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Thursday 27 April 2006 10:39am
Moss Beach, CA, USA : With the wretched economic climate in Tonga, the people can ill afford to ignore the malfeasance and graft typically exercised by those in power to potentially manipulate the terms of acquisition of Shoreline. Both Government and Shoreline should not exercise complete autonomy in this venture because the interest of the consumers is at stake. Therefore, the process and result need to exist in symbiosis with the community. Shoreline has not provided much financial, operational & maintenance details to suggest a compelling economic proposition thus this creates ample opportunity for critical errors exacerbated by various factors. - Mele Payne Lynch
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Wednesday 26 April 2006 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tautahi Gold nearly drowned at Teufaiva Stadium on Saturday, April 22 when they were beaten by the Savai'i Samoa 26-13 in an IRB Pacific Cup round two match. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 5:30pm
Melbourne, Australia : The government should rethink its education and migration policy with a view to opening up and encouraging, even helping those with higher tertiary qualificatoins to migrate to places like NZ, Australia and the US. - Sione Tapani Mangisi -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 5:15pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The call for the return of the power generation from Shoreline to government or the private sector should focus on the anticipation that Tonga will have a fairer, more transparent and just power industry. Perhaps service deliveries may improve too. Cheaper electricity is something else and I am afraid it won...t help to mislead people now that the electricity will be cheaper only by taking it away from Shoreline. - Sailosi Finau Premium content -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 8:30am
Stanford,California, USA : 'Oku ou poupou lahi ta'eveiveiua kia 'Isileli 'Ilangana Kaufusi 'i he'ene tohi fekau'aki mo e mole 'a e 'apasia 'i Tonga. 'Oku mahino mai 'i he lahi e ngaahi vaalau 'i he tu'unga fakapolitikale 'o e fonua 'oku ne uesia lahi e ngaahi tapa kehekehe 'o e fonau 'o kau atu ki ai mo hatau 'ulungaanga fakatonga. - Lusia Mateialona-‘Olive -
Tuesday 25 April 2006 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia is committed to helping Tonga with its political and economic problems, the Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Alexander Downer, told the press in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 April 2006 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's under-19 rugby team was defeated by Fiji 22-14 at the Dubai Exiles RFC, Division B final, on 21 April. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2006 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES: At this junction of our quest for social, economic and political reform in Tonga, the one entity that is obviously missing is a credible opposition to form some sort of Shadow Government responsible for the drafting, presenting of demands and reform proposals, and the monitoring of their progress. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.2 comments -
Thursday 20 April 2006 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Matakimoana Fiefia, a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga Nuku'alofa branch, is to serve six months imprisonment for forging a bank customer...s signature and withdrawing $2,100 from that account. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2006 8:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Executive Members of the Tonga Small Business Association (TSBA) are not happy with your article dated 8th April, 2006 titled: ...Tonga Chamber of Commerce stalls challenge by TSBA.... The Executive Members of TSBA have ordered me to inform you the fact that Mr. Tu...i Uata is not the president of TSBA. Mr. Uata and his followers are not members of TSBA. May be Mr. Tu'i Uata has his own organization, of which we highly respect, but we are sure it is not the TSBA. - Saia Moehau -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TONGA'S annual Inter-Collegiate Athletic Sports competition opened today at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, when for the first time schools from all island groups in the kingdom were represented. This year's 59th Inter-collegiate Athletic Sports competition is the first time that student athletes from the northern Niuas have participated, with a five member team. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV returned to New Zealand on Thursday April 13 to undergo further medical check-ups, the Palace Office in Nuku‘alofa confirmed today. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 9:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A proposal for a new model of government for Tonga, a Democratic Monarchy form of government was released on April 18 by Afeaki, from his home at Tofoa in Tongatapu, and will be presented today to the Kingdom of Tonga National Reform Committee for Political Change. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 6:30am
: If we choose to say that Tonga belongs to the People of Tonga including the monarchy and the nobility, then why the devil is the Royal family and especially Tupouto'a is allowed to just do as they please with the nation, assets and all, Shoreline, Tonfon, Airlines, Tongasat, Passports etc. So what do we do ? - Sione Tapani Mangisi -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 6:15am
Auckland, New Zealand : There is a Latin tag cui prodest? meaning “who stands to gain?” When it is not immediately apparent which political or social groups, forces or alignments advocate certain proposals, measures, etc., one should always ask: “Who stands to gain?”. - March Pulu -
Tuesday 18 April 2006 3:45pm
Sydney, Australia : The fiasco concerning Shoreline and its operation is a dilemma created by the government themselves. From your article of the same (8 April), it is clear that both the government and Shoreline operatives have collided with their various public statements, and in turn raises many questions. Shoreline is now returning the favor, giving the government the first option to buy back the electricity business. -Jason Faletau Premium content -
Monday 17 April 2006 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will play Fiji in the final of Division B of the Under-19 Rugby World Championship in Dubai on Thursday, April 20. Premium content -
Monday 17 April 2006 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After the first round of the IRB Pacific Cup, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa have a win and a loss each. On Saturday in Fiji, the Fijian Warriors beat the Fijian Barbarian 22-14, While in Tonga at the Teufaiva Stadium, the Savai'i Samoa beat the Tau'uta Reds 18-13. Yesterday, at the Marist Grounds, Apia, Samoa, the Tautahi Gold beat 'Upolu Samoa 20-18. Premium content -
Sunday 16 April 2006 5:45pm
Moss Beach-California, USA : Shoreline's recent announcement for sale is one of the intense climacterics of the moral, economic and political hardships and factions in the Kingdom. There is scuttlebutt that Shoreline's undisclosed multi-million dollar sales price is approximately T$60 Million and prior to Prince Lavaka's resignation as Prime Minister, Crown Prince Tupouto'a and members of the royal family were in favor of a T$100 Million loan from China to facilitate the purchase of Shoreline resulting in a royal dispute and subsequently Lavaka's resignation. = Mele Payne Lynch Premium content -
Sunday 16 April 2006 5:09pm
Provo, Utah,USA : Na'aku fiefia lahi he mamata atu ki he fonua 'o hoku tupu'anga. Kae me'apango na'e 'ikai lava ha 'alu holo koeuhi ko e fu'u ke lahi 'i he vaha'a 'o e ngaahi ako ma'olunga Vava'u. Ne nau fahi e ngaahi 'api ako pea iku 'o nofo falemahaki ai mo e Tokolahi. - ‘Isileli ‘Ilangana Kaufusi Premium content
