(MENAFN) A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, with no immediate tsunami warnings reported, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GEOFON). The seismic...
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal as “the best thing on the negotiating table at the moment,” while acknowledging it falls short of fully resolving the broader...
The Kingdom of Tonga and TMC’s subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (TOML), signed a revised Sponsorship Agreement, updating the terms of their agreement signed in 2021 The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga welcomes the new agreement which will...
(MENAFN) The 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga unleashed an extraordinary steam plume, causing unprecedented climate effects, primarily driven by water vapor rather than sulfur, according to New Zealand and Tongan scientists. In a collaborative...
Following last week’s Executive Order, ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, TMC USA has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two exploration licenses and one...
Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the 1970s, the United States Congress passed...
TMC and PAMCO have successfully demonstrated the production flowsheet for its initial commercial production using a 2,000-tonne sample of nodules collected during TMC subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc.’s 2022 test mining, at PAMCO’s commercial...
New York, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the leading digital asset trading platform RexoSwap announced its formal support for Tonga's Bitcoin payment pilot project, helping the country establish a more modern digital payment...
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...
The dtic partners with Nkomazi Local Municipality to empower entrepreneurs The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with the Nkomazi Local Municipality and Siboshwa Traditional Council will host an interactive...
FOXBORO — The Patriots went on a free-agent splurge this offseason, but the signing of defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga went under the radar. The Patriots signed Tonga, 29, on the first day of the NFL’s open tampering period, and he didn’t quite...
Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke led Tonga’s agenda at the 56th WBG–IMF Governors meeting. During the third day of the 2025 World Bank–IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., Tonga’s Prime Minister chaired the Southeast Asia Constituency...
The Tonga Royal Navy has commissioned the newest landing craft VOEA Late in a ceremony held at the Masefield Naval Base. Credit: Australian High Commission; Kingdom of Tonga via Facebook The commissioning of VOEA Late is the latest demonstration...
A EUROPEAN Union-funded 15million euro ($F39.56m) regional electrification agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) will advance inclusive, sustainable, and resilient socioeconomic development in Pacific Island countries, said EU...
A significant milestone for multilateralism was reached when the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (FSA) came into effect on September 15, 2025. This was followed by ratifications by Kenya, Vietnam, Brazil, and Tonga,...
Former Ikale Tahi and professional rugby player Hale T-Pole is now the CEO of Pacific Rugby Players - an association dedicated to ensure that Pacific rugby players have a voice at the decision-making tables and that players' needs are being met....
Tonga mourns veteran journalist and Matangi Tonga founder Pesi Siale Fonua. Photo: Koro Vaka’uta Well known Tongan news outlet Matangi Tonga Online is today mourning the loss of their publisher and editor Pesi Fonua who passed away on Sunday. In a...
At a time when the agriculture and horticulture industries are again experiencing issues in some southern mainland states, a Bundaberg operation is standing up for workers and farmers. ERLE LEVEY goes to Childers to speak with Bill Darby of...
A huge underwater volcanic event in Tonga last year was of a magnitude comparable with the most powerful nuclear detonation by the U.S, researchers have revealed. Scientists have used eye and earwitnesses accounts, along with data from tide...
China’s largest hospital ship, Ark Silk Road received 1241 outpatient visits and 14 inpatients in during its four-day in Suva. The ship’s medical team performed 187 surgeries and 700 auxiliary examinations such as CT, DR, ultrasound and ECG,...
