A week after the explosion, whose power NASA estimated to be the equivalent of 500 Hiroshima bombs, more help is on the way among amid fears that this could overexpose the country to Covid-19

A one-off public holiday will be observed today 12 March 2026 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Queen Salote College, a leading all-girls Christian secondary school; date recalls birthday of Queen Sālote Tupou III, on 13 March

Three-day Tonga Police Annual Conference 2026 has brought together commissioned officers from across the country to enhance leadership capability, strengthen organisational performance, and strategically plan for the evolving demands of modern policing

Food sales and food-related gatherings in Hofoa have been restricted from 27 January to 27 March 2026 as a preventative measures to contain the spread of typhoid fever; the announcement came from the Ministry of Health earlier this week

Tonga counted 5 confirmed cases of people living with HIV and 700 reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2025; information about HIV infections is difficult to access and a HIV epidemic in neighboring Fiji prompted authorities to investigate