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Friday 24 April 2020 3:48pm
Washington, USA : Overseas remittances are predicted to fall by 13 percent in the East Asia and Pacific region this year affecting countries such as Tonga, due to the economic crisis caused by CoViD-19, according to the World Bank. Migrant remittances to Tonga in 2019 made up 37.6 percent as a share of GDP.
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Thursday 23 April 2020 9:36pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Big-hearted American-Tongan pro golfer Tony Finau has donated $100,000 to ‘Project Protect’, an initiative to provide $5 million face masks to frontline healthcare workers in the United States. The country is the worst affected by CoViD-19, with over 42,000 Americans having died from the disease so far. Premium content -
Thursday 23 April 2020 8:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : DeepGreen Metals Inc., a Canadian-based seafloor mining developer, has taken over the Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd, and expanded its footprint of mining for Polymetallic nodules in the central Pacific. They are planning to extract cobalt and other battery metals from the seafloor. Premium content -
Thursday 23 April 2020 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of five men charged with the murder of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) in the Nuku'alofa CBD is to start on August 31, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 April 2020 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dry weather has been forecast for most of Tonga from April to June, except for the Niuas where rainfall is expected to be average, according to Tonga Meteorological Service. -
Thursday 23 April 2020 12:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is no tsunami threat from an earthquake 5.5 magnitude, felt in Nuku'alofa this morning, the Tonga Meteorological Service advised. The earthquake epicenter was located 121km SSE of Nuku'alofa at 11:31am Tonga local time. -
Wednesday 22 April 2020 9:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's tourist industry hit hard by Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold and CoViD-19 lockdowns this month will soon be allowed new duty free and CT free imports of building materials, along with other incentives, while all businesses are allowed an extension of time for filing some tax returns, Tonga's Revenue and Customs Services told the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries yesterday. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2020 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have made 568 arrests nationwide during a national lockdown and ongoing curfew operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2020 11:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Personal Protective Equipment consisting of 50,000 KN95 facial masks and 20,000 protective masks donated by the Jack Ma Foundation arrived in Nadi, the Pacific Humanitarian Pathway on COVID-19, reported yesterday. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2020 10:20am
Paris, France : The COVID-19 crisis comes at a crucial moment: the beginning of the last decade that we have to act on climate change. Governments are about to spend trillions of dollars to soften the blow from COVID-19. We must not let that money go to waste. When one is being buffeted by a storm of this magnitude, the worst thing one can do is lose one’s compass. But we must use that compass to chart a new course toward an economic model that places human and environmental sustainability at its center. By Bertrand Badré -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Matamoana, a uniquely whale-shaped vessel, is the latest creation from master craftsman Sitiveni Fehoko, launched at Faua Wharf on April 20. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Air New Zealand flight bringing medical equipment from Auckland to Tonga on Thursday, 23 April has been approved to leave the Kingdom with passengers confirmed Minister for MEIDECC Hon Poasi Tei today. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australian citizens and permanent residents who wish to leave Tonga are being advised by the Australian High Commission (AHC) to register with their office. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second CoViD-19 testing machine and testing kits are among medical supplies due to arrive in Tonga on Thursday, 23 April on an Air New Zealand flight. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Government has extended the application due date to May 1 for local registered businesses to apply for assistance, under a COVID-19 Business Economic Emergency Relief Fund. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twelve accused pleaded guilty today and were sentenced to fines of $1000 pa'anga each for breaching the national lockdown notice, at Fasi Magistrate’s Court. They were among 40 cases scheduled for today. Arrest warrants have been issued for 14 who did not turn up at the court. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old man was convicted of stabbing another man three times with a knife during a verbal confrontation at Fatai. He will be sentenced on May 25, at the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 37-year-old male prisoner was arrested with methamphetamine at the Hu’atolitoli Prison compound. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : International flights to Tonga have been barred up to 12 June according to a diversion order issued by the Ministry of Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola. The order is to prevent the introduction, or spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Ministry of Health trusts the World Health Organization’s (WHO) view that asymptomatic transmission of CoVID-19 has not been proven, CEO of the Ministry of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola said this week.1 comment Premium content
