News Tongo Government: Government announces more police support for Tonga to fight transnational crime
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will provide an additional two years of support to Tonga Police to strengthen its capacity to disrupt transnational crime. The ...
News Tongo Government: Pacific Games Council hoping for amicable conclusion to dispute with Tongan Government
Pacific Games Council are hopeful an amicable resolution can be reached to the organisation’s dispute with the Tongan Government, related to the country’s withdrawal from staging the 2019 Pacific Games.
News Tongo Government: Why is China pouring money into Tonga?
Yet even in this far-flung island kingdom there are signs that a battle for power and influence is heating up among much larger nations - and Tonga may end up paying the price. In the capital, ...
News Tongo Government: Tonga one of six hopefuls to stage 2027 Pacific Games despite withdrawing as 2019 hosts
The kingdom was awarded the 2019 Pacific Games back in 2012, having seen off competition from Tahiti. Tonga's Government withdrew from hosting the Games in 2017, citing financial concerns as the ...
News Tongo Government: Tonga takes delivery of Guardian class patrol boat
The Australian government has handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat to the Kingdom of Tonga. The Tongan Royal Navy’s Ngahau Koula was received by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala and Captain ...
News Tongo Government: 18 IS fighters killed in joint operation with US in Niger
Eighteen members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara were killed in a joint operation by US, French and Niger troops near Niger's border with Mali, the defence ministry said Tuesday. "Important materiel was recovered including equipment belonging to the Niger armed forces which were
News Tongo Government: Tongan Government signs deal with Kacific
Nadi, 12 April 2019 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has signed a fifteen-year agreement with Tonga Satellite Limited, a Tongan government company, to provide high speed broadband via ...
News Tongo Government: Tonga gets $US10 million grant for fisheries management
Tonga's government says dozens of coastal communities will benefit from a new $US10 million grant towards fisheries management. The World Bank on Thursday approved the funds, which are part of a ...
News Tongo Government: Kacific Signs Agreement with Tonga Satellite Limited to Supply Broadband via Satellite
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has signed a 15 year agreement with Tonga Satellite Limited, a Tongan government company, to provide high speed broadband via satellite to the Pacific ...