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Thursday 13 April 2023 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former school principal and Acting CEO, Mr. Isikeli Ngalu Oko was appointed as the new CEO for the Ministry of Education and Training yesterday by the Office of the Public Service Commission.
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Thursday 13 April 2023 12:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Na’e pēseti ‘e 8.7 ‘a e hikihiki fakata’u e totongi koloa fakalūkufua ‘i he lipooti ki he Hikihiki e Totongi Koloa (CPI) ‘o Fepueli. Ko e holo ‘eni mei he pēseti ‘e 9.7 ‘i he māhina kuo’osi΄, pea ma’ulalo ange ‘i he pēseti ‘e 9.1 ‘i Fepueli 2022. ‘Oku hokohoko atu ‘a e holo ‘a e hikihiki e totongi koloa fakalūkufua mei´ he tu’unga mā’olunga ko e pēseti ‘e 14 ‘i Sepitema 2022. Na’e pehē ‘e he Kōvana ‘a e Pangikē Pule΄, Tatafu Moeaki, “ ‘Oku kei hoko pē ‘a e ngaahi liliu ki he pa’anga fakalūkufua e fonua΄ mo e fokotu’utu’u ngāue fekau’aki mo e mahu’inga ‘o e pa’anga Tonga ‘i hono fakafetongi mo e ngaahi pa’anga muli΄ ‘a ia ne hā ‘i he Fokotu’utu’u Ngāue Fakapa’anga ‘o Fepueli 2023, ko e taumu’a ngāue tu’ukimu’a ki hono holoki ‘a e hikihiki e totongi koloa΄ pea ‘e malava ke hokohoko atu e ngaahi liliu´ ‘o ka fiema’u ke fakasi’isi’i e ngaahi ola kovi ‘i he holo e ivi fakatau ‘a e ngaahi fāmili΄ kae tautefito kiate kinautolu ‘oku masivesiva ange mo tu’u laveangofua”. -
Thursday 13 April 2023 12:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The February Consumer Price Index reported inflation annual rate at 8.7%, a decline from 9.7% in the previous month, and lower than 9.1% in February 2022. Inflation has generally been easing from its peak of 14% in September 2022. The Reserve Bank’s Governor Tatafu Moeaki stated that “the February 2023 Monetary Policy Statement adjustment to the money supply and its exchange rate policy remains a priority to fight against inflation and will keep a tight stance where appropriate to minimize the negative impacts on families purchasing power especially the poorer and vulnerable.” -
Thursday 13 April 2023 10:47am
: The Kingdom of Tonga and Romania have established diplomatic relations, Tonga's Permanent Mission to the United Nations announced this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 April 2023 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 39-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man in Lapaha on eastern Tongatapu earlier this month. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 April 2023 4:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There have been no recent deaths reported from the Influenza outbreak in Tonga, confirmed the CEO of the Ministry of Health, Dr Siale 'Akau'ola today. The first cases were reported in the last week of December last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 April 2023 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Zimbabwe Cheetahs will open their World Rugby Challenger Series campaign with a clash against Tonga at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch South Africa on 20 April 2023. -
Wednesday 12 April 2023 12:42pm
Honolulu, Hawaii : HRH Princess Angelika, was welcomed on her arrival at the Brigham Young University–Hawaii campus on Tuesday, 4 April 2023, where she intends to conduct research in the Joseph F. Smith Library's Pacific Islands Research Room. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 April 2023 12:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The search and rescue operation for Siale Havea (45) who went missing at sea in Houma last week has been called off. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2023 11:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Peioneti Lui graduated with a Master in Agricultural Science from the Graduate School of Agro-Environmental Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture on 30 March. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2023 11:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A delegation from Tonga travelled to Canberra last week and took part in a 2023 Tonga Australia High Level Consultations, on a range of issues, including climate change, regional and global security, infrastructure, and connectivity. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2023 10:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Fo'i'akau Lolohea has been appointed as the new Government Statistician for four-years. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2023 10:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal against a judgment of the Supreme Court, which awarded $50,000 damages to Mele Teusiva ‘Amanaki, in a long winding defamation suit against the Tonga Weekly newspaper and its former editor, Faka'osi Maama, was dismissed last week, by the Court of Appeal in Nuku'alofa. They published articles and a photograph on three occasions in 2014. Premium content -
Thursday 6 April 2023 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Appeal Court has dismissed an appeal by Paula Piveni Piukala and another, on the dismissal of their application for judicial review against a decision by the Supervisor of Elections, in regards to Lord Nuku’s election as a Noble's Represenatative. However, clause 65 of the constitution is concerned only with the qualification of Representatives of the People and does not apply to Nobles’ Representatives. Premium content -
Thursday 6 April 2023 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s inter-island ferry MV ‘Otuanga’ofa arrived in Nuku’alofa this morning, 6 April after it underwent months' of maintenance in New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 6 April 2023 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Uaine Palesi Fa (27) was sentenced to imprisonment by the Appeal Court, after overturning his suspended sentence initially imposed by the Supreme Court in 2022, for possession of 28.55 grams of cocaine in Vava'u. Premium content -
Thursday 6 April 2023 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Tevita ‘Unga Tangitau was appointed by HM King Tupou VI to the hereditary noble title, Ma'afu Tukui'aulahi, during a ceremony on 4 April at Vaini. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 April 2023 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An art exhibition was held at Tanoa International Hotel today, 5 April 2023. The exhibition featured four Tongan Artists to talk about their journey, their lives and the different variations of art that they create. “Art is something you have to be passionate about,” said ngatu artist Luisa Nau. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 April 2023 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siale Havea (45) of Houma remains missing sea since he first went out diving or underwater fishing at Fahefa, Tongatapu on Friday night, 31 March. A Police Search and Rescue continues, however an aerial search of the Houma coastline by a police drone has not discovered anything to date. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 April 2023 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Moala ‘Ikani (31), Nukutefua Teu (36) and Tevita Pasi (20) who pleaded guilty to charges, including possession of methamphetamine and cannabis seized at Hofoa last month, received suspended sentences at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. Premium content
