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Friday 8 May 2020 5:17pm
Suva, Fiji : CoViD-19 information for people throughout the Pacific is being compiled by a new FSPI website that provides links to relevant articles on the virus.
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Thursday 7 May 2020 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI opened the Tongan Parliamentary session for 2020-21 this morning and expressed his sincere gratitude that the CoViD-19 had not reach Tonga, and was thankful for the people’s acceptance of restrictions that had been put in place, all for the sake of protecting our lives. “Looking into the future the House has a lot of work to do. There is a need for unity,” he said. Premium content -
Thursday 7 May 2020 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A local root crop exporting company Lotopoha Export Trading, has this month signed a partnership with the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) Plus Program, that is aimed at assisting small holder growers supply consistently good export crops. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 May 2020 8:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The negative impacts of CoViD-19 will lead to a contraction in economic growth for the current fiscal year, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Dr Sione Ngongo Kioa stated on 5 May, as domestic activities have already shown a slowdown. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 May 2020 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Long serving journalist and news manager, Viola Koloamatangi Ulakai is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, a state-owned enterprise. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 May 2020 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six Civil Society Organisations received grant funding from the European Union in a $1.15 million-pa’anga allocation to strengthen their work in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 May 2020 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government will pay the second term school fees for all students in government and non-government secondary schools from Forms 1 to 7, through the government’s Education CoViD-19 Relief Assistance. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 May 2020 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around the world, Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated today 5 May, but in Tonga students at GPS Fasi have stepped up their hand hygiene routine every day to prevent the spread of pathogens and infections such as CoViD-19. -
Tuesday 5 May 2020 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs to grow its small private sector in order to find a lasting solution for the country's fiscal and development challenges, reports the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Tonga will need to address the structural constraints and main deterrents to investment. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 May 2020 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Supreme Court will consider forfeiture to the Crown of an 'Eua passenger ferry that carried an excessive number of passengers in dangerous waters at night in January last year, after the Master was found guilty yesterday of permitting the MV 'Onemato to sail carrying excess passengers. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2020 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 31-year-old man was found dead at a home in Veitongo on Saturday night, May 2. Police suspect this is a suicide case. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2020 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI will open the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on Thursday morning, May 7 via live stream. The House must pass the national budget before July 1. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2020 5:39pm
Manila, Philippines : A $460,000 pa’anga grant to the Government of Tonga was approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday, 1 May and will go towards restoring life-sustaining services following the damage from Tropical Cyclone Harold. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2020 12:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At least four college football players of Tongan descent were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft held from 23 – 25 April, including Tonga born guard Netane Muti. In addition to the draft, six free agents of Tongan descent have been contracted since the draft. Premium content -
Saturday 2 May 2020 1:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Restrictions enforced under a State of Emergency in Tonga since 17 April will be relaxed for a couple of weeks from 8:00pm May 1-15 2020, the Prime Minister announced yesterday. However, the international border remains closed to incoming passengers, including an estimated 10,000 Tongans overseas who want to return. -
Friday 1 May 2020 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Post staff are now wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to sort incoming mail and packages from overseas as a precaution amid the global CoViD-19 outbreak. Premium content -
Friday 1 May 2020 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Sione Vuna Fa‘otusia is to be arraigned at the Supreme Court on charges, including interference with the course of justice, in a dispute over a stolen cow in January 2019. Since the respondent is Minister of Justice, counsel agreed that an overseas judge should be appointed to hear the trial. Premium content -
Friday 1 May 2020 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government will receive a US$4.5 million (about $10.4M pa'anga) insurance payout for destruction caused by Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold on April 9, under its cover with the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company. Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2020 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 32-year-old fisherman who pleaded guilty to possession of 0.61 grams of methamphetamine received suspended sentence, at the Supreme Court on April 27. Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2020 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old self employed builder was sentenced to a fine, after pleading guilty to possession of 44 bullets for a .22 rifle, which he didn't have a license to. Premium content
