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Tuesday 7 April 2020 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Asian Development Bank today, 7 April announced a grant of $470,000 to help finance a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga, where the country's main hospital has limited capacity to quarantine and isolate cases.
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Tuesday 7 April 2020 11:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre was activated this morning as severe Tropical Cyclone Harold is expected to enter Tongan waters as a Category 3 storm by Thursday morning, April 9. UPDATED. -
Tuesday 7 April 2020 11:17am
Melbourne, Australia : As government mandated lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic affect a rising share of the global population, fewer will die of COVID-19, as well as other transmissible diseases. But how should we weigh those benefits against the costs of unemployment, social isolation, and widespread bankruptcies? By Peter Singer and Michael Plant. -
Monday 6 April 2020 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If one person has CoViD-19 in Tonga, the virus could be rapidly transmitted to hundreds of people due to our nature to socialize, warned the Minister for Health, Hon Dr 'Amelia Tu'ipulotu, today. -
Monday 6 April 2020 7:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With CoViD-19 numbers climbing daily around the world, and the lack of PPE available worldwide, people can sew their own face masks as an added protection from spreading the virus. Studies show the effectiveness of different materials in blocking the virus. -
Monday 6 April 2020 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men were acquitted of possession of methamphetamine, after a Supreme Court judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove the charges against them. Premium content -
Sunday 5 April 2020 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police made 118 arrests, including 16 for illicit drugs, during the first week of the national lockdown. Acting Deputy Police Commissioner 'Atunaisa Taumoepeau said on Friday that most people were respecting the lockdown under the state of emergency in support of the Ministry of Health, even though at times there had been vehicles queuing for a few kilometres at the main Tongatapu checkpoints. -
Sunday 5 April 2020 12:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold (Category 4), located about 155 km West of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu at about 3:00am local time this morning, is expected to intensify into a Category 5 System today as it passes over Vanuatu. Tonga Met Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre is tracking the powerful storm, which may move south of Tonga by 8-10 April. -
Friday 3 April 2020 11:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The allocation of $60 million for an Economic and Social Stimulus Package that was announced by the Prime Minister Hon. Dr Pohiva Tu‘i‘onetoa yesterday, 2 April “was not very smart” according to concerned Vaiola Hospital doctors, who believe we should be seriously preparing for the arrival of CoViD-19. Do we have 30,000 hospital beds? The answer, of course, is no. By Pesi Fonua.1 comment -
Friday 3 April 2020 10:36pm
Austin-Texas, USA : China's success in "flattening the curve" of the COVID-19 epidemic has been held up as a model for the rest of the world to emulate. But what the world really needs to understand is that "victory" required massive sacrifices by doctors, nurses, and other health workers whose names we will never know. The doctors and nurses on the front lines having lived through hell, see little to celebrate, much to mourn, and reason to remain fearful. -
Friday 3 April 2020 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national lockdown was extended today for another week, effective Sunday, April 5 to April 12. Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa is urging passengers who arrived in Tonga on 19 March to contact the Ministry of Health as soon as possible. Premium content -
Friday 3 April 2020 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is one of 18 countries in the world that is CoViD-19 free as of today, 3 April, and 10 of these countries are located in the Pacific region. Premium content -
Friday 3 April 2020 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight men were arrested on April 1 for possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, in a Tonga Police operation during the national lockdown. Premium content -
Friday 3 April 2020 8:24pm
Canberra, Australia : The Australian Government is assisting Pacific Island countries, including Tonga, to prepare and prevent the spread of CoViD-19, and manage health and economic impacts. Premium content -
Thursday 2 April 2020 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $60 million pa'anga economic and social stimulus package to counter the impact of CoViD-19 was announced by the Tongan government today, 2 April. The package will provide short-term financial assistance for all sectors of the Tongan economy. Tonga expects fiscal deficits of $35m 2020 and $54m in 2021. Premium content -
Thursday 2 April 2020 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by a former police officer against her conviction for forgery was withdrawn during this year's Court of Appeal sitting on March 23. Premium content -
Thursday 2 April 2020 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine and cannabis were seized from a home at Hala-'o-vave in ongoing drugs operation by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 April 2020 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s two weeks isolation from 23 March, in an effort to stop the CoViD-19 from entering the country, is buying time for Health authorities to prepare for a possible influx of the deadly virus when borders re-open. But there are mixed reactions from the community while Tonga remains in isolation from the world. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 April 2020 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 639.68 grams of cannabis was seized by Tonga Police and His Majesty’s Armed Forces, at a checkpoint in Poutaha, Tongatapu, on Monday, March 30. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 April 2020 6:31pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The United Nations is calling for a $2.5 Trillion support package for developing countries to deal with the coronavirus shock. UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said the economic fallout from the shock is ongoing and increasingly difficult to predict but there are clear indications that things will get much worse for developing economies before they get better. Premium content
