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Magistrate dismisses MP's allegations against Tongasat and others

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 17:32
A Nuku’alofa Magistrate has ruled there was no case to answer in accusations made against Tonga’s Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano, the Minister of Justice Hon Clive Edwards, and a Tongan company Tongasat, headed by HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita, who appeared before the court last week.
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Magistrate's Court
Tongasat
Princess Pilolevu
Lord Tu'ivakano
Clive Edwards
Anna Ilaiu
'Akilisi Pohiva
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Plaintiffs give up fight against insurer in 16/11 riots claims

Monday, November 12, 2012 - 16:17
Four local companies who were suing their insurance company for cover over damage to their properties in the riots of 16 November 2006, ended their case today on the basis that no party paid costs. The plaintiffs were disappointed to pull out as the evidence in court about the riots favoured the defence position that the riots resulted from “a popular rising, people connected with an organisation the objects of which included influencing the government by violent means and terrorism.”
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National Pacific Insurance (Tonga) Ltd
16/11
riots
Tonga
Tongan
'Akilisi Pohiva
Clive Edwards
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16/11 rioters motivated by criminal minds, 'Akilisi Pohiva tells court

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 09:13
During ‘Akilisi Pohiva’s first two days of giving evidence, in an insurance case heard in the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court this week, he was questioned closely about the ingredients for violent demonstration that were evident on November 16, 2006, when the central business district was destroyed by rioters. He told the court he had no connection to the rioters.
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National Pacific Insurance Tonga Ltd.
'Akilisi Pohiva
16/11
Tonga riots
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Another vote of no confidence

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 21:14
I’ve got no personal axe to grind with PTOA leader ‘Akilisi Pohiva but I think he has forgotten, to the detriment of his party and to himself, that politics is the art of being practical. Although he is paying dearly for this oversight, the rest of the country are also footing the bill for the absence of any effective opposition in the House - and denying us the fruits of an effective democracy. - Sefita Hao’uli.
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Opinion
'Akilisi Pohiva
politics
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House argues over rejection of Vote of No Confidence

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 10:12
After the Tongan Parliament rejected a motion for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister and his Cabinet on Monday, the House opened yesterday, bubbling with emotions high and low, as members could not wait to let their feelings be heard. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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From the House
China
'Akilisi Pohiva
Lisiate 'Akolo
Sitiveni Halapua
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Member's report calls for parliament to terminate King's right to appoint Lord titles

Friday, October 5, 2012 - 09:34
When members of parliament presented their reports of how they had spent their allocations of $117,647 each on their national tours, they became embroiled in debate over the report of ‘Akilisi Pohiva, whose report called for the termination of the Lord title with noble privileges that was created by the late King George Tupou V. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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From the House
'Akilisi Pohiva
Clive Edwards
Lords
taxpayers
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Education Minister calls for 'Akilisi to apologize to NZ Foreign Minister

Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 09:53
Tonga’s Minister of Education in parliament is calling for ‘Akilisi Pohiva to apologise to the New Zealand Government, to herself and to the Tongan people for making misleading and unfounded allegations about the donor funding received by the Ministry of Education. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Education
Dr 'Ana Maui Taufe'ulungaki
'Akilisi Pohiva
New Zealand
foreign affairs
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Attorney General's comment upsets Select Committee chairman

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 13:12
Tonga’s Attorney General, Neil Adsett, said that a Parliamentary Select Committee that investigated the use of a multi million loan from China for the restructuring of Nuku’alofa had done a good job, but its report had no real finding of any person taking money they should not have had, or using money for themselves or against the interest of Tonga. But the Attorney General’s freely expressed opinion has upset the Select Committee’s chairman, ‘Akilisi Pohiva.
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parliament
'Akilisi Pohiva
attorney general
Nuku'alofa Development Corporation

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