Tonga Statistics Department successfully launched the Equality Insights Rapid Report, Tonga Survey on 12 June, at Nuku’alofa.
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Wednesday 14 June 2023
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Tuesday 13 June 2023
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A delegation from the Australia Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific, are in Nuku'alofa on a week-long visit. They discussed Australian Government infrastructure financing for Tonga through AIFFP and the state of the Tongan economy, Tonga's debt obligations and Australia's ongoing budget support. Discussions on projects included Parliament House reconstruction, the Queen Salote Wharf and ICT cable redundancy,
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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A public holiday will be observed on Monday, 5 June to commemorate Emancipation Day, the day King Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862.
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
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A project to modernise six Acts to include digital government and to strengthen digital legal requirements and protections in Tonga, is being planned. A team of Digital Specialists met with the Prime Minister, Hon Hu’akavameiliku on 26 May to discuss the World Bank Tonga Digital Government Support Project (TDGSP) Mid Term Review Mission.
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Wednesday 24 May 2023
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Twenty boat engines (90hp) were donated by the Guangdong Province, China to different organizations at the Ministry of Fisheries on 23 May.
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Monday 22 May 2023
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Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi was re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Internal Affairs for four-years, effective on 19 May, signing a renewed contract in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 2 May 2023
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A International Civil Aviation Security Audit Program started on 1 May in Nuku'alofa to promote security through continuous auditing and monitoring of Tonga’s Aviation Security performance.
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Friday 21 April 2023
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A Tongan Customs Officer ‘Amini Fonua is currently in Wellington undertaking a dog handling training run by the New Zealand Police under the Pacific Detector Dog Program (PDDP).
Friday 21 April 2023
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ANZAC Day will be observed at a dawn service in Tonga on Tuesday, 25 April to commemorate those brave fallen soldiers from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand, who fought and died for world peace. ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Tonga.
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Monday 17 April 2023
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Mr. Viliami 'Alamameita Takau, was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Tourism on 13 April 2023 for a four-year term.
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Monday 17 April 2023
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Flags will be flown at half-mast in Tonga on Tuesday, 18 April in respect of the funeral of the former Prime Minister, the late Rev Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa.
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Friday 14 April 2023
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At a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific has raised concerns in the face of continuing migration of thousands of labourers overseas, Tonga is implementing a supply management strategy as a pillar of its three-year-old Labour Mobility Policy. “The findings presented to us, highlights the need for the Strategy,” said the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku in launching the strategy on 13 April.
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Thursday 13 April 2023
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A former school principal and Acting CEO, Mr. Isikeli Ngalu Oko was appointed as the new CEO for the Ministry of Education and Training yesterday by the Office of the Public Service Commission.
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Tuesday 11 April 2023
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Sione Fo'i'akau Lolohea has been appointed as the new Government Statistician for four-years.
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Wednesday 5 April 2023
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Access to stable and affordable internet continues to be a challenge in Tonga and is holding back businesses who trade internationally, says Tonga's top customs official. The launch of ASYCUDAWorld is expected to modernize Tonga’s customs administration, automate customs clearance processes, and improve the country’s ability to engage in international trade, but the challenges of connectivity mean it is going to be “a marathon not a sprint”.
Wednesday 29 March 2023
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The Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Rwanda and the Kingdom of Tonga, Their Excellencies, Mr. Claver Gatete and Mr. Va’inga Tōnē signed a joint Communiqué to formalize diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Rwanda.
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Tuesday 28 March 2023
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The government's electricity price subsidy is continuing to the March 2023 quarter to reduce the burden of high electricity prices for all households, including businesses.
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Thursday 23 March 2023
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‘Global Surveyors Day’ and ‘World Water Day’ this month were marked in Tonga by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, who hosted a series of events with the aim of improving their operation and its services to the public.
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Friday 17 March 2023
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Tonga’s inter-island ferry MV ‘Otuanga’ofa which is still docked in Auckland for maintenance, is now expected to return to Tonga next week, said the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku during a press conference on 16 March.
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Friday 17 March 2023
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A new study ‘2023 Finding Balance’ tracks the progress and impact of State Owned Enterprises reform and commercialization in countries, including Tonga.The study was launched on 16 March, at Tanoa Hotel.
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