New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni arrived in Tonga this evening, 19 April on the last leg of a Pacific Mission, that first visited Solomon Islands and Fiji.
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
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A Tongan-Kiwi artist, ‘Ahota’e’iloa Toetu’u (Loa), has installed new artwork in the Tanoa Dateline Hotel ballroom.
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Jazz Musicians ‘SOAR’ will be in Tonga from 22-26 April, and will perform a free concert on the evening of 26 April at Digicel Square. The U.S. Embassy organized a “Friendship Tour” in collaboration with American Music Abroad (AMA).
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As Japan's PALM Ambassador, HE Mr. Takata Toshihisa visited Tonga on 17-18 April in preparation for the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Japan in 2024.
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Tuesday 18 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Young entrepreneur, Arthur Cocker of Defiant Robotics, showcased his first robot today in a demonstration for Tonga Power Limited and other parties interested in the bot fully manufactured in Tonga using 3D printing technology. This one is designed to clean solar panels.
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Tuesday 18 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Visiting Tonga yesterday, a team from Japan held an information session at the Tanoa Dateline Hotel, about a project that will provide job opportunities in Japan for Tongan youth that are seeking stable employment.
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Tuesday 18 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A prolific armed robber, Rodney Toki (27), must serve another two years in prison, to be added onto a 12 years sentence he is already serving, the Appeal Court ruled this month. “This is one of those rare cases where there is little if any hope of his rehabilitation. The protection of society requires that he remain imprisoned for a lengthy period, which properly reflects the total seriousness of his two distinct bouts of criminal offending," stated the Appeal Court ruling.
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Tuesday 18 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The new petroleum prices for April to May decreases effective from Tuesday, 18 April.
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Monday 17 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr. Viliami 'Alamameita Takau, was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Tourism on 13 April 2023 for a four-year term.
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Monday 17 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Flags will be flown at half-mast in Tonga on Tuesday, 18 April in respect of the funeral of the former Prime Minister, the late Rev Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa.
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Sunday 16 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study. A 15-megaton volcanic explosion from Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai generated a mega-tsunami with waves up to 85 meters (279 feet) high one minute after the explosion of "Blast 5", and hitting Tonga's coastlines up to 45-meters high (148 feet) at Tofua Island and waves up to 17 meters (56 feet) on Tongatapu. A new simulation in the study led by scientists at the University of Miami and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation also suggests that the eruption location relative to urban centers saved Tonga from a worse outcome.
Friday 14 April 2023
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At a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific has raised concerns in the face of continuing migration of thousands of labourers overseas, Tonga is implementing a supply management strategy as a pillar of its three-year-old Labour Mobility Policy. “The findings presented to us, highlights the need for the Strategy,” said the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku in launching the strategy on 13 April.
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Friday 14 April 2023
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Tonga’s first Guideline for Healthy Living and national campaign was launched on 13 April in an effort to tackle the health problems arising out of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which remain the leading cause of deaths with around 70% of deaths annually in Tonga connected to NCDs. MAFF Minister, Lord Fohe, urged Tongans to eat healthier food. He believed it was not impossible to change our lifestyle for a healthier Tonga.
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Friday 14 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Recognizing injuries of players in contact sports and how to safely handle the situation was a focus of a two-day medical course, called “ICIR - Immediate Care in Rugby” held the Tanoa International Hotel today, 14 April 2023.
Friday 14 April 2023
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Tevita Taulanga Tupou (22) had a year added to his current three-years sentence for his most recent offences of serious housebreaking and theft of Tongan mats and other items valued at $14,100 from a church in Ma'ufanga.
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Friday 14 April 2023
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The cruise ship, Celebrity Eclipse, visited Nuku'alofa for a day, arriving with more than 3000 passengers and crew on 14 April.
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Thursday 13 April 2023
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Growth in Tonga’s economy is projected to reach 2.5% in 2023 expanding further to 3.2% in 2024, according to the latest edition of the Asian Development Bank's economic report presented in Nuku'alofa today, 13 April. ADB Public Sector Economist, James Webb said, like its South Pacific neighbours, Tonga has faced an immensely difficult past three-years. Inflation is forecast to accelerate to 9.4% this year, with remittances providing some potential relief to households.
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Thursday 13 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven young leaders from His Majesty's Armed Forces - Tonga successfully completed a Junior Leaders Course at Taliai Military Camp.
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Thursday 13 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former school principal and Acting CEO, Mr. Isikeli Ngalu Oko was appointed as the new CEO for the Ministry of Education and Training yesterday by the Office of the Public Service Commission.
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Thursday 13 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Na’e pēseti ‘e 8.7 ‘a e hikihiki fakata’u e totongi koloa fakalūkufua ‘i he lipooti ki he Hikihiki e Totongi Koloa (CPI) ‘o Fepueli. Ko e holo ‘eni mei he pēseti ‘e 9.7 ‘i he māhina kuo’osi΄, pea ma’ulalo ange ‘i he pēseti ‘e 9.1 ‘i Fepueli 2022. ‘Oku hokohoko atu ‘a e holo ‘a e hikihiki e totongi koloa fakalūkufua mei´ he tu’unga mā’olunga ko e pēseti ‘e 14 ‘i Sepitema 2022. Na’e pehē ‘e he Kōvana ‘a e Pangikē Pule΄, Tatafu Moeaki, “ ‘Oku kei hoko pē ‘a e ngaahi liliu ki he pa’anga fakalūkufua e fonua΄ mo e fokotu’utu’u ngāue fekau’aki mo e mahu’inga ‘o e pa’anga Tonga ‘i hono fakafetongi mo e ngaahi pa’anga muli΄ ‘a ia ne hā ‘i he Fokotu’utu’u Ngāue Fakapa’anga ‘o Fepueli 2023, ko e taumu’a ngāue tu’ukimu’a ki hono holoki ‘a e hikihiki e totongi koloa΄ pea ‘e malava ke hokohoko atu e ngaahi liliu´ ‘o ka fiema’u ke fakasi’isi’i e ngaahi ola kovi ‘i he holo e ivi fakatau ‘a e ngaahi fāmili΄ kae tautefito kiate kinautolu ‘oku masivesiva ange mo tu’u laveangofua”.
