THE Legislative Assembly this afternoon passed the Appropriation Act 2016 and its amendments.
18 MPs voted in favour of the Bill.
The TONGA Police Force has launched a search and rescue operation outside the Malinoa coastal waters for 11 people including children from Fonoi Ha'apai who are still missing at sea since this morning.
A Maori company from New Zealand has signed a contract with Government aims to financially bail the Tonga Forest Product Limited from its debt burdened.