Her Majesty The Queen to honour young person from Tonga with Queen’s Young...
17th June, 2016 Her Majesty The Queen will present a Queen’s Young Leaders Award to an exceptional young person from Tonga at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on Thursday 23rd June. As the...
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Fête De La Musique 2016 (World Music Day)
READY FOR THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL LIVE MUSIC EVENT IN THE WORLD ? Developed by the French government in 1982, “WORLD MUSIC DAY” draws music lovers in 540 cities! Each year across the globe, one can...
View ArticleNew Zealand welcomes Pacific NCDs Summit in Nuku’alofa
20th June 2016 The New Zealand High Commission welcomes the Pacific Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Summit being held in Nuku’alofa this week. Leaders and representatives from Pacific Island...
View ArticleFirst Pacific NCD Summit Officially Opened by King Tupou VI
21st June, 2016 His Majesty King Tupou VI officially opened the first Pacific NCD Summit yesterday morning at Fa’onelua Convention Centre. More than 120 high-level delegates from around the region and...
View ArticleAppointment of the Chief Executive Officer for Fisheries
21st June 2016 Dr. Tu’ikolongahau Halafihi, of Makave, Vava’u and Ha’ateiho Tongatapu has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Fisheries Department. Dr. Halafihi’s employment by...
View ArticleYou Could Be The Reason Your Child Is Sick …
21st June 2016 Did you know? There is no safe level of secondhand smoke; even brief exposure can be harmful to the health of adults and children. (World Health Organization. 2016. Tobacco Fact Sheet....
View ArticlePasifika Plates: promoting healthy Pacific food
21st June, 2016 The Pacific Community (SPC) is releasing a potentially life-changing cookbook to promote healthy eating to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific Islands. The Pasifika...
View ArticleTonga Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Framework Scoping Workshop...
22nd June, 2016 The Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, TONGA in partnership with Australia National University and German Aerospace Center will host a scoping workshop with key...
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Get Informed!
23rd June, 2016 There are laws in place in the Kingdom of Tonga, to protect the people against this completely avoidable health hazard. In continuation to our special series on the “Tuku ifi Leva”...
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Deputy Prime Minister launches the Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) (21 June...
24th June 2016 Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for MEIDECC today officially launched the Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) at the Pearl Resort in Suva, Fiji. The Project which is a...
View ArticleExploring Pacific funding mechanism option to help turn the tide on NCDs
27th June 2016 Pacific Island government representatives at the inaugural Pacific Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Summit have expressed their support for a proposal to create a Pacific funding...
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Japan GGP Official Commissioning of Water Supply System for Niuatoputapu
27th June 2016 On Wednesday, 22 June 2016, the Government of Japan and the people of Niuatoputapu celebrated the commissioning of the Upgraded Water Supply System for the villages of Hihifo, Vaipoa and...
View ArticleHEILALA FESTIVAL 2016 TENTATIVE PROGRAM CELEBRATING 36th ANNIVERSARY, 27th...
“Beautiful Tonga” ___________________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ 27th June – 2nd July...
View ArticleTERMS OF REFERENCE for IN-COUNTRY COORDINATION OF THE EU-PACTVET PROJECT – TONGA
Project Title: European Union Pacific Technical Vocational Education & Training for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Adaptation (PacTVET) Project B. Project Description Background...
View ArticleKnowledge is Power
28th June 2016 In support of the “Tuku ifi Leva” campaign, a series of TV shows and radio talkbacks are scheduled this week on the following days and time: Tuesday 28th June 2016, 8pm, on D.B.N. Join...
View ArticleTonga Mo’ui lelei! Mo’ui Lelei, Mo’ui Fiefia! Ko e ‘Ilo ko e fu’u mafi
28 Sune 2016 ‘I he poupou ko eni ki he polokalama “Tuku ifi Leva”, kuo fakapolokalama’i ha ngaahi polokalama hokohoko ‘i he televisone mo ha polokalama felafoaki ‘i he letio ki he uike ni ‘i he ngaahi...
View ArticleJapan’s Wadaiko Rindo drummer-group tour to the Kingdom of Tonga
29th June, 2016 Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Japan Foundation presents to the Kingdom of Tonga Wadaiko Rindo drummer group, of professional taiko drummers and shamisen players to perform...
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TDB Scholarship 2016
30th June, 2016 The Tonga Development Bank continues to fund vocational and tertiary oriented scholarships in 2016, making it the 14th consecutive year. The 12 schools that benefit from these study...
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Executive Director of the World Bank Visits Tonga
30th June 2016 The Executive Director of the World Bank Group Board’s Mr. Rionald Silaban was in Tonga early this week for an official visit. Mr Silaban’s visits aimed to understand more about the...
View ArticleOla ‘o e Fili ‘Ofisa Kolo mo e Pule Fakavahe 2016
1 Siulai 2016 Ko e ola hiliange hono fakama’opo’opo ‘a e fili ki he ‘Ofisa Fakavahefonua mo e ‘Ofisa Kolo na’e fakahoko ‘i he ‘aho Pulelulu, 29 Sune 2016. Kuo hoko ai ha kau fefine ki he ngaahi lakanga...
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