Tonga

Tonga's fire and emergency services will be equipped with two new fire trucks, two tankers and three pick-up trucks thank to a $1,9 million grant from the Japanese government

The percentage of women in corporate leadership is still low, with men holding over four out of five positions among board directors, and boards on which no women sit increasing

Starlink has been granted a 'temporary provisional permit' to operate in the country; a condition of the permit is that it is required to facilitate local payment methods for Tongan businesses and provide details of the terminals used

The first National Standards Roadmap was launched at the Liku'alofa Centre in Tofoa, contributing to the implementation of quality standards for development in Tonga, in collaboration with Pacer Plus and Standards Australia

Tonga Power Limited, in partnership with Northpower, a leading New Zealand-based power grid company, will carry out a critical upgrade of Tonga's power grid infrastructure by the end of the year

A touring exhibition of prints by contemporary Japanese painters opened at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nuku'alofa and will be open to visitors free of charge until 25 June

A new investigation into lymphatic filariasis is underway to follow up on the tests carried out in 2015, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and experts from the Australian University of Queensland conducting blood tests in schools

One hundred laptops, with laptop bags, mouse sets and operating systems, have been donated to the Government of Tonga by the Dongguan municipal government in China

The aviation community has received a yellow ACC alert to be vigilant, while magmatic activity continues on the Tofua volcano, where a total of 13 events have been recorded in the last 24 hours, adding to the seven in the previous report

17 new houses and a town hall are under construction for 'Atata Si'i community in Tongatapu; the 22 houses built in 2023 were not enough to accommodate all affected families that were relocated from the island of 'Atata after the tsunami of January 2022

The Asian Development Bank and the government signed a grant agreement to help accelerate economic recovery from disasters caused by natural hazards and health emergencies