Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga 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
Oceania Tonga Commonwealth Secretary General, the Honorable Patricia Scotland KC, is spending Easter Sunday in Tonga on her first official visit from 30 March to 3 April
Oceania Tonga In Havelu, Tongatapu, three floriculture nurseries housing thousands of flowering orchids and anthuriums were officially inaugurated by HM Queen Nanasipau'u and will help elevate the floriculture sector by providing livelihoods for rural women
Oceania Tonga The rising star of the Tonga Tala, Tonga's national netball team, is aiming to climb to the No. 8 position in the world's top ten netball teams in international competitions scheduled for 2024
Oceania Tonga 81,5% of Tongan women over the age of 20 suffer from obesity; the figure makes Tonga first in the world ranking for women suffering from obesity according to a study published by Lancet medical journal
Oceania Tonga The Tonga National Under-20 Rugby Team visited the Prime Minister, Hon Hu'akavameiliku, at the St George Building, ahead of their departure for New Zealand to participate in a new age-grade competition
Oceania Tonga After a three-month break, the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will meet today, 12 February 2024, at 2pm to continue work on the 2023 parliamentary session