Two repatriation flights scheduled to arrive Tonga next week
22nd October, 2020 A chartered flight from Brisbane, Australia will bring home more than 80 nationals from Brisbane, Australia. The flight is planned to arrive Fua’amotu International Airport on...
View ArticleResilience Building in Tonga: Transitional Hybrid Fale
23rd October, 2020 Tonga has ranked second and third place on the World Risk Report since its first publication in 2011 and ranks second on this year’s report even when the focus was on forced...
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Electricity Tariff Increase effective 1st November 2020 $0.6382 per...
23rd October 2020 TONGAN During the period between July and September 2020, the price for fuel had increased from 1.1205 pa’anga per litre to 1.2433 pa’anga per litre. This increase in fuel prices...
View ArticleTonga Skills Training Videos available on Moodle
23rd October 2020 TONGAN On Friday 23 October 2020, Tonga Skills for Inclusive Economic Growth will launch three skills training courses on Moodle, an online learning management platform, which is...
View ArticleMinistry of Tourism Newsletter: Issue 18, October 19
Ministry of Tourism Newsletter Issue 18
View ArticleFatal crash, Talafoóu
26th October, 2020 Police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man from Vaini with reckless driving causing death, following the death of a 76-year-old woman from Holonga in a fatal road crash on...
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National COVID-19 Restrictions Directions
TONGAN IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 37 and 39 of the Emergency Management Act 2007 and in recognition of – A the declaration made by the World Health Organizing of Novel...
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Renewal of Declaration of a State of Emergency
TONGAN Pursuant to sections 32 and 34(1) of the Emergency Management Act 2007, and having been satisfied of the following – (1) The continuous spread of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”)...
View ArticlePublic Notice: Christmas Vacation 2020/2021 for the Public Service
27th October, 2020 TONGAN The Prime Minister’s Office wishes to inform the public of the period of Christmas Vacation 2020/2021 for the Public Service, as approved by Cabinet on 23rd October 2020. The...
View ArticleVakapuna uta pāsese mei ‘Aositēlēlia mo Nu’usila ke tu’uta ‘i Tonga ni ‘i he...
27 ‘Okatopa 2020 ‘E tu’uta mai ‘i he ho’atā Tu’apulelulu ‘o e uike ni, ‘Okatopa 29, ki he Mala’e Vakapuna Fua’amotú ‘a e vakapuna hono ‘uluaki mei ‘Aositēlēlia ‘i hono fetukutuku mai ‘a e kāinga Tonga...
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Repatriation Restrictions Directions
TONGAN IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 37 and 39 of the Emergency Management Act, the Commissioner of the Tonga Police and the Chief of Defence Staff of His Majesty’s Armed Forces, as...
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Reviving the Tonga National Museum – Recognising the need for a National...
29th October, 2020 The Culture & Heritage Division of the Ministry of Tourism is pleased to announce that the Tonga National Museum will be opened by HRH Salote Pilolevu Mafile’o Tuita at the Queen...
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Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Tonga and the...
29th October, 2020 Pursuant to His Majesty’s decision in Council to establish diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Latvia in February 2020, the official ceremony was...
View ArticleTonga Public Holidays for 2021
30th October, 2020 The official Public Holidays confirmed for 2021 are as follows: MONTH: NAME OF PUBLIC HOLIDAY: TYPE OF HOLIDAY: ACTUAL DATE: OBSERVATION DATE: JANUARY New Year’s Day International 1...
View ArticleMinistry of MEIDECC Newsletter: October 2020, Issue 05
Ministry of MEIDECC Newsletter October 2020
View ArticleStakeholder consultation workshop for reviewing of SDG7 roadmap scenarios and...
30th October, 2020 The Government of Tonga through the Department of Energy (DOE) under the Ministry of MEIDECC in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
View ArticleSenior Police Officer suspended
30th October, 2020 On Tuesday 27 October 2020, the Commissioner of Police Steve Caldwell suspended a 42-year-old male Senior Police Officer from police duty for allegations of assault against a police...
View ArticleAustralian Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Access in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
02nd November, 2020 TONGAN The Indo-Pacific region is the engine of the new global economy. Ensuring it can recover quickly will stimulate economic activity and restore jobs at home and abroad. The...
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2020–2021 Tropical Cyclone Season Outlook for Tonga
TONGAN Summary The Tropical Cyclone (TC) activity expected in the 2020/21 Tropical Cyclone Season to affect Tonga is likely to be around average (1 to 2 cyclones on average). Historical records...
View ArticleVirtual Network Security Workshop for local IT technical engineers
04th November 2020 A virtual weeklong workshop conducted by the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) for local IT technical engineers is currently underway. The workshop aims to examine the...
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