Aquatic biosecurity for food safety, food security and income generation
Pearl farming in Tonga – Photo credit: Poasi Fale
Aquaculture is probably the fastest growing food-producing sector globally, contributing around 50 per cent of the world’s food fish. It is especially important in regions where fish is the main…
Tonga Family Protection Legal Aid Centre opens on 12 March 2018
Tonga will soon be the first country in the Pacific to have a legal aid centre specifically dedicated to helping people who are survivors of domestic violence. The Family Protection Legal Aid Centre will be opening its doors on Monday 12 March 2018.
The…
The first female land surveyor in Tonga: A voice for change in the Pacific
Siotasia Malolo is the first woman in Tonga who dared to take up a career path in one of the Island Kingdom’s male dominated professions, Land Surveying. Did she choose this profession or did the profession choose her?
According to the 23 year old, her…
Tonga stakeholders call for more ocean forecasts
Following a successful ocean science training and stakeholder engagement workshop last week, Tonga Meteorological Service has committed to developing a monthly Ocean Outlook to provide critical ocean information and forecasts to the public.
Mapping software training for natural disaster impact forecasting in Tonga
A week long training workshop on a disaster impact mapping software tool that will allow Pacific Island countries to plan, prepare and respond to natural disasters effectively has successfully concluded today.
The PacSAFE software tool has been developed…
Pacific Energy and Transport Officials meeting opens in Tonga
One of the Pacific Regional Energy And Transport Ministers Meeting Guest of Honour: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni
The Pacific Energy and Transport Officials meeting was opened this morning in Nuku’alofa.
The Pacific Community (SPC),…
Tonga to host Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers Meeting
Over 100 high-level delegates and experts will convene in Tonga at the end of April for the Third Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministerial Meeting to discuss the latest international and regional developments in energy and transport sectors…