Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, April 28-May 1, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Tuesday 6 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 6 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government, with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, is to appoint a third Supreme Court Judge for a period of two years on Wednesday, May 7.
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Tuesday 6 May 2008
'Aositelelia
Fakamolemole mu'a kae 'ata ke u kau atu he lave ki he kaveinga mahu'inga taha fekau'aki pea mo hotau ki'i fonua. 'Oku malie 'aupito e felafoaki 'a e kau tangata he mala'e ni 'o fekau'aki mo 'enau ngaahi mahino fakatemokalati. Pea 'oku hanga 'e he fo'i ongo malie koia 'o fakapuna ai au ke u kau atu ho'o mou felingiaki, neongo he 'ikai ke faka'aonga'i ia 'e he 'etau kau Politiki Tonga. - Sunia Mafile‘o Finaulahi
Monday 5 May 2008
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Taipei, Taiwan
Two middlemen entrusted with almost $30 million in Taiwanese government funds as part of a secret effort to forge diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea made off with the money and are refusing to give it back, according to officials in Taiwan. By Jane Rickards
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Monday 5 May 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The Fiji Media Council is shocked and dismayed that on the eve of World Media Freedom day the interim Government should make such a mockery of its claim that the media in Fiji is free. While the media is still coming to terms with the deportation of Russell Hunter it is rocked by the deportation of the publisher of the Fiji Times, Evan Hannah.
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Monday 5 May 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Transparency International Fiji is concerned and dismayed at the unexpected deportation of the Publisher of Fiji Times Mr. Evan Hannah. This sends a very wrong signal to the people of this country and the international community that media outlets are being intimidated and their independence threatened.
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Monday 5 May 2008
USA
Ko e fa'ahinga talanoa eni 'oku lolotonga ngaue'aki 'e he kau feinga liliu' mo e si'i kakai 'oku havala mo puputu'u pe koeha koa' e totonu' (hee mei he mo'oni). Re: "'Ai ke 'uluaki temo a 'api pea toki temo 'a e pule'anga," "He 'ikai tali 'a e liliu ke 'uluaki Temokalati a 'api" - Siosiua Moimoiangaha
Monday 5 May 2008
Nomuka, Tonga
Kataki pe Sione Tu'akoi 'oua te ke sio lalo kia Tokivela (Tocqueville). Ka ke 'eva atu ki ho'omou ngaahi ngaahi 'apiako Ivy League 'o 'eke ki he kau ako ki he American Civilization pe ko e Political Philosophy ko e taha 'o 'enau text book tefitoo ko e Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville 'i hono liliu 'e Harvey Mansfield 'o Harvard. Toe 'eke atu ki he kau ako Politiki ta'u 'uluaki 'i Harvard (Boston), Princeton (New Jersey), pe Columbia (NY), ko e hingoa tu'ukimu'a kuo pau ke nau ako kiaii ko Tokivela. - Uili Tu‘ifua Finau
Friday 2 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tomasi Tautahi (36), was given a nine months suspended sentence by Chief Justice Anthony Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning.
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Friday 2 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government is proposing to foot the bill for some community services that are provided by Public Enterprises, to help make them more viable businesses, and may subsidise services such as ferries to remote islands, and water for putting out fires.
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Friday 2 May 2008
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Gaire, Papua New Guinea
The community of Gaire, in the Central Province, is in a state of excitement. This rural community, located an hour's drive southeast of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and home to about 2500 people, will be the first operational rural site for the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System RICS.
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Friday 2 May 2008
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London, United Kingdom
Tonga's Prime Minister Dr Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele called on Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 1 May 2008.
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Thursday 1 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In opening Pacific Timber and Hardware's large new premises in Nuku'alofa, yesterday HRH Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita said the store "is a symbol of promising times ahead that could encourage investment in Tonga where investment is needed". Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 1 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A sedition charge against a Nuku'alofa businesswoman 'Ofa Simiki was withdrawn by the Crown at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday, April 30.
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Thursday 1 May 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V appointed Hon. Tu'ilakepa as the new Speaker of the Tongan Parliament on April 29.
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Wednesday 30 April 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Oku malie 'a e fo'i fakakaukau ni ia ka 'oku ou tui au 'oku ikai ke 'i ai hano kaunga mahu'inga 'ona ki he liliu fakapolitikale 'a ha fonua. Ko e ngaahi 'uhinga 'eni 'oku ou pehe ai 'oku 'ikai ke fu'u mahu'inga pe 'e ngaue 'a e fakakaukau 'a Tocqueville ki he feinga liliu 'oku feinga kiai 'a Tonga. - Siosiua Fatani
Wednesday 30 April 2008
Tourism is the ultimate answer to the Kingdom's economic problems, and I propose a simple strategy. - Viliami Makasiale Naulu
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Nomuka, Tonga
Ko e taha eni e ngaahi 'uhinga 'oku fakatu'utamaki ai ke fai ha feinga liliu he taimi ni, ta'efaka'ataa ke kei hoko atu e talanoa'i e ngaahi me'a 'e tokoni ke ola lelei ai e temokalati. Ka 'ikai ke tau liliu ke fakatemokalati e nofo famili fakaTonga, 'e fakaoli pee 'a e liliu temokalati 'oku tau vili ki aii. - Uili Finau
Monday 28 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Savai'i Samoa is leading the Pacific Cup table with three winning matches, while the Upolu Samoa follow with two wins, and the Fijian Barbarians, Fijian Warriors, Upolu Samoa and Tautahi Gold trail with one win each.
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Monday 28 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The results of the 2008 General Election were decided by half of the people who are registered to vote when 32,000 Tongans turned out to vote on Thursday, April 24,
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