In the Navy when a ship runs aground, the Captain of the ship is responsible. It doesn't matter that it happened in the middle of the night and he was sleeping in his bunk. This analogy can also be applied to Tonga (the ship), the King (Captain), and the riots (the grounding). - Joe Smith
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Friday 22 December 2006
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Friday 22 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The names of eleven new Heads of Department were announced on December 21 by Tonga's Public Service Commission, while another six HoD posts are expected to be filled by early next year.

Friday 22 December 2006
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USA
I want to thank Ms Uata for her enlightening letter. I was totally in the dark on this, thinking someone with a match and gasoline near the area was responsible for burning Nuku‘alofa. - TamaFoa

Friday 22 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thirty five elderly men and women throughout Tonga, aged 90 years and older, on December 20 received gift hampers from the Tonga Communications Corporation as a part of its Christmas activities to the end of the 2006 year.

Friday 22 December 2006
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Suva, Fiji
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is to take up the position of interim chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, following the military takeover of Fiji...s democratically elected government of Laisenia Qarase.

Thursday 21 December 2006
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San Francisco, USA
The main issue is whether or not "Black Thursday" was caused by the Democratic Movement and its leaders. To do this, Uata set out to complicate it by blaming another group of people, the Tongans overseas. I think most Tongans overseas and at home know that the Democratic Movement and its leaders are to be blamed for the "Black Thursday." - Siosaia Fatani

Thursday 21 December 2006
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New Zealand
Kole mu‘a ke kau atu e ki‘i hoha'a ni he talanga 'oku fai. 'Oku kei fai e longoa'a he lipooti ne fa'u 'e he papalangi 'oku pehe na'a ne ngaue tau'ataina ki he'ene lipooti ki hono ta mo fakamamahi'i e ni'ihi ne tauhi popula. - Pola Loiti

Thursday 21 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five weeks after the riots that destroyed about 80% of the Nuku'alofa business centre, the Deputy Police Commander, Taniela Faletau said today, that there was still a lot of criminal investigation work to do to bring those who were responsible to justice.

Thursday 21 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Christmas gift vouchers were awarded today by the Tonga Communication Corporation to its most frequent UCall voice and SMX Text customers for 2006.

Thursday 21 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Government will officially close down for its Christmas and New Year holiday at 8:30am on Friday December 22.

Thursday 21 December 2006
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
The Demos marching on the morning of November 16 was the last directly act that caused Black Thursday. The weeks before the march, The Demos were at the villages building up the fire of hate and violence in the mind and soul of the villages, again encouraging them to the march on Black Thursday. The Demos are responsible for Black Thursday. - Mafi ‘o Amerika Samoa

Thursday 21 December 2006
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Tonga
Kou faka‘apa‘apa mo kole'i he faingamalie ko'eni ke tu'u atu mu'a 'o ho'o pepa 'ae ngaahi fakakaukau ni hei'ilo na'a 'aonga atu ki he kakai 'o e fonua. 'Oku 'i ai 'eku tui ta'e toe veiveiua, ko e palopalema’oku fehangahangai pea mo e fonua he ngaahi’aho ni ko e palopalema faka-laumalie. - 'Inoke Valu

Wednesday 20 December 2006
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San Mateo, California, USA
There seems to be a repentant call from Temo leaders to urge the Tongan government to grant them dialogue and access in the reconstruction process. A "spin" of political damage control at its worst showing, and there is far too much destruction they have caused that can justify their involvement. - 'Alipate Sanft

Wednesday 20 December 2006
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Auckland, New Zealand
It is only a few days away from Christmas and with everything that had happened in Nuku'alofa on the 16/11. Lets all stand together this Christmas and give god a Christmas present . . . by praying together for his forginevess and for his love and peace, for his healing hand to reach down to our land and heal it. - 'Atu Louaki Lasitani

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of 777 suspects had been arrested and charged by the Tonga Police up to December 17, with theft topping the list of offences committed on November 16.

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Bringing smiles back to the faces of Nuku'alofa shoppers, the annual Christmas Bonanza $5,000 giveaway held by Western Union on Saturday, saw families filling their trolleys with the warmth and joy of Christmas.

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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Sydney, Australia
Fakamalo atu he fakama'opo'opo ne fai 'e he kau ngaue ki he ngaahi me'a ne hoko 'o tau toki a'u ai ki he 16/11. Kataki pe kau ki'i lave atu ki ha ki'i me'a 'e tolu ne u kei talafili ai talu mei he ngaahi uike koia ki mu'a pea a'u mai ai pe ki he 16/11, 'a ia 'oku maau hono 'omai he kolomu koeni ho'o website. Ko e ngaahi taimi eni na'e lava ke 'omi 'e he tv tonga 'a e ngaahi 'ata mei he feme'a'aki 'a e Falealea. - Taasi Holiday

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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New Zealand
Fakamolemole ka e fakakau atu e ki'i tohi ni na'a 'aonga. Ko e ngaahi fakakaukau pe 'eni 'a e motu'a fakapo'uli hei'ilo na'a 'aonga. - Maka

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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Neiafu, Vava'u
It is common knowledge to students of Tongan history that our parliament had its fair share of libelous, sedition or simply lying members in the past. - Heinz Koester

Tuesday 19 December 2006
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Sydney, Australia
'Etita 'oku ou fakamalo atu 'i ho'o kolomu fakamuimui ko'eni 'i ho'o fakama'opo'opo e mahina 'e taha kimu'a 'i he 'aho 16 'o Novema. - Molumalu ‘o Ha‘angata
