Results for Development

Tonga's people are the nation's most valuable asset for development of the country's future, HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala, told a national development summit today, but this future depended on addressing the needs of its people, "with access to quality education, healthcare, and a way to make a living."

A new classroom for GMS Popua was commissioned yesterday, 25 February, by the Ambassador of Japan to Tonga, HE Inagaki Hisao.

Two fire fighting vehicles and personal protection firefighter equipment were donated by the Metropolitan Fire Service from South Australian to the Tonga Fire & Emergency Service in Nuku’alofa, on 24 January 2025.

A training facility for Tonga Rugby Union and upgraded water system for the village of Mataika in Vava'u, are two new projects funded by the Embassy of Japan under its Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP).

Heavy machinery, including trucks, excavators and tractors, were handed over to Waste Authority Ltd. and Tonga Water Board, from Japan under its Non-project grant aid (NPGA) worth about USD$6 million.

A new water laboratory for Tonga Water Board (TWB) was launched earlier today, 8 November 2024, at Mata-ki-Eua in Tongatapu, to help the water board provide cleaner and safer water for the community.

The Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, established to aid developing countries that are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, is meeting this week in an international effort to get the Fund operational and recognised as a financial institution within the world bank system, ahead of COP29 the World Climate Summit to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The fund will help small island states and others with funding for climate resilience.

Two villages, ‘Utulau in Tongatapu and Koulo in Ha'apai, each received a Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) contract, signed today by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr. Inagaki Hisao.

The newly constructed Tonga High School Indoor Stadium, as the main venue for the 53rd Pacific Island Forum Leader’s meeting next week, was opened yesterday, 22 August, in Nuku’alofa, with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque by HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala.