Inquest into death in police custody
28th June, 2022 An inquest into the death of a 22-year-old male who died in police custody was completed earlier today, Thursday 28th July 2022. Feleti Manutahi Pouono of Lapaha was found dead in the...
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View ArticlePolice Commissioner delivered Tonga’s remarks at the Pacific RISE-CTIP Launch...
02nd August, 2022 On behalf of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan via virtual presence, addressed the launch of the Pacific Regional Initiative and Support for Effective...
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Folau ‘a e Polōseki Taukei ‘Ilo mo e Ma’u Ngāue ma’ae Kakai Tonga (SET...
03 ‘o ‘Aokosi, 2022 Na’e tu’uta atu ʻi he ʻaho Monite 25 Siulai 2022, ‘a e timi fakahoko fatongia ‘a e Skills and Employment for Tongans (SET) Project. Ko e SET Project foki ‘oku ‘i he malumalu ‘a e...
View ArticlePolice working with schools to maintain safety of children
04th August, 2022 Tonga Police has reinforced its support to keeping young children in Primary Schools safe and to feel safe. Several complaints from concerned parents and citizens reveal that there...
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USV returns from first caldera survey in Tonga loaded with ‘astounding’ data
10th August, 2022 SEA-KIT International’s Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Maxlimer has returned from an initial survey mission inside the caldera of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HT–HH) volcano carrying...
View ArticleTupou Kafa Vainikolo Represents Tonga at the 2021‒25 UN Open Ended Working...
11th August, 2022 Under the Women in Cyber Fellowship program, Australia was proud to support Tupou Kafa Vainikolo, Crown Prosecutor in the Attorney General’s Office, to attend the United Nations Open...
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Tonga Police working in partnership with the US Diplomatic Security Service
11th August, 2022 Tonga Police recognizes the efforts of its Personal Protection Officers (PPO) in alliance with Special Agents from the United States’ Diplomatic Security Service in assisting the...
View ArticleGovernment respects the Court of Appeal Judgement while moving forward with...
12th August, 2022 TONGAN The Prime Minister, the Honorable Hu’akavameiliku, today accepted the decisions of the Court of Appeal in the case of three Cabinet Ministers, who have now lost their...
View ArticlePrime Minister confirms that COVID-19 cases are confirmed throughout Tonga
12th August, 2022 Government confirmed today that COVID-19 active cases are now present in ‘Eua, Niuatoputapu and Niuafo’ou following the progressive opening of the country’s borders on August 1, 2022....
View ArticleTonga holds its First Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector Convention
17th August, 2022 Tonga’s Prime Minister, the Honorable Hu’akavameiliku will open the Kingdom’s Inaugural Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Convention on 17-18 August 2022. Clean, reliable, safe...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner met with Police staff and Community Leaders at Vava’u
17th August, 2022 Police Commissioner Shane McLennan visited his Neiafu Police staff on 11th – 13th August 2022 as part of his introductory round of visits. Learning that among Commissioner’s five...
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Enhancing transparency of actions and flow of finance toward Tonga’s Second...
Updating the national Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of Means of Implementation (MOI) Tool in accordance with the Paris Agreement. 24th August, 2022 The Department of Climate Change...
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Satellite VSAT terminals successfully installed and commissioned by the...
26th August, 2022 Emergency Telecom Cluster (ETC) Pacific and Department of Communications’ team successfully installed and commissioned two satellite VSATs at Vavaú Emergency Operation Center and...
View ArticleTonga Cybersecurity Community Networking
26th August, 2022 The CEO for MEIDECC Mr. Paula Pouvalu Ma’u opened a half-day training on Tonga Cybersecurity Community Networking Tuesday afternoon at House of Tonga, Nuku’alofa. Facilitated by CERT...
View ArticleTongan Consulate in Auckland commences passport printing initiative
01st September, 2022 On Monday 29th August 2022, Tonga’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Tourism, Hon. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, officially launched the printing of Tongan Passports...
View ArticleFatal Road Crash Claimed Life of 20-year-old Female
02nd September, 2022 At approximately 2:42am this morning, Thursday, 1st September 2022, Police responded to a road crash on ‘Alaivahamama’o By-Pass Road at Halaleva. The driver, a 20-year-old female...
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