Thirty seven Tongan citizens receive Australian Government Scholarships
19th September, 2018 Thirty seven (37) Tongan citizens received scholarships funded by the Government of Australia to take up university studies starting 2019 in Australia and the Pacific region. Two...
View ArticleLaunching of the Phase 3 Quit Smoking Now Campaign 2018
19th September 2018 The President of the Free Church of Tonga, Rev. Semisi Fonua launched the Phase 3 of the Tuku Ifi Leva (Quit Smoking Now) Campaign 2018 this morning, to highlight the risks of...
View ArticleNew Zealand donates emergency generator to Tonga Broadcasting Commission
19th September 2018 New Zealand has donated a new NZ$20,000 diesel generator to Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) to ensure it can broadcast critical messages to the public ahead of, during, and...
View ArticleGender and Human Rights Training
20th September, 2018 The Gender Training delivered by the Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) for the ‘Alisi Taumoepeau Wing 45 marks the launch of the Tonga Police Gender Strategy. It is among...
View ArticleGovernment, stakeholders and farmers embark on a two-day dialogue to...
20th September 2018 The Acting Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFFF) Hon. Losaline Ma’asi opened a dialogue between the government, stakeholders of the agricultural sector and...
View ArticleStakeholders meet to gather views on Disaster Risk Management
21st September 2018 A one-day workshop on TC Gita Emergency Preparedness and Response after Action Review was opened this morning at Tanoa International Dateline Hotel seeking to capture stakeholders’...
View ArticlePolice Officer suspended
21st September 2018 On Monday 17 September 2018 a 35 year-old off-duty police officer was arrested at a house in Pelehake, after police received a complaint from the owner that a person had entered...
View ArticleActions to Reduce Landing Costs of Petroleum to Tonga by 2020
19th September 2018 The GOT has approved to reform the petroleum sub-sector and invest in the constructing of additional new petroleum storage facilities, and modify the petroleum storage ownership...
View ArticleTonga exploring cheaper and sustainable electricity through biogas generation
21st September, 2018 Biogas generation using agriculture and animal products has promising potential for Tonga and the Pacific Islands, if pursued through a well-defined circular economy strategy....
View ArticlePolice arrested 10 people with illicit drugs
24th September, 2018 A search warrant executed by Police on Saturday 22 September 2018 at a bush allotment in Malapo, resulted in the arrest of 10 people, 7 males and 3 females with 96 packets of...
View Article‘Amanaki ke fakahoko fuofua Savea Fakafonua ma’áe Kau Faingata’a’ia
24 Sepitema 2018 ‘Oku ‘amanaki ke fakahoko ‘a e fuofua savea fakafonua ma’áe kau faingata’a’iá, ‘i ‘Okatopa ‘o e ta’ú ni, hili ‘a e kakato ‘a e ngaahi ako fakataukei ma’áe kau ‘ōfisa tenau fakahoko ‘a...
View ArticlePolice seized 2,665 cannabis plants from bush alottment in Vava’u
25th September, 2018 Police in Vava’u executed a search warrant and seized 2,665 cannabis plants from a bush alottment in Vava’u yesterday Monday 24th of September 2018, after information was received...
View ArticleTongan Government and IFAD launches major multi-million dollar community...
25th September, 2018 The Tonga Rural Innovation Project II (or TRIP II) was launched today at the Tanoa Hotel. The T$24.0 million project is a product of a strategic partnership between the Government...
View ArticleMIA hosts 2nd Annual Caregivers Training
25th September, 2018 The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) through the Social Protection and Disability Division conducted its Annual Caregivers Training today at Basilica’s Conference Room. The...
View ArticleTonga joins One Pacific Voice for upcoming global meeting on Biodiversity in...
26th September, 2018 In preparation for the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a preparatory meeting was conducted for the Pacific Islands Region over...
View ArticleViews from the Frontline findings presented to National Stakeholders
26th September, 2018 The findings of a pilot programme dubbed as Views from the Frontline (VFL) were presented to the stakeholders in a meeting yesterday at the National Emergency Management Office...
View ArticleVacancies Announcement– Ministry of Infrastructure Government of the Kingdom...
These serves to invite interested candidates to apply for below posts which are now available at the Ministry of Infrastructure. The job description outlining the duties and requirements, for the post...
View ArticleVacancy Announcement– Ministry of Infrastructure Government of the Kingdom of...
These serves to invite interested candidates to apply for below posts which are now available at the Ministry of Infrastructure. The job description outlining the duties and requirements, for the post...
View ArticleMOH and WHO lead workshop to enhance emergency response
26th September, 2018 An Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Country Preparedness Workshop commenced today at Tanoa International Dateline Hotel aimed in providing an opportunity for key country health and...
View ArticleHon Prime Minister and Cabinet Host Rev. Siupeli Taliai for Dinner
27th September, 2018 TONGAN The Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, and members of his Cabinet hosted Rev. Siupeli Taliai for dinner at the Prime Minister’s Office in St George Government...
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