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Friday 19 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Issue of the Revised Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Guideline. The National Reserve Bank of Tonga, in its capacity as the Transaction Reporting Authority (TRA), is issuing the Revised AML/CFT Guideline pursuant to section 11A(o) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2010 [MLPC Act]. Tukuatu ‘o e Tohi Fakahinohino ki hono fakafepaki’i hono fe’ave’aki fakapulipuli ‘o e pa’anga kaka, pa’anga hiamatea mo e fakapa’anga ‘a e ngaahi ngaue fakatautoitoi. Official Press Release from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (English and Tongan).
Thursday 18 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eight girls have joined the 2015 Miss Heilala Pageant but registration is still open until the pageant starts on 30 June, with an orientation program at Liku'alofa Beach Resort.
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Thursday 18 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HE Sarah Maree Wong Walsh has started as New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Tonga after arriving on Saturday, 13 June.
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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was a festive day for the people in Kolofo'ou who decorated their homes with mats, red flags and balloons in preparation for HM King Tupou VI's Coronation. Photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Homes in the Kolomotu’a area part of Nuku‘alofa were decorated with colourful balloons, mats and tapa for a visit by HM King Tupou VI on Friday, 12 June.
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Tuesday 16 June 2015
Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will attend HM King Tupou VI’s Coronation in Nuku’alofa during a visit from July 2-6.
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Tuesday 16 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With Tonga currently experiencing El Nino's drier and cooler weather there is a need for people to conserve water and use it wisely, advises Tonga’s Meteorological and Coast Radio Services.
Monday 15 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Red Cross today marked World Blood Donors Day 2015 with a theme ‘Thank you for saving my life’ by highlighting the life stories of volunteers and donor advocates on how donating blood saves lives.
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Monday 15 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have continued to increase for June-July, with new retail prices to be effective on Tuesday, 16 June.
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Saturday 13 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An American photojournalist Paola Gianturco (75) will feature stories of local girls under the Talitha Project in her sixth photographic book ‘Wonder Girls’, to celebrate girl activists from around the world who are making the world a better place.
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Thursday 11 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thousands of Tongatapu secondary and primary students performed their traditional dances for HM Queen Nanasipau‘u at Mala’e Pangai Lahi today, Thursday, 11 June. Another rehearsal will be held there on Tuesday June 16.
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Thursday 11 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A specialist urology team from Australia provided a range of free diagnostic and treatment services to patients at Vaiola Hospital during a training and mentoring visit to Tonga’s Vaiola Hospital on May 30 to June 5.
Thursday 11 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A major upgrade and extension for Faua Wharf in Nuku'alofa to be completed by 2018 will be funded by the Government of Japan, with an estimated $55.4 million pa'anga grant to modernise Tonga's domestic passenger terminal and cargo handling in the capital.
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Thursday 11 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are seeking the owner of a gun linked with the June 6 death of Tonolo Halahingano (32), a security guard at the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island, Vava’u.
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Thursday 11 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's sole domestic carrier has brought in a new 19-seater BAe Jetstream-32 aircraft from New Zealand, which began servicing Vava'u on Saturday, 6 June, to provide extra capacity for the peak season.
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Tuesday 9 June 2015

Nuku'alofa
Yesterday's Emancipation Day Public Holiday in Tonga was a big clean-up day for homes and gardens in Nuku'alofa and Tongatapu villages before this month's Coronation of Tupou VI. Tonga High School's Form 7 students were out lending their hands to the clean-up to raise funds for upcoming events.
Tuesday 9 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-old local man was found dead from gunshot wounds outside the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island in Vava’u on Saturday evening, 6 June.
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Tuesday 9 June 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seleti Tupou (30) has been charged with reckless driving after his vehicle crashed into the fence of the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa on Friday, 5 June.
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Tuesday 9 June 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With less than three-weeks to go before the Coronation celebration of HM King Tupou VI begins on 27 June, Tongan schools are gearing up to perform their joyous dances that will bring thousands of dancers into two main events. The all-girls Queen Salote College is practising their famous Ma'ulu'ulu.
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Sunday 7 June 2015
Pago Pago, American Samoa
It should not take a rocket-scientist to see that in vain we claim to build a Pacific Nation's economy when the biggest chunk of the budget goes into payroll. Investment is where we should spend most of our budget instead. - Desert WarLord

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