Tag: Tonga

Palace vs. People: Tonga’s upcoming election puts the nation on edge

Pacific Sharya Christiana - November 4, 2025

One can see how in just the matter of a few days, the Tongans will head off to the...

Tonga Trials Bitcoin with RexoSwap Support

Commonwealth Business Dana de Silva - September 19, 2025

RexoSwap, the US Money Services Business (MSB)-regulated digital asset trade platform, has launched a pilot program in Tonga enabling...

Commonwealth observers stationed across the country as Guyana’s general elections begin

Commonwealth Secretariat Wasana Nadeeshani - September 3, 2025

(Commonwealth)_ Commonwealth observers are being deployed across Guyana to cover the general elections, and those of concern reported are...

Guyana’s Democracy in Focus: Commonwealth Observers Begin Election Monitoring

Lead_Story Wasana Nadeeshani - August 27, 2025

(Commonwealth)__The Commonwealth is deploying an 11-member Observer Group to monitor Guyana's forthcoming elections, a hallmark of its long history...

All Eyes on Guyana: Commonwealth to Deploy Election Watchdogs for 2025 Polls

Commonwealth Secretariat Wasana Nadeeshani - August 21, 2025

(Commonwealth)_ Commonwealth Secretary-General Hon. Shirley Botchwey stated that the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) would be sent to monitor Guyana's...

Tonga Leads Pacific with Commonwealth-Inspired Governance Summit!

Commonwealth Secretariat Wasana Nadeeshani - July 30, 2025

(Commonwealth)_ A Pacific precedent, the nation's capital town of Nuku'alofa hosted July 23rd and 24th, 2025. Two days of...

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10 Things to Do When Vacationing in Tonga

Destinations Ishini Dabare - November 28, 2024

Tonga is an unforgettable destination in the Pacific, offering a unique blend of natural wonders, cultural experiences, and opportunities...

Did the Springboks Reclaim Their Throne?

Commonwealth Sports Suraj Atapattu - November 13, 2024

South Africa (Commonwealth) _ Several changes occurred during a rollercoaster weekend of ups and downs in the Autumn Nations...

Tonga becomes first Pacific country to adopt UN Sustainable Development Framework

Pacific Savithri Rodrigo - December 20, 2022

By Savithri Rodrigo Nuku'alofa, Tonga (Commonwealth Union)_The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 has its first signatory from the...

Massive phytoplankton bloom was caused by the Tonga eruption

Pacific Mayondi Maralande - October 16, 2022

TONGA (Commonwealth Union)_The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano erupted in January 2022 after having a comparatively quiet period since 2014....

Tonga eruption may have produced a tsunami engulfing Statue of Liberty!

Pacific Mayondi Maralande - September 2, 2022

Tonga (CU)_According to a source, the Tonga volcano's enormous eruption in January resulted in a wave that was as...

This robotic research vessel is investigating the Tonga Volcano!

Pacific Mayondi Maralande - August 26, 2022

Tonga (CU)_After conducting a preliminary examination of the underwater Tongan volcano, which erupted violently back in January, a robot...

Key road between capital and Tonga’s main airport shut

Commonwealth Aviation admin - August 12, 2022

TONGA – In the current day and age where most economies tend to make money on tourism, they are...

Tonga volcano eruption vaporised Olympic-sized pools of seawater!

Pacific admin - August 5, 2022

PACIFIC - The eruption of the Tonga volcano instantly vaporised 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools of seawater high into the atmosphere, so...

Tonga signs agreement after Pacific islands fail to reach consensus

Pacific Veronica Elishya - May 31, 2022

NUKUʻALOFA, Tonga (CU)_China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is currently on a tour in the Pacific, a visit which is...

Calls to support Tongan workers in NZ

Commonwealth Diaspora Veronica Elishya - February 28, 2022

MOTUEKA (CU)_In January this year, Tonga recently experienced what has been described as a once-in-a-millennium event, as the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai...