Over the past few months, we received an impressive number and quality of applications from SMEs for the BLP Business Support Grants. As a result of the large number of applications, BLP is pausing new submissions of the Business Support Grants in Tonga. This is temporary; grants will reopen in a short period of time. […]
Continue readingTonga Greenpreneurs awarded $130,000 by GGGI at graduation event
Four participants of the Tonga cohort of the 2023 Pacific Greenpreneurs Program graduated today, with two recipients also being awarded total funds of USD$55,000 (approximately TOP $130,000) at the official Graduation ceremony held at the Davina House. The Guest of Honour for the event was Ms. Lorraine Kauhenga, Deputy CEO for the Ministry of Trade […]
Continue readingPacific Islands Forum: Private Sector Key Player in Regional Prosperity
The 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) convened in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from November 6 to 10, 2023, with a resounding call for collective support and partnerships to ensure the success of the region’s strategic policy document, the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent. Heads of State, Government, and Territories, including Tonga, participated […]
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