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Friday 9 June 2023 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Essential medical equipment, including two new ambulances valued at USD320,000 from Japan were handed over to the Ministry of Health today, 9 June, by Japan's Ambassador HE Mr. Kensaku Munenaga.
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Friday 9 June 2023 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Reehana Rifat Raza, made an inaugural visit to Tonga this week, after taking up her position on 20 May 2022. She said that the two-day visit, underscored IFAD's commitment to expanding its engagements with its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region, with Tonga, Fiji and Kiribati being a focal point of interest. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:05pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific journalists were acknowledged in a 'Pasifika Environews Awards' for their exemplary reporting on environment, ocean and climate change, during a World Ocean Day celebration on 8 June. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : World Ocean Day 2023 was marked by an exhibition hosted by the Department of Environment in Nuku'alofa, today, 9 June. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku said It is a day to recognise that “every individual has the power to make a difference in the protection of our oceans”. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have released shocking drink driving figures, which show that 10% of the 504 drivers stopped by Police over the weekend were tested to have been under the influence of alcohol. Premium content -
Friday 9 June 2023 6:25pm
Melbourne, Australia : The International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest security conference, has wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Singapore. The context for this year’s summit was not propitious: Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine grinds on, while Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his uncompromising approach to global affairs. If one thing was obvious during the two days of defense diplomacy, it is that the Sino-American competition is far from being managed effectively. A robust bilateral dialogue is almost non-existent at the ministerial level, with military-to-military contact even more limited. Concluding the conference, Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen once again warned about US-China tensions, a more militarized Indo-Pacific, and the risk of conflict. By Richard Maude -
Friday 9 June 2023 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly 2023 session will convene on Monday, 12 June. The first item on the agenda is the reply to the address by King Tupou VI that was delivered during the state opening on 1 June. Also top on Parliament's agenda is deliberation on the Budget Estimate for 2023/24 financial year, which must be passed before 1 July. Premium content -
Thursday 8 June 2023 4:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific-Australia Youth Association will hold its second Youth Leadership Summit on 20-24 November in Nuku’alofa Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 8 June 2023 4:30pm
Suva, Fiji : A total of Euro €2.7 million has been pledged as part of a collaboration between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Pacific Community (SPC) to help in addressing loss and damage caused by climate change. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the signing in Suva. Premium content -
Thursday 8 June 2023 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three women sports representatives were recognised last week in a 'Smash Down Barriers Program', which promotes social inclusion and wellbeing of marginalized groups, particularly people with disability, women and girls. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 June 2023 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five candidates will be contesting the seat for the Tongatapu 10 People's Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in a By-Election to be held on Thursday, 13 July. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 June 2023 10:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Chinese pick-up trucks were handed over to Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku from the Chinese Ambassador HE Cao Xiaolin on 7 June at St George Government Building in Nuku’alofa, as part of assistance worth $413,000 pa'anga from Dongguan Municipality. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 June 2023 10:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thirty five Samsung Galaxy tablets were handed over to NEMO by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nuku'alofa on 2 June. The tablets will help the National Emergency Management Office to collate and assess data for response and recovery planning. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 June 2023 7:49pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins at Parliament, Wellington on 7 June, after more than 25-years since he last officially visited the country in 1998. -
Wednesday 7 June 2023 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paul Neville, the first Charge d'Affaires at the United States Embassy in Tonga, made a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku in Nuku'alofa on 7 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 June 2023 8:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soil samples taken after the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis showed that seawater had directly impacted soil salinity and crop growth in the Kanokupolu area on western Tongatapu and by September 2022 the salt had moved down to the subsoil. Local soil scientist, Dr. Halavatau told researchers that the impact on the soil remained a concern due to the salt changing its structural stability. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 June 2023 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A newly upgraded Pacific Islands Pest List Database (PLD) was introduced at a regional workshop in Fiji, attended by Tonga’s Head of Quarantine and Quality Management Division, from 29 May to 2 June. The PLD has a record of more than 26,000 pest occurrences, but Tonga's input needs updating, Siutoni Tupou said. -
Tuesday 6 June 2023 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A project to increase access to clean drinking water for communities has funded over 60 large rainwater tanks that are being distributed in Tongatapu, Vava'u and Ha'apai. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 June 2023 7:10pm
Seoul, South Korea : Digital literacy and skills development is important for all Tongans, Hon Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu told a Digital Ministerial Conference in Seoul, South Korea.on 31 May. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 June 2023 3:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two day educational webinar for World Ocean Day will be hosted tomorrow 7 June and on 9 June by Marine Studies, at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji
