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The Pacific Islands Air Services Agreement, Jonah Lomu and the Whale Pacific Strategy, and the Regional Information Technology may have very little in common, but after a cocktail that was hosted by the Secretary General of the Forum Secretariat Greg Urwin last night, they appeared to have all agreed, that it was a good evening out.

Highights from Tonga's newspapers, October 3-11, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

The situations in Fiji and in the Solomon Islands are two of the main issues that will be discussed in the Forum Island Leaders Meeting opening tomorrow, October 16, in Nuku'alofa.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon will address the 38th Pacific Islands Forum summit in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on 16 October 2007 at the opening of the three-day meeting. In a revamped Pacific Islands Forum format, the Secretary-General will be the only non-Pacific Head of Government to be given the opportunity to address the leaders in their plenary executive session.

About a hundred Civil Society members from around the Pacific region are in Nuku'alofa to seek a Sustainable Pacific Community, by participating in the Regional Civil Society Organisation Forum opening today.

However the Ministry of Finance-Revenue wishes to call its newest Consumption Tax (CT) scheme ( Tax Department investigates large businesses , 07 Oct., 2007), it does not negate the fact that it is another form of taxation. - Sione Mokofisi

The Australian Junior Kangaroos were thrashed by the Tongan national rugby league team, the Mate Ma'a Tonga 44-6 at Teufaiva this afternoon. The Junior Kangaroos are on a tour of the Pacific Islands.

he annual roll call for the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga saw hundreds of women dressed in white at the Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa today. For the women the annual event known in Tonga as the Faka-Sepitema, confirms membership of the church and an acceptance of a personal call from God.

The Tongan Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce the 'Return to Roots' mission of potential investors to Tonga from New Zealand. The mission has been organized and sponsored by the Pacific Island Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC) with airfares being covered by Air New Zealand.