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Wednesday 6 July 2022 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Young Officer Cadets and Midshipmen have been commissioned as the newest members of the Officers Corps for His Majesty’s Armed Forces, on 1 July in Nuku’alofa. They graduated from various military institutions around the world.
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Wednesday 6 July 2022 7:15pm
Lisbon, Portugal : Hon. Hu’akavameiliku spoke as President of the sixth session of the SIDS DOCK Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on 29 June. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 July 2022 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is looking for an incremental border re-opening in August, said MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u today, and the good news is that the government may hand back incoming bookings to the airlines from mid-July. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 July 2022 11:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 69-year-old man from Lapaha who was detained in police custody at the Mu’a Police Station was found dead in a cell on Monday morning, 4 July. Police said circumstances indicated suicide. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 July 2022 9:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Titali To’ia (37) is the man charged in the death of Netane Nimo (26) from a road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road, Veitongo on Saturday night, 18 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 July 2022 9:19pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand has opened up work visa applications for people offshore, while its borders will be fully open at the end of the month, with student and visitor visa applications opening from 31 July. Immigration Minister Michael Wood said this is the third and final stage of the new simplified Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) policy which opens today, allowing migrants offshore to apply for a work visa to come and work in New Zealand for an accredited employer. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 July 2022 9:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Niuafo’ou Water Tank project was commissioned in 'Esia on 30 June, after 168 tanks were to the remote outer island in northern Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 July 2022 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI celebrated his official birthday on Monday, 4 July, in private with members of the Royal Family, at the Villa Royal Residence. The King who was born on 12 July 1959 is 63-years-old this year. Premium content -
Monday 4 July 2022 4:57am
Washington D.C., U.S.A : Additional financing from the World Bank will strengthen Tonga’s resilience to future disasters and climate-related emergencies. The board has approved US$19.5 million (approximately TOP46 million) in additional funding for disaster recovery and resilience projects in Tonga. Since 2018, multiple disasters including Gita, Harold and Hunga, have caused an estimated US$457 million in damages and loss for Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 1 July 2022 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Weekly flights will resume between Tonga and Australia starting on 7 July to September. Premium content -
Friday 1 July 2022 11:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fire gutted the Rotomould Pacific Ltd building at the Small Industries Centre compound at Ma’ufanga in the early morning on 30 June. Premium content -
Friday 1 July 2022 10:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team of 14 members have arrived from Japan to continue and complete the Tonga National Early Warning System (NEWS) Project tentatively set for September this year. Premium content -
Thursday 30 June 2022 9:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vakaloa Beach Resort, received a $1.67 million insurance claim from National Pacific Insurance after the resort was wiped out on January 15. To date, NPI has paid out NZ$7.6 million worth of claims in relation to the Hunga Tonga- Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami. Premium content -
Thursday 30 June 2022 9:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A revised petroleum price will take effect starting on Friday, 1 July for three-months, as the Tonga Competent Authority applies the government's 20 seniti per litre subsidy all petroleum products, except for power diesel. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 June 2022 11:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Sister City agreement was signed last week between Kolomotu’a in Tongatapu, and the New South Wales country town of Gunnedah, where Tongan workers are filling critical workforce shortages through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 June 2022 4:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government will subsidize the petrol price increase, starting on 1 July to ease its impact on households.The Prime Minister's Office said historical new highs of local fuel prices, are due to the continuous global surge in energy prices. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 June 2022 10:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, H.E Matt Howell presented his credentials to King Tupou VI on 28 June, at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 June 2022 2:21am
Saipan, Northern Marianas : Team Tonga shone at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games winning seven medals and ranking 10th overall on the final medal tally. Team Tonga won four gold medals and three bronze medals. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 June 2022 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men have been arrested in a raid by the Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce at a residence in Vaololoa on 21 June. Premium content -
Monday 27 June 2022 11:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Rugby League team lost 26 – 6 to a strong New Zealand side on Saturday, 25 June, in front of a full house at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland. Premium content
