Norway announces USD 2 million support to the Pacific Centre for Renewable...
10th September, 2018 In a high-level meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, His Excellency Nikolai Astrup, Norwegian Minister of International Development, announced USD 2 million support to UNIDO for...
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El Niño and drought Watch for Tonga
10th September, 2018 TONGAN Summary ENSO-neutral conditions persisted in the tropical Pacific during August 2018. Atmospheric indicators became aligned with oceanic indicators during August, for a...
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Kigali Amendment Training Workshop for District & Town Officers
11th September 2018 The CEO for MEIDECC Mr. Paula Ma’u opened a one-day workshop on the Kigali Amendment for district and town officers, this morning at Basilica Conference Room. Hosted by the National...
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Japan GGP handover of a Classroom Building for Hofoa GPS
12th September, 2018 The Government of Japan and the Government Primary School of Hofoa celebrated the completion of their new classroom building, funded through Japan’s Grant Assistance for...
View Article55 Tongatapu villages benefit from NZ$30.7 million Tonga Village Network...
12th September, 2018 New Zealand High Commissioner HE Tiffany Babington and Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)...
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Tonga won first prize on Promotional Activities and Performance in CITIE 2018
12th September 2018 The Kingdom of Tonga won the First Prize on Promotional Activities and Performance in the “2018 China International Tourism Industry Expo (CITIE 2018)” that was held in Guangzhou...
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Ako ke fakaivia to’utupu ke tokoni ‘i ha fakatamaki fakaenatula
13 Sepitema 2018 Na’e kau atu ‘a e ‘Ofisi Fakafonua ki hono Tokangaekina Ngaahi Fakatamaki Fakaenatula (NEMO), ki ha ako fekau’aki mo e mateuteu ko ia ki ha fakatamaki fakaenatula, ‘i he pongipongi...
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NEMO and stakeholders receive training on ICS
13th September, 2018 A one-day tabletop exercise on Incident Command System (ICS) is currently underway at NEMO’s conference room aims to train Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) and...
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Tonga marks International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
14th September, 2018 The National Ozone Unit under the Department of Climate Change of MEIDECC marks the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer under the theme “Keep Cool and Carry...
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Ground breaking ceremony for wind farm project worth over TOP 40 million
14th September, 2018 His Majesty King Tupou VI marked the beginning of the work on Tonga’s largest wind farm project worth over 40 million pa’anga in a ground breaking ceremony this morning at Niutoua...
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Ground breaking of Japan’s Grant Aid Project for Installation of Wind Power...
18th September, 2018 On September 14, Their Majesties King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u graced the ground breaking ceremony for the Project for Installation of Wind Power Generation System for the...
View ArticleHon Prime Minister Pleased with Outcomes of 49th Pacific Islands Forum
18th September, 2018 TONGAN The Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, today said that he was pleased with the outcomes of the 49th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting that was held in Nauru from the...
View ArticleTongan Deputy Police Commissioner Pelenatita Vaisuai visits New Zealand as a...
18th September 2018 Tonga Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Support Services, Pelenatita Fe’ao Vaisuai, was in New Zealand last week on a Prime Minister’s Fellowship to gain insights into policing...
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Deliberate Planning Conference commences to develop a disaster response plan...
18th September 2018 A Deliberate Planning Conference on Disaster Planning and Preparedness was opened by the CEO for MEIDECC Mr. Paula Ma’u this morning at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel. The...
View ArticleTonga launches hard-hitting campaign to show the hidden dangers of smoking
19th September 2018 The Ministry of Health launched a hard-hitting campaign today highlighting the dangers of tobacco use. Tuku Ifi Leva (Quit Smoking Now) will run for six weeks on TV, radio, press...
View ArticleRecorded crime dropped for 2017/2018
Please attribute statement to Deputy Commissioner Pelenatita Vaisuai, Tonga Police 19th September, 2018 The overall crime for the whole Kingdom shows a 10% reduction (-628 offences) in total offences...
View ArticleNew Petroleum Prices for September – October 2018
19th September, 2018 The Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation & Labour wishes to advise that the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) has approved the new petroleum prices for September –...
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New LPG Prices for September – December 2018
19th September, 2018 The Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation & Labour wishes to advise that the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) has approved the new LPG prices for September –...
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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...
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