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Wednesday 19 July 2023
signing

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga Red Cross Society Household Recovery Assistance project will provide cash assistance up to 5% to build new homes for some families affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis in 2022.
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Wednesday 19 July 2023
Cyber security challenge

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
USP Tonga won the cyber security incident response challenge, known as ‘Capture the Flag’, which was held by Tonga's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Australia, as part of Tonga’s Cyber Resilience Week.
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Wednesday 19 July 2023
handover

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New school bags for 2,500 students in Tongan primary schools were distributed today, 19 July. A further 5,000 bags will be distributed at a later day, from a gift made by a friendship association in Guangdong, China.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seventeen hundred years before the dawn of the Viking Age in Europe, the first Polynesians crossed the western flank of the Polynesian triangle to settle in Tonga. Thus began the final chapter in the human settlement of the globe. A newly released book, ‘The Birth of Polynesia: An Archaeological Journey Through the Kingdom of Tonga’, documents this story. The author David V. Burley, is currently visiting Tonga.
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Gas Price

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan retail prices for all petroleum products remain unchanged except for Kerosene as compared to the price for June – July 2023, effective from today 18 July 2023, advised the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Meanwhile, LPG gas prices for Tongatapu and Vava'u will increase slightly.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Technical Working Group for combating trafficking in persons and vulnerable migrants in Tonga met in a workshop on 12 July in Nuku’alofa.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023
group photo

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of students and teachers from Newington College of Sydney, Australia visited Tupou College from 6-13 July.
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Tuesday 18 July 2023
TCCI

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An inaugural Korea-Tonga Business Roundtable, with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries Inc. held on Friday, 14 July, at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, Nuku'alofa, “demonstrated the shared commitment of both nations to strengthen bilateral ties and foster economic growth,” the TCCI said in a statement.
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Saturday 15 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Royal Agricultural, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show for Ha'apai showcased a fine display of women's weaving, and an abundant supply of food and fish on 13 July. King Tupou VI accompanied by Queen Nanasipau’u officiated the event.
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Saturday 15 July 2023
El Nina alert

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An El Niño alert for Tonga was issued by the Meteorology Department, on 14 July, as forecasts show there is a 70% chance of El Niño forming this year. The likely impacts on Tonga will include cooler nights, less rainfall over the next 6-12 months, and more tropical cyclones in the next cyclone season from 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024.
Friday 14 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A big exciting win for 'Ikale Tahi over Australia A, lifted the spirits of Tongan fans this afternoon at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, with the final score Tonga 27 Australia A 21.
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Friday 14 July 2023

Washington D.C., U.S.A
As critical talks on deeply-contested deep-sea mining continue in Jamaica this week, scientists fear the impacts of mining the seabed on the marine environment and wider climate, says the National Geographic Society Pristine Seas programme in a statement today.
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Friday 14 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kapelieli Militoni Lanumata won the Tongatapu 10 By-Election with 870 votes and secured his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in yesterday's by-election when 2,261 voters turned out to vote for five candidates.
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Thursday 13 July 2023
two men

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'Ikale Tahi Head Coach, Toutai Kefu expressed extreme confidence in the boys and their game plan for tomorrow's match against Australia A at Teufaiva Stadium, during a Press Conference with the Tongan Media.
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Thursday 13 July 2023
Aus A

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australia A players visited Tonga High School on 13 July, and met young rugby players.
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Thursday 13 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Repairs on the domestic submarine cable system connecting Tongatapu to Ha’apai and Vava’u were completed and back in service on Wednesday night, 12 July, after it was destroyed by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption in January 2022. Over 108 kilometers of cable was used for the repair.
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Thursday 13 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan netball players Viviena Hafoka and Seilala Sikuvea are currently at Bond University, Australia, as part of PacificAus Sports and Netball Australia high performance program, where, among other firsts they have done a crash course into elite-level strength and conditioning.
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Wednesday 12 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Chinese diplomats in the Pacific are critical of a decision by the Japanese government to dispose of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant accident by discharging it into the sea. They rejected the conclusions of a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 4 July.
Wednesday 12 July 2023

Suva, Fiji
Civil society groups in the Pacific Islands have collectively expressed concern that Japan is proceeding with its plan to discharge over a million tonnes of ALPS treated radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean, starting this year.
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Liahona-Saineha Alumni are celebrating Liahona High School’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary in a joyful week-long celebration, which started on 9 July.
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