Princess Pilolevu has been the first person vaccinated yesterday with first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine along with frontliners at Falemasiva Hall

PM expressed concern about the stalling progress in achieving Sendai outcomes by Pacific Island countries, which are experiencing an increasing number of natural disasters, geopolitical tensions and significant technical and human capacity constraints

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

Tongan boxer Hainite Tu'itupou, 26, won the gold medal at the jiu-jitsu tournament in Chicago earlier this week

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