BLP Business Support Grants on hold

Posted on January 19, 2024April 16, 2024

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. […]

Graduates for the Tonga Cohort 2023 Pacific Greenpreneurs Network Incubator & Accelerator Program. Lu'isa Nau of Culture Fusion Tonga (4th from left), winner of the USD $5,000 seed capital grant and Masa Kawaguchi (3rd from right) winner of the USD $50,000 repayable grant. Graduates, Tupou Kolokihakaufisi of Grace Nursery & Garden (2nd from left), Anaseini Iotebatu of Tini Media (3rd from left). Guest of Honour, Lorraine Kauhenga, Deputy CEO, Trade Negotiation & Policy Division MTED (centre), Sam Vea, President TCCI (2nd from right) & Siosifa Pomana TCCI-PGEN Country Facilitator (1st from left).

Tonga Greenpreneurs awarded $130,000 by GGGI at graduation event

Posted on November 24, 2023April 16, 2024

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 […]

Sean O’Sullivan Team Leader PRIF CO welcomed Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry President Sam Vea and Vice President Aloma Johansson to the PRIF booth at the Pacific Infrastructure Conference

Tonga Chamber of Commerce to host PRIF Week 2023 Tonga Hub

Posted on October 15, 2023April 16, 2024

The Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry will host the Tonga hub of the PRIF Week 2023 virtual conference on October 16, 2023, at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre at 11:00am. The hub will bring together private sector representatives, government ministries, and civil society to discuss the importance of gender and inclusion in delivering and planning […]