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Thursday 9 March 2023 9:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM Queen Nanasipau‘u received a donation of USD$250,000 from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to assist Tonga’s recovery efforts, after the 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis.
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Thursday 9 March 2023 8:42am
Doha, Qatar : Climate change is our greatest security threat, Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, told the Least Developed Countries meeting, in Doha, Qatar, on 6 March, when he delivered Tonga's national statement. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 March 2023 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siutaisa To’ia (27) received suspended sentence for 13 counts, including forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses, totalling at $35,000 from her father’s bank account in December 2021 to January 2022, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 March 2023 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sosefo Kanongata’a (32) was jailed for serious housebreaking and theft of over 400 perfume oils and lotions worth over $16,000 pa'anga, among other goods, from a home business in Ma’ufanga. His co-accused got suspended sentence for receiving the stolen property. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 March 2023 11:57am
Suva, Fiji : UNICEF is concerned for thousands of children in outer islands following Vanuatu twin cyclones, Judy and Kevin. Children in the worst affected provinces of Tafea and Shefa in particular, need urgent help to recover, UNICEF stated on 6 March. -
Tuesday 7 March 2023 7:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga joined over 600 representatives at the 8th Our Ocean Conference aimed at finding sustainable solutions for a healthy ocean, from 2-3 March in Panama City. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2023 11:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Eua Water Quality Improvement Project was commissioned by Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku‘aho on Friday, 3 March. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2023 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The island community of Mango, who have been relocated to ‘Eua, received financial assistance from two donors to aid their rehabilitation, on Friday 3 March at the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2023 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As Severe Tropical Cyclone Kevin moved out of southern Tongan waters on Monday, March 6, the Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre was deactivated. No damage to land areas was reported. -
Friday 3 March 2023 11:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Speaker announced that the House’s meeting on 9 February 2023 was their last meeting for the week, according to the published minutes. He might have been inferring that it was the House’s final meeting for 2022, because the House’s 2022 session had not been closed, and there have been no minutes published since then. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2023 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A driver escaped from his car before it was gutted by fire this morning on Vuna Road close to the gates of the Cowley residence. Deputy Fire Commissioner, Sinamoni Kauvaka, in an update this afternoon, said fire fighters responded to the blaze, at around 7:14 am. “a witness who was driving behind this Mazda car...noticed a spark under the car so he overtook the Mazda and warned him”. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2023 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku is accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Hon Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu to a least developed countries leaders meeting in Doha, Qatar. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2023 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alpha Bah, Head of the UN World Food Programme led a UN mission to Tonga for discussions with Tonga Civil Society representatives and development partners this week. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2023 11:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre was activated at 10:00am this morning, for Severe Tropical Cyclone Kevin which has strengthened into a category 3 storm. It is expected to bring gale force winds into southern Tongan waters, from Sunday, based on its latest forecast track. -
Thursday 2 March 2023 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new solar/battery system for the people of 'Eua and a new waste management incinerator at Niu'eiki Hospital were commissioned in two separate occassions on 2 March, by the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Rachael Moore. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s national netball team Tala has taken Tonga Netball to 77h place in the world netball rankings, another achievement for the winning team, after a short stay in 8th place since November 2022. -
Thursday 2 March 2023 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Moli Tafuna (56) was jailed for charges including possession of 15.66 grams of cannabis and 0.26 grams of methamphetamine committed in 2021, on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A first Tropical Cyclone advisory was issued at noon today, March 2, for Tropical Cyclone Kevin, a category 1 storm that may enter southern Tongan waters late on Sunday, 9 March, if it stays on its forecast track. It follows TC Judy (Cat. 3). Judy is forecast to pass further to the south on Saturday and is not likely to pose any direct threat to Tonga except for the Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters. -
Thursday 2 March 2023 12:46pm
Suva, Fiji : The United States Embassy has awarded a grant of $100,000(USD) to a Fijian civil society organization, FJ Steam Princess to support its programs in promoting out-reach programs in Tonga and Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 9:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku’alofa Government Middle School (GMS) held their inter-house sports on 1 March 2023, on yet another bright sunny day. After weeks of rain at the start of the school year in Nuku’alofa, the students of GMS Nuku’alofa were thrilled to be back on the tracks. Premium content
