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The debate became so confusing that on the final day, Thursday, September 13, Noble Luani, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Reform Committee, pleaded with the Chairman of the Whole House Committee to call for votes, saying they had reached a "Tower of Babel" crisis, "You ask for a nail, you are given a hammer. You ask for a bucket, you are given an axe!" he complained. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

The Chamber recently held an emergency meeting to discuss amongst other things, the large rate hikes by the Tongan Ports Authority.

My last visit to the islands opened my eyes regarding several issues in the kingdom. The political solution(s) and the socio-economic impact of that or those solution(s) will be another day's discussion. But, while I was visiting places to include the areas that were burned down last November, what I noticed was the increased number of our youths hanging out in town due to unemployment. That issue begged an answer for this question, what is the root cause of their chronic unemployment? - Tama Foa

The new Fa'onelua Convention Centre, built for the Pacific Island Leaders Forum to be held in Tonga, was officially opened by the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho this afternoon, September 20.

Tongan fisherman Feleti Kami, a crewmember on the New Zealand longliner 'San Aspiring' was the lucky winner of the $1000 reward offered by South Georgia Government as part of their extensive tagging programme for Patagonian Toothfish (Chilean Seabass).

Kau va'inga, faiako, palesiteni, pule, kae 'uma'a 'a e kau muimui folau mei Tonga 'eiki. Malo e ngaue lahi totoivi 'i ha ki'i vaha'a taimi nounou ne mou ma'u 'o teuteu'i ai 'a e fanau ki he fu'u fe'auhi faka vaha'a pule'anga ko eni. 'Oku mea'i e hou'eiki pea lave'i 'e he Tonga kotoa 'a e ola 'o e ongo 'uluaki tau 'a e 'Ikale Tahi. - S. Tu‘uta

The Tongan economy and governance issues will be discussed tomorrow in Nuku'alofa in "Tonga Update", a program of the Australian National University, Canberra, and the Ministry of Finance, Tonga.

Dressed in red today more than 500 primary school children from the Ma'ufanga Primary School on Tongatapu, showed their support for the national rugby team, the 'Ikale Tahi.

Veikune and his family presented a special ha'amo to the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho to mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of the Late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV on September 10, 2006.