By Tupou Vaipulu Jr. A new series of Tongan bank notes was launched today, 4 December, in commemoration of the official birthday of Tupou I - a national public holiday. HRH Prince Ata unveiled the new bank notes at a launch held by the National Reserve …

Commentary TONGA TOURISM WON’T FLY WITHOUT COMMUNITY By Kalafi Moala NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga (Taimi Media Network, Jun. 10, 2010) – The current direction in which the corporate model of tourism in Tonga is moving is going nowhere. There is no quick fix, but …

International developments continued to remain relatively firm over September. Both the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand reported again for this month unchanged monetary policy settings. Whilst economic conditions in Australia …

It's not always true that the journey is better than the destination, writes Sarah Daniell We are trying to get to Serenity, but the universe has other plans. It's 4.30am, and inside the small concrete bunker that is Tongatapu's domestic …

A methamphetamine epidemic is ravaging the Kingdom of Tonga and authorities are struggling to cope with the drug's destructive effects. In the Pacific nation with a population of 109,008 the highly-addictive drug known in New Zealand as P has …

International developments continued to remain relatively firm over September. Both the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand reported again for this month unchanged monetary policy settings. Whilst economic conditions in Australia …

International developments remained relatively firm across Tonga's major trading partners. The US recorded annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 2.6% in the June 2017 quarter, up from a 1.2% growth in the previous quarter. This was due mainly …

Global developments remained relatively stable over the month, and although slower economic activity was recorded across Tonga's major trading partners the outlook for growth in the near to medium term remained positive. The Federal Reserve Bank in the …