AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDrought: Tonga has declared drought across its major islands as El Niño intensifies, with below-average rain prompting warnings that conditions could worsen over the next three months. Authorities and aid groups are coordinating water support for communities. By-elections: Voters returned both parliamentary seats vacated over election offences to the former MPs’ families. Alvin Lafu Sika won Tongatapu 2, and ʻAminiasi Tonga Pauʻu Tangimana took Ongo Niua 17. Rugby League World Cup: Halfback Junior Amone has been cleared to play for Tonga, while prop Moeaki Fotuaika was cut from the final squad. Organised crime: Tonga has used its anti-terrorism and transnational crime law for the first time, convicting an Australian deportee over an attempt to establish a Comancheros chapter. Climate finance: Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua says the Pacific Resilience Facility remains US$320 million short of its US$500 million minimum target, despite new pledges.
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