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On today's public holiday to mark the 130th year of the Tongan Constitution, a political rally of about 200 people at Pangai Si'i in Nuku'alofa was told that the constitution deprives them of fundamental rights.

Two Indian nationals appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Magistrate's Court today, November 3, on separate charges of possession of marijuana and forgery of documents.

Please do not get me wrong. I am all for both preservation and conservation of resources, both material and human. Not only is it a necessity that we preserve and conserve both material and human resources, it is in doing so that provides us with the very foundation of our co-existence (and of our common survival). My criticism of sustainable development is to do basically with its sense of human one-sidedness or social biasness, as it centres merely on people rather than both people and environment. The human resources, it must be pointed out, constitute but a very minute part of planet Earth. - Dr ‘Okusitino Mahina

The fifth and the final shipment of Tongan squash is expected to leave Tonga for Japan on November 12.

Despite heavy rainfall over Tongatapu this morning, King Taufa'’ahau Tupou IV was present at Fua'amotu International Airport to welcome the arrival of both Pacific Blue on its first inaugural flight and Air New Zealand'’s new Airbus A320 aircraft.

Ian Tuke, the Branch Manager of the Central Verification Unit of Immigration New Zealand, visited Tonga last week under a joint project with the Tonga Immigration Division to help strengthen our border security by detecting the risk of fraud.

As we struggle for political change, it is clear; we are far from where we ought to be. -TamaFoa

There is no imaginary relief guest worker program in Australia for the unemployment problem of Pacific Islands countries, John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia responded to questions during the Pacific Forum Leaders meeting yesterday in Madang. by Pesi Fonua

It is heartening to read articles that make really good sense! When I read the numerous exchanges, I wonder if we ever take time to really think about what is going on, what needs to be done, and how to go about it. This country of ours is unique in this world because of many reasons. Amongst those is the fact that we have an absolute monarchy, the only surviving one throughout the Pacific. We have an honor system that is exercised in our families, extended families, villages, islands, and collectively as a people. The ideals that Tonga was built on were the work of past kings, chiefs, of warriors, of people who were known for their courage and leadership. - M. Latu