Oceania Tonga A major magnitude 7,6 earthquake that hit Tonga earlier this morning was felt on the country main islands including Pago Pago, but no tsunami alert has been issued; the epicenter was located 95 km NW of Hihifo, Niuas, at a depth of 210km
Oceania Tonga Tongan boxer Hainite Tu'itupou, 26, won the gold medal at the jiu-jitsu tournament in Chicago earlier this week
Oceania Tonga 96th interscholastic athletics competition in Tonga began on 24 April at the Teufaiva Stadium, back to normal after the pandemic with over 10 secondary and middle schools from Tongatapu and some of the outer islands taking part
Oceania Tonga The country has launched a labour mobility strategy at a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific raises concerns due to the continued migration of thousands of workers overseas
Oceania Tonga Reach A’u Tonu Kiai, an outreach development program to rural and remote communities is delivering essential governmental and non-governmental services involving teams of civil servants
Oceania Tonga The much-awaited National Rugby League competition for Secondary Schools kicked off over the weekend after 3 years
Oceania Tonga Miss Tonga, Vesalua Tupou, has been crowned the Continental Queen for Oceania at the 2023 Face of Beauty International preliminary competition in the Philippines
Oceania Tonga The island community of Mango received financial assistance from two donors to help its rehabilitation: $20.000 from the Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa and $5.000 from BSP Tonga Country Manager Marcellina Wolfgramm Ha'apa
Oceania Tonga Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala is visiting Australia as part of the Canberra Fellowships Program
Oceania Tonga The Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show will return in June-July this year, after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and the 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami
Oceania Tonga Tupouto'a College of the Free Wesleyan Church in Nomuka, Ha'apai, has received new school supplies from the Australian Government, after being affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai natural disasters
Oceania Tonga Tonga's first national university will open its doors today 27 January, in an attempt to increase educational opportunities to replace the many qualified Tongans who have left to work abroad
Oceania Tonga Interim USP Vice Chancellor Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has returned to Tonga and will be based at the University of the South Pacific's Tonga Campus for a while