Hon. Prime Minister Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva delivered Tonga’s Statement to...
29th September 2016 The Prime Minister, the Honourable Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva delivered Tonga’s statement under the theme “The Sustainable Development Goals: a universal push to transform our world”...
View ArticleCertificate Award Ceremony for the Traditional Tongan Dancing Group
29th September 2016 As part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Culture Division continuous endeavour to promote and enhance the culture and traditions of Tonga, traditional dancing classes have been...
View Article“Escaped Prisoner”
29th September 2016 A 54yr old man, Mr. Dean Jay Fletcher, currently awaiting charges of murder escaped from police custody at Vava’u Police Station at approximately 3.30am this morning, 29th September...
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Tonga Police Remembrance Day honoured fallen officers
29th September, 2016 The Minister of Police, Prisons, Fire and Emergency Services Hon Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa joined the Police Commissioner, colleagues, families and friends to honour the legacy and...
View ArticleSuccessful Conclusion to 27th SPREP Meeting
29th September 2016 A Resilient Pacific Environment to sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures, is the vision of the new Strategic Plan of the Secretariat of the...
View ArticleHumanitarian Logistics Training conducted to develop an emergency logistics...
29th September 2016 The Department of Disaster Management (NEMO) under the Ministry of MEIDECC today hosted a workshop to develop an emergency logistics framework facilitated by the United Nations...
View ArticleUpdate on the “Escaped Prisoner”
30th September 2016 Police were forced to pull out of a pursuit of the yacht, Sea Oak at 4.30pm today. The escaped prisoner, Dean Jay Fletcher had fired several flares at the police boat in a 5-hour...
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Chinese Ambassador Host Reception to Celebrate National Day
30th September 2016 On September 28, 2016, H.E. Mr. Huang Huaguang, Chinese Ambassador in Tonga hosted a reception at Kahana Resort to celebrate the 67th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s...
View ArticleNew television weather presentation goes to air
30th September, 2016 Effective last evening a television weather presentation has gone to air on Television Tonga as part of a partnership with Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) to improve weather...
View ArticleHon. Prime Minister of Tonga honoured on the International Day of Peace
30th September 2016 At the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meetings, Tonga’s Prime Minister Honourable Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva was invited to speak at a Side Event to mark the...
View ArticleHon. Prime Minister deposited Tonga’s instrument for Climate Change ratification
30th September 2016 Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva was among the leaders of the world, who have deposited their country’s legal instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or...
View ArticleELECTRICITY TARIFF INCREASE EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2016
30th September 2016 The Electricity Commission has approved the new power tariff of 73.99 seniti/kWh or a 1.875 seniti/kWh increase effective for the power consumption from 1st October 2016. The new...
View ArticleHiki e Totongi ‘Uhila ‘o Kamata mei he ‘Aho 1 ‘Okatopa 2016
30th September 2016 Kuo tali ‘e he Komisoni ‘Uhila ke ngaue’aki ‘a e totongi ‘uhila fo’ou ko e seniti ‘e 73.99 ki he ‘iuniti pe koe hiki ia ‘aki e seniti ‘e 1.875 ki he ‘iuniti ‘o kamata ngaue’aki mei...
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Japan GGP handover ceremony of New Classroom for Veitongo GPS
30th September 2016 On Wednesday 28 of September 2016, the Government of Japan and the Veitongo Government Primary School celebrated the handover of a new classroom building funded through Japan’s...
View ArticleTonga Statistics Department introduced CAPI to be used in the 2016 National...
04th October 2016 As Tonga’s Statistics Department geared up for this year’s National Population Census they have introduced a new initiative which is the shift from manual to Computer Assistant...
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Kamata Sivi Hū Ngaahi Ako Lautohi Pule’anga ki he Ngaahi Kolisi
04 ‘Okatopa 2016 ‘Oku laka hake he fānau kalasi ono ‘e toko 2,000 ‘oku nau kau ‘i he Sivi Hū ki he ngaahi kolisí ‘o kamata ‘i he ‘ahó ni. ‘I ha fakamatala ne tuku mai mei he Tokoni Talēkita ki he...
View ArticleEscaped Prisoner Located & Arrested in Pagopago, American Samoa
05th October 2016 As a result of Tonga Police casting their net wide, by utilizing international police networks, and good work by America Samoan authorities, escaped prisoner Dean Jay Fletcher has...
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Rainfall figures for Tonga for 2016 to date and outlook
06 October 2016 Rainfall figures for 2016 to date Niuafo’ou To date Niuafo’ou has seen below average rainfall (red) with only the April (green) monthly total exceeding the long term monthly average....
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Launching of the Community Development Plans
06th October 2016 In the year 2011 the Department for Local Government was transferred from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth, and Sports (MOTEYS) which is now...
View ArticleMessage of Condolence following the death of Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Lord...
07th October 2016 The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, on behalf of the Government of Tonga has sent a message of condolence to Lady Adi Lusi Tuivanuavou Madraiwiwi, the widow of...
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