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Friday 11 November 2022 11:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighteen Pacific countries and territories conducted their first-ever regional exercise (PacWave22-PICT) to test new early warning procedures for a potential tsunami arising from volcanic activity in the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano. A two hour long live regional exercise took place yesterday, 10 November.
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Friday 11 November 2022 11:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 32-year-man died early this morning, 11 November, when his car swerved and collided with a tree on Taufa'ahu Road in front of Hu’atolitoli Prison, at Vaini. The road death toll now stands at 11 this year for Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2022 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The By-Election to elect the new People's Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly for the Tongatapu 8 constituency will be held on Thursday, 19 January, 2023. This is to fill the seat vacated by the late Hon. Semisi Fakahau. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2022 11:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six people, accused of trading online on Sundays, have been issued warnings by Tonga Police for trading online on Sunday, 6 November in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2022 9:29pm
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt : Innovative use of the internet to stay connected and access climate information, and for education to build resilience, was highlighted at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, during the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt this week. A side event that focused on “Resilience Building in the Virtual Space” was hosted at the Pavilion and highlighted SPREP's e-Learning platform development. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2022 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Farmers, fishers, smallholder farmers, market vendors and small business owners will soon have access to a new parametric micro-insurance product, designed to help them meet their immediate needs after tropical cyclones, and other extreme events. The insurance was launched by under a United Nations Capital Development Fund programme in Nuku’alofa on 8 November. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2022 6:27pm
Kaitaia, New Zealand : Tonga Men’s basketball team has qualified for the Pacific Games 2023, after five days of basketball matches at the FIBA Polynesian cup 2022, in Kaitaia, New Zealand from 1-5 November. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2022 6:22pm
Auckland, New Zealand : James Faleofa, who was awarded the Royal New Zealand Navy’s “Sailor of the Year 2022”, is a Leading Youth Development Specialist of Tongan descent. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2022 6:16pm
Sydney, Australia : The 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge will be held on 19-20 November at the Hugh Courtney Oval in Brisbane, Australia, with Tonga competing. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2022 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inquest in Neiafu today determined that a 46-year-old woman died from smoke inhalation and severe burning in a house fire at Neiafu yesterday. Her husband survived after the couple tried to escape the inferno by jumping from the rooftop of the multi storey building. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2022 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Finau Sisifa has been re-appointed as Solicitor General for four-years serving at the Attorney General's office in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2022 7:17pm
Sharm El-Sheikh, Eqypt : Grants of $16.5 million for the Blue Pacific Finance Hub, which aims to build ocean and coastal resilience in countries threatened by the impacts of climate change was announced by the Asian Development Bank with the Global Environment Facility and the Nordic Development Fund at COP27, in Egypt. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2022 12:20pm
Sharm El-Sheikh, Eqypt : Climate change is the single greatest threat that will determine the future of Small Island Developing States like the Kingdom of Tonga, said King Tupou VI at COP27 this week. “We no longer have the luxury of time,” and our task is to agree to ambitious goals and act together before the impacts become irreversible for us all. -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 46-year-old woman died from a fire at her house in Neiafu, early this morning, 8 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Climate change is the single greatest threat to the Pacific, say the South Pacific Defence Ministers who met in Nuku'alofa last month. The Prime Minister's Office in issuing the SPDMM Joint Communique today, November 8, stated that delegates adopted and reaffirmed the importance of the SPDMM as a forum to enhance cooperation among defence partners and to collectively address Pacific security challenges. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 9:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government's public services will close down for their annual Christmas holiday, for two-weeks starting from Thursday, 22 December, 2022 to resume work on Wednesday, 4 January, 2023. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2022 3:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighteen senior students at Beulah Adventist College were excited to receive laptop computers on 4 November, under a national programme to encourage further online learning, funded by government. Premium content -
Monday 7 November 2022 11:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mate Ma’a Tonga ended its participation in the 2022 Rugby League World Cup competition after it was beaten by the Toa Samoa, in the quarter-final, 20-18 today at Halliwell Jones Stadium, UK (Nov. 6, UK time). Premium content -
Saturday 5 November 2022 1:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Broadband satellite internet connectivity is now being installed for Tonga, under a new agreement between Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) and Kacific Broadband Satellites International Ltd., signed in Singapore on 1 November. Kacific is providing a satellite-based mobile backhaul solution to improve connectivity in underserved areas, and an enterprise-level back-up service to help mitigate the impact of future outages in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2022 10:17pm
Malaga, Spain : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play Spain at the Ciudad De Malaga Stadium, Malaga on Saturday, 5 November (6:30am Sunday Tonga time) was named by the Tonga Rugby Union. This is their first game of their Northern Hemisphere tour 2022.
