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Tulou, Tulou mo Ha'a Moheofo Mo Ha'a Takiama he anga 'o e nofo 'Otua mo Tonga ko hota Tofi'a Vilingia 'eta Fuka ko Hono ta'ata'a. - Tu'iono & Fa'otusia.

A 22-year-old man from Ovaka was found guilty on the charge of manslaughter by negligence over the death of a 15-year-old girl from Ha'alaufuli who died after drowning when the small fishing vessel she was on sank on its way from Neiafu to Ovaka Island, on 11 August 2010.

By the end of this week the Cabinet should make a definite decision on whether parliament should close on October 20 before it reopens again in February, or just take a long break to February before closing, the Minister of Justice, Hon Clive Edwards told the Tongan parliament on Monday, 10 October.

CHIEF Inspector Pelenatita Fe'ao (40) of the Tonga Police has been selected by the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) as their new Coordinator of the Pacific Islands Contingents in Honiara.

A 62-year-old woman died at Vaiola Hospital after being hit by a van in the driveway of her home at Houmakelikao on October 5.

"Rich countries have long promised to take the lead on reducing emissions but are now insisting on shifting the burden onto developing countries. In good faith, developing countries have proposed to reduce 5 gigatonnes of emissions. Rich countries have proposed just 4 gigatonnes of their own reductions, and with the loopholes on accounting rules they want, they actually are proposing closer to zero reductions. In Panama it looks like a rowing boat with all the oars and effort only on one side." Lim Li Lin, legal expert at TWN.

The government's need to increase its revenue collection was the reason behind increases of up to 700 percent in compulsory government licensing and service fees that had been variously brought into force over the last two years, Tonga's Chamber of Commerce was told on October 5, at a public consultation with some members of parliamentary standing committees.

"Tonga is considering accession to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention," said His Royal Highness Prince Mired Raad Al Hussein of Jordan, after concluding a two-day visit to the Pacific island nation. To date, 13 of the 16 Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum have ratified or acceded to the Convention, also known as the Ottawa Convention. - APMineBanConvention.org.

'Oku ou kau fakataha mo e toenga 'o e fonua he fiefia mo e hakahaka he ngaue ma'ongo'onga kuo fakahoko 'ehe 'Ikale Tahi. Koia 'oku tau faka'amu ke 'asi mai kimu'a 'a kinautolu na'a nau tanaki 'a e ngaahi pa'anga mei he kakai 'o e fonua 'o fakaha ke 'ilo 'ehe kakai 'a e 'alunga 'o honau ivi. – Fotu Fisi'iahi.