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Tuesday 20 December 2022 11:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The people of Fonoifua in Ha'apai have received assistance from Digicel to get solar panels and equipment to help in their recovery from the January tsunami.
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Tuesday 20 December 2022 10:49pm
Suva, Fiji : Thirteen youth rugby coaches from Fiji, Tonga, and Kiribati travelled to the United States on a U.S. Department of State sponsored Sports Visitors program, aimed to improve their coaching skills in December. -
Tuesday 20 December 2022 10:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Police investigation into the death of Talanoa Leakona Lemoto (35) is ongoing with reportable outcomes expected soon. His body was recovered in his car underwater on 13 December, after he went missing six days earlier. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2022 8:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Aquaculture equipment from Japan, including diving computers, underwater cameras and tally counters, was handed over to the Ministry of Fisheries to assist the fisheries sector in its recovery, after the natural disasters in Tonga on 15 January. Premium content -
Saturday 17 December 2022 9:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six 10,000L cisterns water tanks for the people on Niuafo'ou the remote outer island in northern Tonga were transported on the MV Koe Kelesi Pe, on 14 December just in time for Christmas. Premium content -
Saturday 17 December 2022 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI commissioned a new Music Center for His Majesty's Armed Forces at Taliai Camp in Fua'amotu on 12 December 2022. Premium content -
Saturday 17 December 2022 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The prices for diesel and kerosene will decrease significantly except for petrol which continues to increase, starting from Monday, 19 December. Premium content -
Saturday 17 December 2022 4:17pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Tonga’s first female Health Minister, Dr. ‘Amelia Tu’ipulotu has been appointed as the new Chief Nursing Officer for the World Health Organisation headquartered is in Geneva. Premium content -
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. Premium content -
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
