4 May, 2020. King Tupou VI will officially open Tonga's Parliament on Thursday 7 May via livestream, because of Covid-19 restrictions in place.

Kolomu ‘Ilo, Fonua & Tala (Talaefonua [Halaefonua & Vakaefonua]) (Knowledge, Culture & Language Column)

 ‘Oku fa‘oaki ‘ae ‘ilo (moe poto) he fonua (moe kalatua) mo fetu‘utaki he tala (moe lea) koe ongo vaka – Filosofia ta-va, taimi-sipeisi, ‘oe ‘iai. (Knowledge [and skills] are composed in culture and communicated in language as vessels – Time-space, ta-va, philosophy of reality).

3 May, 2020. The Pacific Island nation of Tonga is to receive a $4.5 million payout from its parametric disaster insurance policy with the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), the largest payout to date from the regional catastrophe insurance facility.

2 Me 2020. Kuo fakahā ‘e he ‘Eiki Palēmia ‘o Tongá Hon Faifekau Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa ‘i he efiafi ‘o e ‘aho ni ‘e kei hokohoko atu pe ‘a e ngaahi fakangatangata fakafonua ki he COVID-19 ‘i he uike ‘e ua ka hoko maí ‘o kamata ‘i he 8:00 efiafi ‘o e ‘aho ni ki he 8:00 efiafi Me 15.