New Zealand company to turn on the power for remote Tongan islands
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND – March 31, 2020: 11pm (INFRATEC): New Zealand renewable energy company Infratec and sister-company NETcon have won…
UNDP seeking unprecedented COVID-19 support for vulnerable countries
Looming crisis in developing countries threatens to devastate economies and ramp up inequality New York, USA – March 31, 2020:…
81 arrested for breach of curfew in Tonga
Nuku’alofa – March 31, 2020: 10.30pm (Nuku’alofa Times): A total of 81 people have been charged for breach of the…
HOLO E TOTONGI ‘UHILA KAMATA MEI HE ‘AHO 1 ‘EPELELI 2020
Nuku’alofa – Massi 31, 2020: 10pm (Nuku’alofa Times/TPL): ‘Oku hoko ‘ae holoholo he totongi ‘oe loloo tisolo mei he $1.6906…
Electricity cost drops in Tonga
Nuku’alofa – March 31, 2020: 10pm (Nuku’alofa Times): The cost of electricity in Tonga will drop by 10.16 seniti or…
Opinion: Safety for all paramount
By ILIESA TORAÂ Suva, FIJI – March 31, 2020: 4pm (Nuku’alofa Times): Majority of our Pasifika islands are inlockdown.
A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed
NEW YORK – March 27, 2020: 1pm (UN NEWS CENTRE): World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday…
UNICEF scales up support in Pacific Island
SUVA, Fiji – March 27, 2020: 1pm (UNICEF PACIFIC): As nationwide school closures disrupt the education for more than 80…
Tonga stays safe, locks down and places curfew
Nuku’alofa – March 27, 2020: 12pm (Nuku’alofa Times): Keeping Tonga safe and free from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the…
Tonga locks down for 14 days
Nuku’alofa – March 24, 2020: 11.20am (Nuku’alofa Times): The Government of Tonga has locked out flights, cruise ships and all…