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Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:32pm
Suva, Fiji : Growth across the Pacific has fallen to 3.6 percent in 2024, down from 5.8 percent in 2023 as the post-pandemic rebound fades, the World Bank reported today, at the launch of its latest ‘Pacific Economic Update’, calling for a major boost in investment to address the region's slowing economic growth.
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Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Blue Pacific Youth Initiative Week was launched by the US Peace Corps with a welcome Kava Ceremony for Blue Pacific Youth Champions at Niu Lodge in Popua, today, 15 October 2024. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:00pm
Niuafo'ou, Tonga : The community living on the remote island of Niuafo'ou, in Tonga's far north, can now access a 24-hour power supply, through a new solar mini-grid that was commissioned by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala on Friday, 11 October, under the Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP).1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 1:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A reported case of alleged human trafficking was discovered by Tonga's Technical Working Group (TWG) for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) last Monday, 7 October. The suspected trafficker was arrested and held in Police custody. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is expecting one to two cyclones with a moderate to high chance (>50%) of at least one severe tropical cyclone occurring, reports Tonga Met today, in its updated outlook for the 2024-2025 Tropical Cyclone Season. Based on the current modelling, the occurrence of tropical cyclones in Tonga is more likely to be from January to March with most events occurring in February. -
Monday 14 October 2024 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A boy aged 20 months was suspected to have drowned, after falling into a pit filled with rain water at private residence in Popua, yesterday, 13 October 2024. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One person died and four others sustained serious injuries in a car crash on Tuku’aho Road, at Pelehake, Tongatapu, on Saturday 12 October. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : David Kent Jr Tau’alupe (35) was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to ‘Alo’i Kei, when he stabbed him with a sharp object, causing a severe wound to his left upper abdomen, during a drink up altercation at the Laione Club in Vava’u. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The University of the South Pacific celebrated the achievements of 145 graduates of its Tonga Campus today, 11 October, at Falemasiva Hall, in Havelu, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soldiers from the Australian Army and His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) are participating in a Pōvai Training Program at Taliai Military Camp in Fua’amotu, Tongatapu, this week. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 10:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On World Mental Health Day yesterday, Tonga launched a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) program. Ministry of Health CEO, Dr. Reynold 'Ofanoa, said this program is the beginning of a crucial journey to improve mental health and psychosocial support services in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 October 2024 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : African leaf-mining beetles (Paradibolia coerulea) have been brought into Tonga to control the growing invasive weed called the African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata). The tree is invading indigenous forests and arable land causing reductions in natural biodiversity and agricultural productivity. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 October 2024 9:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The benefits and challenges of the temporary labour mobility programs to Australia and New Zealand was the topic of the Speaker’s second public debate held at Parliament House in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 4 October. While Tonga welcomes the income and social benefits brought by having over 5,000 workers overseas sending money home, the exodus of its prime workforce has led to a critical shortage of labour on farms, in businesses and in government in Tonga, while at home family breakups have increased. -
Tuesday 8 October 2024 6:57pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers were on the water at first light today to assess the wreckage of the ship, which ran on to a reef south of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday night and sunk on Sunday morning. HMNZS Manawanui is in water about 30m deep and a light oil sheen from its initial capsize is being dispersed by wind and waves, Maritime Component Commander Commodore Shane Arndell said in a NZDF statement this afternoon. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 October 2024 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new mammogram machine was commissioned today, 8 October, at Vaiola Hospital, which will detect early signs of breast cancer for women. “Identifying cancer early means that we can treat and cure cancer,” said Medical Superintendent, Dr. 'Ana 'Akau'ola -
Tuesday 8 October 2024 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Rugby League Men's and Women's Squads for the 2024 Pacific Championship Tournament were announced this morning in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 7 October 2024 8:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Talafekau Maloni (20) was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment fully suspended for causing serious bodily harm, when he poured gasoline over his sleeping friend’s clothes and set him alight, in what was said to have been “a joke”. Mercifullly, the friend suffered only superficial burns to his abdomen. Premium content -
Monday 7 October 2024 7:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a Ulukalala represented Tonga with the Chief of the Defence Staff, Brigadier Lord Fielakepa at the South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting (SPDMM) that was held from 1-3 October, in Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Monday 7 October 2024 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was felt throughout 'Eua, Ha'apai, Vava'u, and Tongatapu this morning at 10:50 am, at a depth of 10 km, Tonga Geological Services reported. -
Monday 7 October 2024 3:24pm
Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand : A New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank on the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, after it ran aground on a reef on Saturday night. All 75 crew were evacuated, while the exact cause of the grounding is unknown. There is concern over the environmental effects, as oil is likely to spill from the sunken vessel. Premium content
