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The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship (CSF) has opened applications for its third cohort, offering entrepreneurs from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries the opportunity to develop and scale their businesses through a six-month programme. "This fellowship is an opportunity for young Tongan entrepreneurs and small businesses to learn and grow their business. We think

Commonwealth start-up fellowship opens applications for third cohort ↗

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Two brothers who stole 68 kava plants from a plantation valued at $32,000 were sentenced to 20 months imprisonment each fully suspended on conditions, in the Supreme Court.

Brothers in Vava’u kava theft get suspended sentence ↗

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The Legislative Assembly of Tonga, on reconvening this morning, 3 August, unseated two Members of Parliament, Semisi Sika (former Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Tourism/Tongatapu 2) and Lataifaingata’a Tangimana (former Minister for Finance/Niua 17).

Legislative Assembly unseats two Members of Parliament ↗

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Three Tongan schoolgirls represented the country at the 2026 Harvey Norman Rising Talent Invitational, joining 70 of the best emerging female rugby league players from Australia and the Pacific in a key National Rugby League pathways event last week.

Three Tongan schoolgirls at the NRLW Rising Talent Invitational ↗

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Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) and the Australian Government have launched a five-year disaster resilience program 'Tala Kei Kapa', aimed at strengthening emergency preparedness and improving community responses to natural disasters, at the Tonga Red Cross Society's OTA Centre headquarters in Nuku'alofa today.

Tonga Red Cross launch five-year ‘Tala Kei Kapa’ disaster resilience project ↗

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Tonga has ended a 16-year Commonwealth Games medal drought after heavyweight judoka Paula Monta claimed a historic bronze medal in the men's +100kg competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.

Paula Monta ends Tonga's 16-year Commonwealth Games medal drought with judo bronze ↗

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Team Tonga performed in a mixed seventh day of competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with encouraging performances in weightlifting and lawn bowls. Two weightlifters who were in close contention for medals, were placed fourth and fifth.

Tonga weightlifters miss out on medals at Commonwealth Games ↗

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In Tonga, the new petrol prices for August and gas prices for August and September will drop effective from Monday, 3 August.

Tonga's fuel, gas prices decreasing from Monday ↗

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