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Thursday 6 May 2010 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paulo Kautoke, the former Secretary for Tonga's Ministry of Labour Commerce and Industries, has been appointed as one of four Assistant Secretaries-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group Headquarter in Brussels, starting on July 1.
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Thursday 6 May 2010 5:50pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Thirteen Tongans graduated from the Theological Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand on April 10. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I wish everyone all the best for the future. I am happy to have helped during the year I have been Attorney General. - John Cauchi. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In an address to mark the World Press Freedom Day, May 3 the Minister of Justice Hon Samiu Vaipulu assured local journalists that Clause 7 of the Constitution, which guaranteed Freedom of Speech and Media Freedom, would not be touched while government is drafting legislation to implement political reform and to hold a general election on November 25. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 8:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised over $5,000 pa'anga at its 8th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 24 at the Mala 'e Akoteu, Kolomotu'a. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To achieve a better quality of education for Pacific Island countries was the aim of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Education of the University of the South Pacific that was held at the Loumaile Lodge, Nuku'alofa, from April 28-29. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine young Tongans who joined the first regional Pasifika Youth Development and Community Course have received their certificates and a diploma at their graduation in Suva, Fiji on April 23. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two seasoned Tongan soldiers who had served in international peacekeeping missions in Iraq and the Solomon Islands pleaded guilty to housebreaking and common assault in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on April 27. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 3:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The EU responded positively to Tonga's application by agreeing to provide 5.5 million euros, the equivalent of 16.5 million pa'anga, by way of budgetary support. The EU also agreed to provide 2.5 million euros (TOP 7.5 million) towards improvement of the electricity distribution network to the rural areas. This is Tonga's first application under the Energy Facility II. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 6:00am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Mr Lopeti Senituli must know that the present system of which he speaks (The King appoints the judges . . . 03 May 2010) makes King George Tupou V an "Absolute Monarch" instead of Tonga being a "Constitutional Monarchy." Inquiring minds are asking: With the King appointing judges, doesn't it subject the Judiciary to the will of the King and Cabinet? With due respect, Mr. Senituli knows very well that the days of the status quo are numbered - six months. This is why the "democratic transformation" is taking place: to follow the mandate of the Constitution. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Monday 3 May 2010 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government finds it incomprehensible that the former Attorney General, Mr John Cauchi, persists in claiming that the Attorney General and the Judicial Services Commission have a role in the appointment of Judges even though he knows for a fact that the appointment of Judges in Tonga, under the present Constitution, is the prerogative of His Majesty The King, with the consent of the Privy Council. - Lopeti Senituli. Premium content -
Monday 3 May 2010 6:29am
Brussels, Belgium : Decades of deregulation, greed and free-market speculation have plunged the world into deep economic recession, with appalling impacts on working people and their families across the planet. 34 million jobs have been lost, and the end is not in sight. With a further 64 million people pushed into extreme poverty, the quest to end global poverty is yet further out of reach. Premium content -
Sunday 2 May 2010 9:26pm
Canberra, Australia : The global financial crisis may seem like a strange time to launch negotiations on a new regional trade and economic agreement. But I am convinced that Pacific Islands Forum Leaders made exactly the right decision when they agreed in August 2009 in the darkest days of the global financial crisis to commence negotiations on a new trade and economic agreement known as PACER Plus. Premium content -
Sunday 2 May 2010 2:00pm
Paris, France : The right to know is central for upholding other basic rights, for furthering transparency, justice and development. Hand-in-hand with the complementary notion of freedom of expression, it underpins democracy. Premium content -
Saturday 1 May 2010 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "The inspiration of politically motivated criticism of the Government on the grounds of systemic failure, which mysteriously surfaced in the report of the Ashika Commission, now appears to be revealed. The same intemperate assertions are churlishly regurgitated in the Attorney General's publicity statement." - Prime Minister's Office.5 comments Premium content -
Saturday 1 May 2010 6:26am
Auckland, New Zealand : With only months to go to the election, the people's representatives as a power bloc are divided and incoherent. It lacks the cohesion that is required of a serious contender for the whip hand the new system has on offer. It is unlikely that they will be able to address these divisions in time for November and it is reasonable to expect the next PM and Cabinet to be mandated primarily by the nobles' united influence. - Sefita Hao'uli. Premium content -
Friday 30 April 2010 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After Tonga's Attorney General, John Cauchi SC handed over his letter of resignation to the Tongan Government, he today expressed his disappointment that after the government made the initial move to establish an independent Judiciary, it lacked the political will to make it work.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 30 April 2010 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I have had difficulty having that independent role accepted to the point where the Government has removed most if not all of my responsibilities. These have been allocated to either the Cabinet or the Minister of Justice. This is not the independence the Government said it wanted to achieve when it created the new Attorney General's position. The Minister of Justice is not the Attorney- General. - Office of Attorney General Premium content -
Thursday 29 April 2010 5:34am
Auckland, New Zealand : Interesting that you noted the PR's and Nobles' vote for a numerically undemocratic system as "ironic". While strictly numerical divisions would technically be more democratic, problems may arise in representing the needs of the "combination" islands. Reps must be truly familiar with the issues faced in both sets of islands, visit them regularly etc. - Josephine A. Latu. Premium content -
Thursday 29 April 2010 5:27am
USA : Our culture and traditions has strong ties to the "Land" and our history is defined by this. We can not simply say - let's mix things up in order to come up with equal number of constituents. The votes of the nobles on this bill was a good indication, even themselves know that we can't simply mix up people of Vava'u and Ha'apai like that or worse yet, mix up with Tongatapu. - Thomas M. (Soni) Uata. Premium content
