional art of rowing outrigger canoes is being taught to children at Tu‘anekivale Primary School in Vava’u.

Tabulated results for all polling places was released by Tonga's Electoral Commission today, with downloadable files for Tongatapu and Outer Islands results.

Tongan, Fijian and Samoan exporters are confident that their sales will rise by over 50% over the next 12 months, according to the inaugural “Pacific Export Survey 2014”.

Tongatapu voters have replaced seven of their ten incumbent MPs, retaining only three in today's General Election. One of the incumbents did not restand. No women were successful in taking Tongatapu seats.

Tonga's nobles have reelected the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakanoto his parliamentary seat, among eight incumbent Nobles Representatives and one new Nobles Representative after 29 men voted at the Palace Office this morning. The official results for the nine Noble's Representatives were announced after polling closed in the General Election at 4:00pm. Results for the 17 People's Representatives polling places will be announced later this evening.

Tonga Power Ltd has stated its operational net profit at $4,992,500 Pa’anga (after tax). The figure is a significant rise from last year’s net profit of $2,938,659.

Tomavilanova Tu’ipulotu is the third Tongatapu candidate to be disqualified from contesting Thursday's General Election, after he was found to have not been living at Tongatapu No. 9 Constituency, which he was nominated for.

The Tongan Business Enterprise Centre (TBEC) has been given a massive boost from the New Zealand Government. The centre will receive an investment of $8.4 million pa’anga over the next five years.