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Saturday 17 December 2022 3:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight Non-Resident Ambassadors in Tonga presented their credentials to King Tupou VI, at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa, during Diplomatic Week 5-9 December. It was the first in-person diplomatic ceremonies since the border opened after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Friday 16 December 2022 7:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was a colourful day as 350 graduates received their Certificates and Diplomas from the Tonga Institute of Higher Education - some decked in colourful floral garlands and many piled-high with candies and money, on 15 December at Falemasiva Hall, at Haveluloto. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 December 2022 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Health centres and clinics in Tonga are better equipped to monitor community health, with 50 digital weighing scales donated by Tanita, a Japanese company, working in collaboration with the Tonga Red Cross. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2022 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 80 teachers graduated from the government’s Tonga Institute of Education on 13 December in Nuku'alofa, with various qualifications to work in secondary, primary and early childhood teaching. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2022 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of Talanoa Leakona Lemoto (35) who went missing on Wednesday night, 7 December was found today, 13 December. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2022 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five thousand pairs of footwear from the Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee will be distributed to key schools that were affected in the volcanic eruption and tsunamis, on 15 January. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2022 5:39pm
Brisbane, Australia : Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is learning from the Queensland experience of flooding, water management, and land use planning to avoid hazards and to control where people live. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Lord Tu‘i‘afitu met experts at the Queensland Department of Resources (QDOR) in Brisbane on December 9 2022, at the conclusion of a visit to Australia. Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2022 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are appealing to the public to help find a missing man named Talanoa Leakona Lemoto (35). He was last seen on 7 December, and was driving an orange Honda Fit - C24480. -
Monday 12 December 2022 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ryan Vakaahi (29) was sentenced to three-years four-months imprisonment for causing bodily harm, when he shot another man on his thigh with a .22 rifle at 'Anana. Premium content -
Sunday 11 December 2022 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools Project (TSRSP), worth around US$28.2 million, was launched on Friday by Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Sunday 11 December 2022 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kingdom of Tonga became the first Pacific Islands Country and Territories (PICTs) under the United Nations Fiji multi-country Office to officially sign the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 on December 7, 2022 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 11:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The working relationship between the Tongan Parliament and Government became stranded as members of parliament engaged in a debate over a Petition from the Tonga National Construction Inc., urging Parliament to increase the budget estimation provided by the government’s Project Management Unit for the Tsunami House Reconstruction Project. The House thought they were running out of time as they were expecting to close their session on 8 December, but that was not to be. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2022 Dux of Tonga High School and Head Girl, Malia Mafi, received her awards during the government secondary school’s prize giving ceremony on 9 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Live and Learn Environmental Education programme was awarded US$1.5 million to provide 11,000 children and 2,900 households with access to improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene systems in four Pacific Islands. The funding was announced by USAID at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, Nuku'alofa on 7 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The development of swimming and other water sports in Tonga was discussed by Prime Hon. Hu’akavameiliku and the FINA President, Captain Husain Al-Musallam, who visited Nuku'alofa for a few hours, on 8 December. -
Friday 9 December 2022 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hydrographic equipment was presented to His Majesty’s Armed Forces, by Hon. Pat Conroy, under Australia’s Defence partnership with Tonga on 8 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alcohol misuse has contributed to several road deaths in Tonga. Now, new alcohol breathalyzer devices presented to Tonga Police in December will help frontline officers to detect and remove more drunk drivers and maintain safety on roads. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new pre-built laboratory to test COVID-19, opened at Vaiola Hospital, on 7 December, will also have the capacity to detect priority pathogens such as influenza and dengue. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 4:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In reaffirming Australia's commitment to Tonga's economic recovery, an additional budget support of AUD30 million was signed by its Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy, during his visit to Nuku'alofa this week. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 1:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI commissioned Tonga’s new 6.9MW solar power plant at Fualu on 7 December, which will assist Government's plans to reduce the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels. The Sunergise Tongatapu Solar Plant is the largest of its kind in the South Pacific Premium content
