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Tonga's Prime Minister and Minister responsible for His Majesty’s Armed Forces, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku had a bilateral meeting with the Minister for the French Armed Forces Mr. Sébastien Lecornu, on 2 October, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Paris.

Tongan-Australian vocal duo and siblings Vika and Linda Bull were awarded the Artistic Excellence Award of the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) ceremony.

Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku held a bilateral meeting with the Executive Director of the World Bank, Group of Southeast Asia, Dr. Wempi Saputra, on 26 September, at Washington D.C., where they discussed upon areas that could better assist Tonga in line with the goals of the World Bank, of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, focusing on sustainability, resilience, and inclusiveness.

Ten Tongan students joined an international school-based leadership programme, hosted in Tongatapu, for eight days from 24 September to 1 October, along with 14 students from New Zealand and Australia, organised by the Future Leader’s Academy at Makeke Camp.

The Competent Authority has approved an increase in the regulated price of diesel effective 19 September 2023. This has contributed to an increase of 53.43 seniti per litre from the last regulated price of diesel in June 2023. We are on a quarterly review of the regulated price of fuel which has increased the tariff by 11.12 seniti per kWh (12.6%). The total electricity tariff will increase from the current 87.90 seniti per kWh to 99.01 seniti per kWh. Kuo tali ‘e he Pule Fē’unga ke hiki ‘a e totongi ‘o e lolo tisolo ‘a ia ke kamata ngāue’aki ‘i he ‘aho 19 Sepitema 2023. ‘Oku tokoni ‘a e hiki ko ‘eni ki hono hiki hake ‘a e totongi lolo ‘aki ‘a e seniti ‘e 53.43 ki he lita mei Sune 2023.

Siaosi Havea (28) was sentenced to three-years five-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and the theft of goods valued at $10,118 pa’anga from a shop at Poutaha. ““It is quite obvious from the defendant’s previous convictions that he is a habitual property offender and is a high risk of re-offending,” said the judge.

For the first time, more women than men marched out in completion of their Tonga Police Residential Phase Training, yesterday 28 September. The Baton of Honour for Recruit Wing 51 was awarded to Probation Constable Toketa Prescott.

Tonga Police raided a Kolomotu'a residence and arrested two men (aged 35 and 38 years) on 20 September.

Tonga and other small island developing states require greater access to concessional finance to support our development endeavours and to strengthen our resilience against external shocks, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu‘akavameiliku told the United Nations.