12 May 2016. The Foreign Exchange Levy (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act No.4 of 2016) was granted Royal Assent by His Majesty’s Privy Council on the 28 April 2016 and will be gazetted to be effective from 1st  June 2016 to help Government finance its hosting responsibilities for the 2019 Pacific Games.

11 May, 2016. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva led Tonga’s delegation at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2016 of the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva, Switzerland on 4th to 6th May, 2016.

Nuku'alofa, 22 April 2016. The Hon. Prime Minister of Tonga, Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva has sent on April 14, 2016, a Letter of Condolences to the Hon Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency, Mr Shizo Abe, on behalf of the Government and People of the Kingdom of Tonga.

Nuku'alofa, 'Epeleli 20, 2016. Kuo mokoi ‘a e finangalo ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio Tupou VI ke fakanofo ‘a Hon. Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika, ki he lakanga Minisitā ‘o e Ngaahi Ngaue Lalahi mo e  Ngaue Takimamata, ‘i hono fokotu’u atu mei he ‘Eiki Palēmia ‘o Tonga, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva.

17 April, 2016. The Hon Prime Minister was greatly disappointed to learn that the request for a press conference made by Mrs Viola Ulakai in an email on 2 March 2016 to Mr Claude Tupou , and signed on behalf of the Tonga Media Council was not endorsed by the Council but it was in fact Mrs Ulakai’s own personal request.

15 April, 2016. The Cabinet in a special meeting held on Wednesday 13 April 2016 approved the Second Remuneration Report for the public service.  The report was the result of the work carried out by the Remuneration Authority, which was directed by Cabinet. 

Nuku'alofa, 15 ‘Epeleli 2016. Tu’unga ‘i hono fehu’ia mai ‘a e tu’utu’uni ‘a e ‘Eiki Palēmia pea ko e Minisitā ki he Ako mo e Ako Ngāue, Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva ke fetongi ‘a e Pule Ngāue Le’ole’o pē Acting CEO ki he Potungāue Ako mo e Ako Ngāue mei a Claude Tupou ki a Ponapate Taunisila ‘o kamata lau mei he ‘aho 30 ‘o Ma’asi 2016, ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘a e fakama’ala’ala ko eni fekau’aki mo e tu’utu’uni na’e fakahokó.

“Oceania 22 summit meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia: “ Oceania leads the way”