A Tongan cybersecurity expert says the country's health data hack is a "wake-up call" for the whole region. Siosaia Vaipuna, a former director of Tonga's cybersecurity agency, spoke to RNZ Pacific in ...

Sailing through the Vaipua Channel over the deep blue waters observing Marine Protected Areas near Lualoli, Maninita, and Taula, and exploring eco-tourism and reef restoration opportunities around ...

The Vanuatu Daily Post reported the government formed its negotiating team this week because student's learning was being negatively affected. Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent ...

Samoa becomes one of the first Pacific nations to legally protect 30% of its ocean, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. APIA, CA, UNITED STATES, June 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Samoa became one ...

The oldest known tattooing tools have been discovered in Tennessee, predating the tattoo kit from Tonga, which dates back to 2700 years ago. The Tonga kit contained needles made from human bones, bone ...

Pacific island nation Tonga has refused to pay a US$1 million ransom after hackers seized control of the country's health IT system.

The Finance Ministry had set up the MEP/QEP mechanism in 2017 to oversee the cash flow and borrowings of ministries. MGNREGS so far remained outside the mechanism.

The Ministry of Finance has put an end to reports suggesting that UPI transactions will be expensive in the near future, as the government is to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified ...

The ministry's announcement came in the backdrop of a PTI report citing data from the Swiss National Bank, which showed that Indian funds in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024 to Swiss Franc ...

The Ministry of Finance is relaunching the Trainee Management Accountant Programme, which will begin this September. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Finance is pleased to ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China.