POLITICS

Three companies contracted by the Tongan Government to supply coral to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MOl) have filed for damages after 16 months of non-compliance and refusal to pay at the agreed price of T$70 pa’anga per load. The contractors, Island Dredging Limited, Engineering and Constructions Limited, and Inter Pacific Limited, claim […]

The Government of Tonga has taken over the management of the National Rugby League team previously known as Mate Ma’a Tonga, according to an email sent by Fotu Fisi’iahi CEO of MIA to the Chairman of the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL). Mr. Fisi’iahi stated that a new body, meeting the requirements of the International

The Government has launched its Labour Mobility Supply Management Strategy to address concerns about labour mobility in the Pacific region due to the continuing migration of laborers overseas. The strategy was launched by the Prime Minister, Honourable Hu’akavameiliku, at an event in Fangaloto on April 13, 2023. According to the Prime Minister, the strategy is

Its FREE until 30th April Lord Chief Justice Whitten has warned government that the Courts have enough power and precedence to file charges of contempt of court personally against public officials, including Ministers. This means Ministers can be jailed for contempt of court if they delay, defy, undermine, or fail to institute orders of the

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has appointed Carmel Sepuloni as the country’s new Deputy Prime Minister. Sepuloni, who has served as Minister for Social Development and Employment since 2020, is of Tongan descent. She was born in New Zealand and has been a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party since 2008. Sepuloni’s appointment

Pohiva Tuionetoa 1951-2023 One of Tonga’s most consequential and historic Prime Ministers, the Reverend Doctor Pohiva Tuionetoa has passed away Sunday 19 March 2023 in San Francisco. Tuionetoa, Member of Parliament and Representative for his Tongatapu 10 constituency was on leave for medical treatment at the time. Born in 1951, Tuionetoa is survived by his