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Monday 20 March 2023 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's annual inter-collegiate sports competition will resume this year, to be held from April 24-28, the organisers confirmed today.
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Monday 20 March 2023 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga contributed $100,000 towards the Government of Vanuatu’s response to the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy and Kevin. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siu Holani (30) was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 1.68 grams of methamphetamine and 5.57 grams of cannabis. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of a former Prime Minister of Tonga and the current Tongatapu 10 People’s Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa (71) was confirmed today. He passed away yesterday, in the United States, where he had gone for medical reasons. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Miss Tonga, Vesalua Tupou, was crowned the Continental Queen for Oceania at the 2023 Face of Beauty International preliminary competition on 16 March, in the Philippines. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 63-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of a vehicle died in a crash on a road between Leimatu’a to Holonga in Vava’u on Friday night, 10 March. The male driver has been charged. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new price for petrol from mid-March to April will increase, while other products of kerosene and diesel decreases, effective from 20 March. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s inter-island ferry MV ‘Otuanga’ofa which is still docked in Auckland for maintenance, is now expected to return to Tonga next week, said the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku during a press conference on 16 March. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new study ‘2023 Finding Balance’ tracks the progress and impact of State Owned Enterprises reform and commercialization in countries, including Tonga.The study was launched on 16 March, at Tanoa Hotel. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tala, Tonga’s National Netball Team will head into the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Gold Coast, Australia from 24-29 April, as reigning champions. -
Friday 17 March 2023 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Oku hoko he ta‘uʹ ni ‘a e ta‘u ‘e 25 ‘o e fengāue‘aki faka-tipilometika ‘a Siaina mo Tonga. ‘I he malumalu ‘o e tataki ‘a e ongo taki ‘o e ongo fonuaʹ ni pea mo e ngāue fakataha ‘a e kakai ‘o Siaina mo e kakai ‘o Tonga, kuo malava ai ke pukepuke ‘e Siaina mo Tonga ‘ena fengāue’aki vaofi ‘i ha tu’unga lelei mo fakalakalaka. Ko ‘ena fengāue‘aki lelei ‘oku ho‘ata mei ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘one ‘omai ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘oku ta‘e malava ke fa’alaua ki he kakai ‘o Tonga pea ‘ikai ke ngata ai ka ‘oku ne toe ‘omai foki ‘a e ma‘uma‘uluta, nonga mo e malu fakafeitu‘u. -
Friday 17 March 2023 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tonga. Over the past quarter of a century, under the guidance of the leaders of both countries, and with the joint efforts of the Chinese people and the Tongan peoples, China-Tonga relations have maintained a good momentum of sound and stable development. The mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the Tongan people and making positive contributions to regional peace and stability. -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There have been no recent deaths reported from Influenza B, which peaked in Tonga over the past two-months. The Ministry of Health says cases of influenza-like illnesses going to the hospital to date have slightly decreased. COVID-19 cases have also continued to decrease and remain at a “satisfactory level”. King Tupou VI received his 3rd booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Victorina Kioa was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Office of the Public Service Commission for four-years, effective on 15 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A USD $10 million grant was signed today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Tonga Government, under the Pacific Disaster Resilience program. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliamentary Speaker, Lord Fakafanua, was elected to the Board of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians, while attending an assembly of parliamentarians in Bahrain this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2023 11:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e ʻAho Kominiueli΄, Monite hono ua ʻo Maʻasi, ko e katoanga fakataʻu ia ʻoku faka’ilonga’i ʻe he kakai ʻo e ngaahi fonua Kominiueli ʻi ʻAfilika, ʻEsia, ʻOtu Kalipiane mo e ongo ʻAmelika΄, ʻi he Pasifiki mo ʻIulope. Ko e faingamālie ke tau kau fakataha ʻo fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻulungaanga mahuʻinga mo e ngaahi taumu’a ʻoku ne fakatahatahaʻi kitautolu΄. ʻOku fakafofongaʻi heni ʻi Tonga΄ ni e memipa ʻe fa ʻo e Kominiueli: ko e Puleʻanga Faka-Tu’i ʻo Tonga΄, ʻAositelelia, Nuʻu Sila mo e Puleʻanga Faka-Tu’I Fakatahataha ʻo Pilitania΄ ‘o fakafou ʻi honau ngaahi ‘Ofisi Talafekau Lahi΄. -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vava'u will enjoy solar power integration with a new solar and battery energy storage system that was commissioned in Kameli, Neiafu, on 14 March. This is another major milestone towards Tonga achieving its renewable energy target, said Tonga Power Ltd. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 11:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Lauan chief, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara, returned to Fiji last week. The former senior officer of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces had spent almost 12-years in exile in Tonga. After fleeing Fiji, he was controversially "rescued at sea" by the Royal Tongan Navy in 2011. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2023 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A New Zealand tenor singer of Tongan heritage, Filipe Manu, was announced as one of 16 contestants in this year's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023, to be held in June. Premium content
