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A total of $300,000 pa’anga has been allocated to provide psycho-social support to those dealing with stress after losing homes during severe Tropical Cyclone Gita in February this year.

The Vava’u Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism Trade Show was opened by King Tupou VI in Neiafu on Friday, July 13.

The Government of Tonga this year will start repaying the Chinese loan of more than USD$100 million that was taken for recovery after the Nuku'alofa riots in November 2006.

Former Minister of Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, who are facing fraud charges had their case adjourned yet again to July 16.

The Supreme Court of Tonga has upheld a decision of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga to revoke the banking licence of the Pacific International Commercial Bank Ltd. Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen in the Supreme Court of Tonga, on 5 July 2018 dismissed a claim by the PICB bank whose shareholders include HRH Princess Pilolevu. The bank's reported accumulated losses exceeded TOP$4.5million, causing reserve bank concerns that PICB was conducting unsafe and unsound banking operations.

The Land Court of Tonga has ordered two brothers to vacate their older brother’s town allotment known as Sila’a in Kolofo’ou.

Two men died on Monday night, July 9 in a car crash at Holonga, Tongatapu. The fatal accident brings this year's road toll to 17 deaths - a big increase from the six recorded deaths on Tongan roads in 2017.

A Tongan lawyer, Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, is the new Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency starting in November this year.

A Chinese resident Gao Jian is on trial for charges of illegally possessing under-sized Sea Cucumber (Loli) during the closed season in accordance to Fishery regulations.