Results for Tongans

Nakita Tu’itavake (51) of Kolomotu’a, who was charged earlier this month with possession of cannabis and ammunition, has been released on bail until March 10.

The Tongan Cabinet held a half-day Retreat on Friday, 14 February, attended by Cabinet Ministers, Chief Executives Officers and members of the Private Sector, at the Fa'onelua Convention Center, to charter a way forward for the year ahead.

An important review of Tonga's trade policy by the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland, from February 11-13, found that the Pacific island nation faces a backlog of reforms that are required to modernize and streamline its legal and regulatory frameworks for economic development. Tonga's imports continue to outstrip its exports by a factor of at least 10:1 annually and over 50% of its imports are for fuel and food.

The New Zealand Government has committed $40,000 (NZD) to Tonga's Red Cross to purchase guttering kits for over 500 homes in Ha'apai for clean rainwater collection.

The Pacific International Commercial Bank is expected to open its doors in March as the fifth bank in Tonga. The Chinese-Tongan bank venture is aiming to offer interest rate at six-percent.

Essential food items were distributed to the people on ‘Uiha Island in Ha’apai on February 5 by the Tonga Red Cross Society. The food was donated by the 'Uiha Community in Nuku'alofa.

Australia may have won the Rugby League World Cup but Tonga has a faster Luger. Tonga’s first winter Olympian, Bruno Banani beat Australia’s Alexander Ferlazzo to 32nd place in the Luge Men’s Singles at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games and was ahead of Ferlazzo by only less than half a second.

Tonga has come out empty handed in this year’s Wellington Sevens, losing all of its five games.

A 61-year-old man from Afa has been charged with manslaughter by negligence after a 62-year-old cyclist died after he was allegedly hit by a vehicle on the evening of February 6 in Hoi, Tongatapu. It was the second road death in Tonga this year.