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

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Thokozani Khupe has demanded a ministerial statement from the Ministry of Finance on the disbursement of the US$38 million collected through the sugar ...

Currently Lulutai Airlines operates three aircraft, a DHC-6-300, a Harbin Y12, and a Saab 340B damp-leased from Air Chathams.

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

Dr Eke defended the allocations, stating the budget aligns with the King’s directives, national priorities, public feedback from recent summits, and government partnerships. The Minister of Finance ...

On May 5, 2025, the second Japan-Pacific Islands Finance Ministers’ Meeting was held in Milan, Italy, with the attendance of 12 Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Mr. Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Finance ...

As Eke, the former Tonga finance minister, stated, “Pacific countries have some of the highest costs in the world in terms of climate adaptation needs.

Eke takes on three additional ministerial roles - for finance, fisheries and prisons - in the newly formed 11-member cabinet, Tonga's government said in a statement on Tuesday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala has been named minister for defence and foreign affairs, taking on the key government roles in the Pacific Islands nation a week after ...

Tonga's King Tupou VI has appointed 'Aisake Eke as prime minister, a month after he was selected by lawmakers to be the Pacific Island nation's next leader, a Tonga government statement said on ...

Tonga's King Tupou VI sits before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 26, 2019.