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  • Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:10pm

    : Kou malie'ia he kamata'anga 'o e PSA mo 'enau tohi fakamuimui na'e ha 'i he nusipepa ni fekau'aki mo 'enau ta'e fiemalie ki he fili 'o e kau Minista Fo'ou mo e ngaahi feliuliu aki 'o e Kapineti. Mahalo kuo mahino mai 'a e fie Minista ia 'a Mele 'Amanki mo hono kau poupou. Hili 'enau fiema'u ke hiki 'enau totongi pe mei paralyze ai 'a e Pule'anga Tonga, ko 'eni 'oku nau ta'e fiemalie ki he fetongi moe fili fo'ou ku o fai 'e he Palemia Fo'ou Dr. Feleti Sevele. Mahalo ko e me'a mahu'inga taha ia 'i Tonga he taimi ni 'oku 'ikai ko e fuhifuhinga PHD ka koha tokotaha 'oku 1.) Maama pe Poto 2.) Ngaue Malohi 3.) Faitotonu, 4.) Tene Lava 'o Ngaue'i Ke mo'ui pe Fakalakalaka 'a e Ngaahi Palopalema 'oku fehangahangai mo e Pule'anga Tonga. - Very Concerned Citizen of Tonga
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  • Monday 29 May 2006 9:45pm


    Tokyo, Japan
    : Japan's Emperor Akihito received Pacific leaders including Tonga's Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for PALM 2006.
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  • Monday 29 May 2006 1:27pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was felt throughout Tonga yesterday afternoon, but no damage was reported, while people in Ha'apai who were closest to the epicentre said that shaking had become almost a daily routine since a damaging 7.9 quake on May 4 closed their hospital.
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  • Monday 29 May 2006 12:02pm


    Okinawa, Japan
    : The adoption by the leaders of Japan and the Pacific Islands of the Okinawa Partnership Declaration on May 27 marked the beginning of a new approach to the dispatch of aid assistance to the 14 Pacific Islands Forum countries. By Pesi Fonua
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  • Monday 29 May 2006 11:36am


    Tokyo, Japan
    : Six Tongan companies participated in the Pacific Islands Exhibition 2006 in Tokyo, Japan, on May 25.
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  • Monday 29 May 2006 11:20am


    Okinawa, Japan
    : The Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi officially opened the Pacific Island Leaders Meeting, PALM 2006, on May 26, in Okinawa, Japan.
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  • Friday 26 May 2006 6:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The date for the Ha'apai By election to replace Hon. Fineasi Funaki, the former Ha'’apai No. 2 People'’s Representative has yet to be confirmed.
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  • Friday 26 May 2006 6:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Pacific Island Leaders Forum meeting is to be held in Nuku‘alofa on October 23-26.
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  • Thursday 25 May 2006 6:22pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The findings of Tonga's National Committee for Political Reform will go to King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV before August 30, and then be presented to parliament for debate a month later, the NCPR announced today.
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  • Thursday 25 May 2006 5:57pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : The appointment of someone from the ranks of the elected MPs is a departure from the norm and it would be reasonable for the community to expect the relationship between the King and the PM to be different this time round. - Sef Hao‘uli
  • Wednesday 24 May 2006 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Public Service Association who is demanding that a new interim government take over Tonga, or else they will strike, has delayed their national march until June 1.
  • Wednesday 24 May 2006 6:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Communication Corporation today launched its new broadband service called "Data Anywhere" at the Fafa Island Resort, on one of Tongatapu's offshore islands.
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  • Tuesday 23 May 2006 3:29pm


    USA
    : I have heard from various sources how our beloved King enjoys good humors and play jokes on his friends. At this stage of his life, I was thinking he is busy meditating and preparing to meet his Maker. Boy was I wrong! Our beloved king is still active being a jokester. - Tama Foa
  • Tuesday 23 May 2006 3:12pm


    New Zealand
    : Such differences of opinions may bring a common sense solution to all parties concerned. However, the continual dictatorship demands of the PSA have no place in modern society. It seem to me that they place themselves above everybody else in the sense that they threaten to go on strike if their demands are not being met. - Velangilaia Tupou
  • Monday 22 May 2006 7:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : TONGA'S Public Service Association (PSA) is unhappy with the new Cabinet reshuffle and has discussed taking new strike action if government does not respond to their concerns and call for reconsideration of the new ministerial appointments.
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  • Monday 22 May 2006 6:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Shoreline whistleblower, Piveni Piukala is to appear for his arraignment at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on July 11, 2006.
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  • Monday 22 May 2006 6:12pm


    USA
    : Rejoice all ye women, for your time has come. Your long-suffering, toils, sweats, untimely efforts, perseverance and intellect are now acknowledged and recognized. This is a ground-breaking achievement on our part, dear women. We got one in Office. We are going down in history, and it's about time. - Lucia Mateialona-‘Olive
  • Monday 22 May 2006 5:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The USS Chung-Hoon, a multi mission guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy departed Nuku...’alofa on May 18 after visiting Tonga for three days.
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  • Friday 19 May 2006 5:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The People's Democratic Party PDP, Shoreline Power and the Tonga Electric Power Board are currently negotiating for a settlement out off court, said the president of the PDP Sione Teisina Fuko yesterday, May 18.
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  • Friday 19 May 2006 4:16pm


    Pangai, Ha'apai
    : The Ha‘apai main hospital, Niu‘ui was officially closed down on Saturday May 13, and a temporary hospital facility has been set up at one of the local doctor's home. All the patients at the hospital were also sent home, excepting for one patient.
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