The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd. (Tongasat) has filed a notice of appeal against a Supreme Court decision in August that declared multi-million Chinese aid fund grants paid to the company in 2008 and 2011 were unlawful.
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Monday 22 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 22 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s MET Service Director, ‘Ofa Fa’anunu is the first Tongan to become President of the World Meteorological Organization Regional Association (WMO RA5).
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Monday 22 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Radio Taiso, a popular Japanese radio exercise was introduced in Nuku'alofa last week by visiting "radio exercise" experts to promote healthy living.
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Monday 22 October 2018
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government will start paying $TOP10.8 million a year during the next ten years, (principal only) of its $TOP119m loan from the Exim Bank of China that was used to fund reconstruction projects after the 2006 riots in Nuku'alofa. The start of the principal repayments has already contributed to a $22.8m decline in Tonga’s foreign reserves in September. Now Tonga is confronting the real cost of the riots.
Saturday 20 October 2018
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Auckland, New Zealand
Australia’s Kangaroos defeated Mate Ma’a Tonga 34 – 16 in a hard earned victory at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland tonight.
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Saturday 20 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ‘Ikale Tahi today announced their team to play Wales, Georgia and the French Barbarians in a tour of the Northern Hemisphere from 10 -24 November.
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Friday 19 October 2018
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Consultation on the use of ocean and marine resources as well as marine spatial planning (MSP) is currently underway in Vava’u with the Minister for MEIDECC, Hon Poasi Tei, joining the team today, 19 October 2018.
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Friday 19 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More than 80 graduates from the University of the South Pacific Tonga Campus celebrated their graduation in Nuku‘alofa on Friday, October 19.
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Friday 19 October 2018
Geneva, Switzerland
Unfortunately, few agricultural workers are in a position to advocate for their rights. Seasonal and rural workers lack access to collective bargaining, and undocumented migrant workers avoid unions for fear that employers will retaliate by calling the immigration authorities. Moreover, basic benefits such as social security, health care, and workers’ compensation are typically nonexistent. By Hilal Elver and Melissa Shapiro
Friday 19 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma‘a Tonga fans of all ages decked in red and white were out in force today, 19 October, to show their support ahead of tomorrow night’s match against World Champions, Australia, at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. King Tupou VI showed his support when the Mate Ma’a Tonga had an audience with him at 'Atalanga in Auckland yesterday.
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Thursday 18 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A high ranking official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Tonga this week for discussions with the Prime Minister and Tongan officials about capacity development to improve financial stability and other important issues.
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Thursday 18 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-day Climate Change Donor Roundtable started on October 18 at the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, and focused on Tonga’s Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. A climate resilient and low emission development pathway is essential for safeguarding Tonga’s social, economic, and environmental aspirations, says the Minister of MEIDECC.
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Thursday 18 October 2018
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Tonga is one of four Pacific Island countries that is supporting a proposal for the establishment of a Regional Secretariat for labour mobility initiatives and a PACER Plus Implementation Unit. The Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu also offered to host the Labour Mobility Initiatives and the PACER Plus Implementation Unit in their own country, when the proposal was raised at the 2018 Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting, held in Honiara, Solomon Islands on 10 October 2018.
Thursday 18 October 2018
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Stockholm, Sweden
As scientists have conclusively shown, in the last decade, we have entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, in which human activity – in particular, economic activity – has been the dominant factor influencing Earth’s climate and environment. In the Anthropocene, our planet’s life-support system is changing faster than ever. By Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers, and Per Espen Stoknes
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa Tonga
It will cost around $45,000 pa‘anga for the Tongan Parliament to send a delegation of six people, including the Speaker Lord Fakafanua, “to show Parliament’s unwavering support for Mate Ma’a Tonga” on Saturday. But the Clerk of the House said the figure had yet to be finalised as some MPs who are overseas might join the delegation in Auckland.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Auckland, New Zealand
More than 25,000 spectators will watch the Mate Ma‘a Tonga play Australia in a sold-out Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland this Saturday, 20 October. This figure almost doubles the crowd of 12,763 that watched the Kiwis play Australia last weekend at the same stadium.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Christchurch, New Zealand
All Blacks fullback David Havili has been re-signed by the Canterbury Crusaders until 2021. The 2017 champion super rugby club announced the re-signing yesterday.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Parliament has not revealed how much it will allocate to spend on sending a 6-person delegation to Auckland to watch this weekend's Rugby League match.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma’a Tonga have announced their team to play Australia this Saturday. Konrad Hurrell has been placed on reserve, to the surprise of many fans.
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Wednesday 17 October 2018
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new technologically-advanced tide gauge station was officially commissioned at the Tanoa Hotel on 16 October 2018 by the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva and unveiled at Vuna Wharf by the Minister for Internal Affairs, Hon Losaline Ma’asi on his behalf.
