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Two new cases of dengue fever cases have been detected, making the total number of the current dengue fever outbreak a total of 38 confirmed cases, the Ministry of Heath reported as of 26 April 2026.

The People’s Representative for the Niua 17 Constituency, Hon. Lataifaingata’a Tangimana, will remain in Parliament for now pending a decision by the Court of Appeal on a move to unseat him.

A total of 32 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed across Tonga - an increase of 4 cases since the last report, the Ministry of Health stated today (Sit Rep #5), 23 April 2026. Seven cases are currently hospitalised including five in Ha'apai and two in Tongatapu. A public health clean-up starts tomorrow, Friday at Fo’ui and Fangaloto.

Edward Yee has been named as the new Country Head, Tonga, the Bank South Pacific (BSP) announced today. Mr Yee is currently the Country Head Vanuatu and has worked across the Pacific islands.

Members of Tonga’s Parliament are strengthening their understanding of national budget procedures ahead of the debate of the Government Budget Estimate for 2026–2027.

Tonga’s Paula Monta (20) secured a bronze medal at the 2026 Oceania Judo Championships, at the MSAC Arena in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, 19 April.

A transition to El Niño is highly likely, with over a 60% chance of its development between May and July 2026 in the Pacific, the Tonga Meteorological Services stated on its Climate & Ocean Outlook May-July 2026.

Teufaiva Stadium was full of color on the third day of the annual Inter-Collegiate athletic sports competition Thursday 16 April 2026. ‘Atele’s runner Mounga Leao has placed first in all of his events including his win in the 400m hurdles. Liahona High School dominated the Open boys 200m sprint event and the senior boys 400m boys event. 

To ensure that Tonga is well-positioned to respond effectively to the impacts of climate change, the government through the Department of Climate Change under MEIDECC held a National Loss and Damage Evidence Base Validation Workshop to look at draft findings of the evidence base of loss and damage in Tonga.