Prince Tu‘ipelehake is set to lead the striking civil servants on a planned march to the King set for Monday August 8 if Government still does not accept their plea by tomorrow, Friday August 5.
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Thursday 4 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 3 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As Tonga's national strike went into its thirteenth day on August 3, over 100 Tonga College students marched along Taufa'ahau Road from Lopaukamea Hall and through the central Nuku'alofa business area to Pangai Si'i, singing songs to show support for their striking teachers.
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Tuesday 2 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
nga's striking civil servants on Monday, August 1, rejected a new offer from government, while the PSA says it will call out doctors and nurses and airport workers later this week if they can't get more money.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Brisbane, Australia
'Oku ou kau he kau lau ho'o ngaahi ongoongo pea pehe ki he ngaahi kautaha ongoongo kehe. 'Oku ou tui ta'etoeveiveiua ko e ma'u hala eni 'a e BBC. Ne 'ikai ha lau pehe ho'o fakamatala ka ko 'eku hoha'a na'a ko ha ma'u hala eni moe lau he letio ABC 'ae pule 'o e TV OBN. Kou tui 'oku 'ikai 'ilo 'e he tokotaha ni 'ene me'a na'a ne lea'aki. -George Sica,
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Monday 1 August 2005
Miami,USA
I have been reading your website with great interest these last few days. I am supposed to travel to Tonga next week to study the Kingdom's birds. I am now wary of how the current civil strike will affect my plans.
Monday 1 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The stand off between the Tonga government and some 3,000 striking public servants has reached a stalemate, as government has begun trying to explain what the salary revision was all about.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A different colour was added to the national strike at Pangai Si'i this morning when 30 students from various forms at Tonga High School arrived to support their teachers and the public servants.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan government public servants yesterday, Sunday , July 31, sought "Divine Intervention" for a solution to their 10 day old salary dispute with the government of Tonga. tThe strike involving about 3000 civil servants has so far been a peaceful one.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Derby, Western Australia
Sixteen soldiers in Western Australia's far north have been injured after their armoured personnel carrier rolled during a training exercise.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Suva, Fiji
Fiji saw off Samoa 21-15 in their final World Cup qualifier in Suva on Saturday in a result that confirms both sides' places in the Rugby World Cup 2007 draw.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Canberra, Australia
Australia plans to take in 100,000 new migrants this year.
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Monday 1 August 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A report by the BBC News about the Tongan strike, published on the BBC news website on 28 July, 14:07:09 GMT, wrongly attributed quotes to the Matangi Tonga web-site. The Matangi Tonga has not reported Finau Tutone, the President of the Public Service Association, as saying such things.
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Saturday 30 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Public Servants Association PSA this morning rejected last night's offer by government for a 12.5% salary rise across the board, as they enter the ninth day of their strike.
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Friday 29 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Cabinet has this evening offered striking civil servants a 12.5% rise across the board.
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Friday 29 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A move by the Tongatapu no1 People's Representative, 'Akilisi Pohiva, to resolve the national strike, and get the striking civil servants to return to work was rejected by Parliament yesterday.
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Friday 29 July 2005
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Canberra, Australia
While the IRB sits on a fat surplus of more than $174 million, the battling Tongan Rugby Union has had to go cap in hand to the bank for a loan to survive the rest of the year.
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Thursday 28 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An independent mediation that was this morning successful in winning agreement in principle for an immediate return to work by striking civil servants, has been rejected outright by Tonga's Prime Minister.
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Wednesday 27 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's independent media was barred by staff of the Prime Minister's Office this evening from attending a "Press Announcement " made by Cabinet Ministers after Cabinet rejected parliament 's attempt to resolve an ongoing civil service strike.
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Tuesday 26 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga governments schools will close for two weeks starting today July 26 as over 1400 teachers join a national strike of civil servants.
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Tuesday 26 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Striking civil servants who are "seeking justice" fear that unqualified staff may be put in by government to keep Tonga's ports of entry open this week, and they warn that that planes and ships might be stranded.
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