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Friday 17 January 2025 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A training facility for Tonga Rugby Union and upgraded water system for the village of Mataika in Vava'u, are two new projects funded by the Embassy of Japan under its Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP).
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Friday 17 January 2025 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Helping local technicians to develop skills in biomedical engineering, are eight young biomedical engineering students from the University of Canterbury who are spending five weeks in Tonga conducting various trainings with technicians from the Ministry of Health, in Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Friday 17 January 2025 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : USD$21 million additional financing from the World Bank will fund construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance works for schools in vulnerable Tongan communities, under the ongoing Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools Project (TSRSP), implemented by the Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 16 January 2025 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kuo tali ‘e he kau Komisiona ‘o e Komisoni Ma’u’anga Ivi ke fakahoko atu ‘a e holo ‘a e totongi ‘uhila ‘aki ‘a e seniti ‘e 3.52 ki he kWh. Ko e holo ‘aki ‘eni ‘a e seniti 2.22 ki he kWh pe ko e peseti ‘e 3.8% mei he kuata ‘o ‘Okatopa ki Tisema 2024 ‘i he taimi na’e seniti ai ‘e 91.69 ki he kWh. Ko e totongi ‘uhila fo’ou ni ‘e kamata ngaue’aki ‘i he ‘aho 1 Sanuali, ko e seniti ‘e 89.47 ki he kWh. The Commissioners of the Energy Commission are pleased to announce a power tariff reduction of -3.52 seniti per kWh (kilowatt hour). This is a -2.22 seniti per kWh or -3.8% reduction from the quarter Oct-Dec 2024 when the power tariff was 91.69 seniti per kWh. The new electricity tariff for Tonga is therefore 89.47 seniti per kWh, a decrease from the current tariff of 91.69 seniti per kWh. -
Thursday 16 January 2025 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Deputy CEO of Tourism, Mary Magdalena Tafa Fifita was successful in her civil action, after a Supreme Court judge quashed the Public Service Commission's decision to dismiss and charge her with 27 charges of serious breach of discipline. The judge found that the charging process relied on a flawed investigation. In this case it was necessary for the PSC, to prove their charges, not for the person accused to disprove them. “The inquiry, did not ask itself the right questions,” stated the judge. Premium content -
Thursday 16 January 2025 8:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Luseni Moa (29) was sentenced to 11 months fully suspended in the Magistrates Court for possession of 0.05 grams of methamphetamine and utensils seized in Hofoa. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 January 2025 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan-born professional boxer Nailini Helu becomes the first Tongan female to fight for a world title, as she gets a massive opportunity to steal the IBF Light Heavyweight title from two-division world champion Lani Daniels, in a historic fight set to place on 5 April, at the Taupo Event Centre, in New Zealand. -
Wednesday 15 January 2025 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Statistics Department has launched the nationwide 2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, to gather vital data on the economic and social well-being of the people of Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 January 2025 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Women's Rugby Combined Championship 2025 continued today in Nuku’alofa, with two back-to-back matches at the Hala'ano Rugby Field in Kolomotu’a. The final games will be this Friday, 17 January, with kick off at noon when Tonga locals will play against HMAF, then Australian visitors will go against New Zealand visitors. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 January 2025 4:32pm
Nuku'alofa. Tonga : Volcanic activities at Home Reef Volcano in Tonga is continuing and thermal anomaly is still observed up to the present day, the Geohazards Team of the Tonga Geological Services reported today. “We still see no indicators for major explosive eruptions at this point.” However, all Mariners are advised to remain at least 2 nautical miles away from Home Reef until further notice Premium content -
Monday 13 January 2025 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A male driver was charged for reckless driving causing the death of a 21 year old male, ‘Esilani Latu from Nakolo. Lead investigator and Chief Police at Mu’a police station, Saimone Fifita, told Matangi Tonga today that a video that social media users claimed to be related to this case, was “false” and “misleading.” Premium content -
Monday 13 January 2025 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A cyclone warning for the Niuas, Vava'u and Ha'apai, issued on Friday was cancelled by Tonga Meteorological Services on 11 January. TC Pita category 1, the first cyclone of the season for Tonga, moved southeast at a speed of 11 knots away from the group and will no longer affect Tonga. There was no cyclone damage reported in Vava'u. The Neiafu town officer, Mr. Vava Lapota said the wind was normal throughout the weekend. Premium content -
Friday 10 January 2025 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A cyclone warning is in force for the Niuas, Vava'u and Ha'apai, after Tropical Cyclone Pita formed in northern Tongan waters this evening. The Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre issued the first advisory at 9:00pm. Northern islands were warned to expect heavy rain and gales, and heavy damaging swells. The system is currently moving southeast (away from Tonga) at a speed of 20 knots (40 km/hr). -
Friday 10 January 2025 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Women's Rugby Combined Championship kicked off today in Nuku'alofa, with two matches at the Halaano Field in Kolomotu'a. The next matches will be held on Tuesday. -
Thursday 9 January 2025 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Disturbance "TD04F" located near Fiji at 1:00pm today is expected to track through northern Tongan waters on Friday. “The potential for this system to develop into a Tropical Cyclone in the next 24 hours to 48 hours is low to moderate,” Tonga Meteorological Services advised today. -
Wednesday 8 January 2025 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police arrested a 35-year-old male suspect on 4 January 2025 with a pistol handgun and a pack of cannabis after responding to an urgent call regarding the possession of a firearm. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 January 2025 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old male from Hauloto and his 32-year-old wife were arrested for alleged possession of illicit drugs on 6 January 2025. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 January 2025 9:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tropical Disturbance in northern Tonga will bring heavy rain and strong to gale force winds to the Niuas today and tonight, Tonga Meteorological Services advised this morning. A gale warning remains in force for Niuatoputapu and Niuafo’ou land areas and coastal waters. -
Monday 6 January 2025 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's government is likely to remain in a “caretaker” mode for the next few weeks, until the appointment process for the Prime Minister Designate Hon. Dr. 'Aisake Valu Eke and the appointment of his new Cabinet Ministers is completed. During the current caretaker period under the Acting Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu, government ministries, departments and agencies cannot make any new expenditure or new policies. Premium content -
Monday 6 January 2025 10:09am
Cambridge-MA, USA : Five years ago, a novel coronavirus was quietly spreading, already well on its way to causing a global pandemic that would expose deep vulnerabilities in the prevailing global economic model. Yet most of the lessons from that period have already been forgotten, leaving the world woefully unprepared for the next crisis. After two years of negotiations, the draft of a global pandemic treaty remains unsigned, and the seven million people killed directly by the virus have become mere statistics.
