Results for Tonga

Vaiola Hospital's Paediatric Ward has been gifted with a $100,000 playground, presented by the Tae Kami Foundation, this morning, 5 February.

The delay in the completion of the reconstruction of residential houses that were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in Ha'apai on 11 January 2014 has made life extremely difficult for families who are still living in tents a year on from the disaster, the People's Representatives for Ha'apai told the Tongan Parliament last month.

A dengue fever outbreak was today declared by the Ministry of Health, who have confirmed 33 cases of dengue fever across Tonga.

Tonga was not on the invite list for the Sevens competition of the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa this September. The Youth Games is a sporting event for athletes under the age of 18.

Two gridiron players of Tongan heritage will feature in next week’s Super Bowl showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Sunday February 1 in Glendale, Arizona.

The hearing of an application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be held on 24 April at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.

Tonga’s national electric company, Tonga Power Ltd has announced an 8.5% reduction in the electricity tariff. The new prices will be effective from this Sunday, February 1.

The Women & Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) says that it has assisted more than 1,800 women and children in Tonga since its inception in 2009. The Nuku’alofa based centre says that there have been some dramatic cases of domestic disturbances, including incidents of child molesting. By Finau Fonua.

A former travel consultant appeared at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court today charged with 46 counts of forgery and knowingly dealing with forged documents in relation to visa applications.