Illegal drugs being smuggled into Tonga will be easier to detect with new spectrometer equipment. USD$3 million funding has been committed by Japan for the equipment, to assist the Tonga government's efforts to detect and prevent illicit drugs from entering its borders.
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Thursday 29 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 23 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Online safety is a major concern in Tonga, especially with misuse of social media, such as spreading misinformation, abuse, bullying, fraud and fake pages, say Tonga Women in ICT, an NGO who are supported by government to increase awareness of these issues.
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Saturday 17 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan flags will be flown half-mast on Monday 19 September, in respect of the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, following a decree by the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Tuesday 30 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's midnight curfew has been eased by to start at 1:00am to 5:00am, as weekly flights to Tonga have increased, since the gradual re-opening of Tonga’s international border on 1 August. Two national State of Emergencies have also been renewed.
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Friday 26 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Customs officers have received sophisticated inspection equipment under a $10 million project to help them detect smuggling or other criminal activities at Tonga's borders. China has provided non-intrusive imaging inspection equipment that will assist the Ministry of Revenue and Customs.
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Friday 12 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku said it was tough to lose three cabinet ministers at the same time, but his government respects the judgments of the Court of Appeal. “..we will have to find replacements and continue with the work that needs to be done," he said.
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Tuesday 2 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Fohe (59) was sworn in as the new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests, when Parliament resumed sitting yesterday, Monday 1 August.
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Tuesday 2 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's current night time curfew - midnight to 5:00am - due to COVID-19 remains but will be re reviewed this month, after Government approved the incremental border re-opening on 1 August.
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Wednesday 6 July 2022
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Lisbon, Portugal
Hon. Hu’akavameiliku spoke as President of the sixth session of the SIDS DOCK Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on 29 June.
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Sunday 19 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku leads Tonga’s delegation to two international meetings over the next two-weeks, firstly heading to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda from June 20-25.
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Saturday 11 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan Cabinet Minister, Hon. Viliami Manuopangai Hingano, passed away yesterday, 10 June 2022, at the Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand, the Prime Minister’s Office announced today.
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Thursday 2 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A public holiday will be observed in Tonga on Monday, June 6 to commemorate Emancipation Day, the day Tonga’s King Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862.
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Tuesday 31 May 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Several bilateral cooperation agreements between Tonga and the People's Republic of China were signed this afternoon by Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavemeiliku and China's State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Wang Yi.
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Sunday 13 March 2022
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Nuku'alofa
Tonga's Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, has gone into home isolation after he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, with the Prime Minister's Office stating that, “his symptoms are mild”.
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Wednesday 23 February 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Prime Minister Hon Siaosi Sovaleni today tested the connectivity on one of 50 VSAT terminals, set up at the PMO. The terminals were donated by US billionaire Elon Musk.
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Friday 28 January 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The World Bank has donated USD$8 million to Tonga for emergency support due to the widespread damage caused by tsunamis generated by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption on January 15.
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Thursday 27 January 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two highly specialised ships need to come to Tonga – one to assess the current state of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai volcano, and another to repair Tonga's submarine fibre optic cable and restore communications with the world.
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Friday 7 January 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three months after a Tongan fisheries observer, Arnold Latu (37), was found dead on the fishing vessel Hsinlong I, in Tongan waters, on 27 September 2021, his mother today finally received the autopsy report that may help to bring some closure to the family who were puzzled by his death.
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Wednesday 29 December 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni, this afternoon announced his new 12-member Cabinet and the two Governors for Vava‘u and Ha‘apai. The Prime Minister has kept four major portfolios under himself, taking on the Police and the armed forces as well as education.
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Thursday 16 December 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eighty-two marriages have been registered this month by the Nuku'alofa Registry, as December remained the most popular month for couples to tie the knot, before government closes for the Christmas holidays on 20 December.
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