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Over the weekend, more than 50 individuals were arrested during a series of Tonga Police Weekend Safety Operations. The arrests were made for various offences, including driving under the influence and illicit drug-related activities.

Six Pacific region central banks are meeting in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, this week, to explore how financial inclusion can strengthen economic resilience and social equity across the region. The high-level gathering from 3-6 June will focus on accelerating the Pacific’s financial inclusion agenda, with an emphasis on digital innovation, resilience, and access to financial services.

A 21-year-old male Tonga Police probationary constable was arrested on Saturday, 31 May for possession of illicit drugs. During the same drug operation in Nuku'alofa, two other men were also arrested for allegedly selling drugs.

Tonga is committed to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme and to the wellbeing of its citizens working in Australia, HE Curtis Tu‘ihalangingie, the Acting Tonga High Commissioner, told a workshop and exhibition day held in Canberra recently. The event held at the Australian National University showcased the positive impacts of the PALM scheme from a Tongan perspective and addressed the challenges.

Adoptions of the first global agreement to make the world safer from future pandemics and increased financial support to the World Health Organization, were the highlights of the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly, which ran from 19–27 May. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment shown by the Organization’s Member States which, during nearly two weeks of meetings, adopted historic measures to make the world safer and healthier.

A new ‘Digital Public Infrastructure’ system was launched by the Tongan Government, yesterday, 29 May in Tongatapu. The new system will make public services easier and faster to access by Tongan citizens.

Twenty two new dengue fever cases reported with positive rapid test, has brought up the total cumulative cases to 815 since the outbreak began in February, the Ministry of Health reported today.

Toni ‘Alatini (23) is serving 15 months in prison for striking Sosefo Taufa with a machete on his left arm, resulting in serious injuries in an unprovoked attack in Veitongo.

A solar-powered desalination system to provide water for agriculture was launched on Monday, 26 May, at the Nishi Trading Farm, Vaini, Tongatapu, during the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry. This new technology in Tonga aims to combat drought and seawater intrusion on agricultural land.