I would maintain there is accountability with check and balance in place with the appointment and functional duties of the office of Lord Chancellor and others, to ensure independence of the judiciary. The repealed Judiciary Services Commission, glaringly lacked accountability with the required check and balance in place, to ensure, as Mokofisi has relayed, it does not run afoul of the law. - Moto Ki Lau Hola.
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Monday 30 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Saturday 28 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) were married today at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Pesi Fonua
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Saturday 28 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
His Majesty King George Tupou V in Privy Council appointment Michael Dishington Scott as the new Chief Justice of Tonga yesterday, August 27.
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Saturday 28 August 2010
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Manukau City, New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key met several young missionaries from Pacific Island nations yesterday (August 20), when he visited the new Mormon Missionary Training Centre in South Auckland. Missionaries from Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and New Zealand joined with others from the United States and other countries in welcoming the Prime Minister to the training centre.
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Friday 27 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The wedding of Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) will be held on Saturday, August 28 at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 27 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 9th military contingent deployed to the Solomon Islands returns home tonight Friday August 27, after completing four months of peacekeeping duties under the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI.
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Friday 27 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All four computers seized by Tonga Police from the Budget Division of Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday were returned to the ministry this afternoon, August 27.
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Thursday 26 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In a police raid on Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday August 23 four computers were seized from the Budget Division, on the first floor of the Tonga Development Building.
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Thursday 26 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The opening of two new and safer prison facilities at Tonga's main Hu'atolitoli Prison at Vaini today, August 25 could not have been more timely, after prison escapes reached record high with 33 in the last seven months.
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Thursday 26 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two prison escapees were recaptured at 9:00 am today at Ma'ufanga after armed police squads mounted overnight road blocks on Tongatapu.
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Thursday 26 August 2010
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San Francisco,USA
There has been a lot of concerns about the independence of the judiciary branch of government in Tonga. I believe that these concerns are valid. For this reason, I have two suggestions to resolve this problem. - Siosaia Fatani.
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Thursday 26 August 2010
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
From Medieval England in the 7th century until the 21st century, the Lord Chancellor Office has had the propensity to run afoul of the law, ethical practices, and moral governance. The Judicial Services Commission model has been adopted by many Commonwealth nations under the democratic principles of "participation" and "representation." - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.
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Wednesday 25 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A series of violent incidents erupting in the capital Nuku'alofa over the weekend saw students fighting in central Nuku'alofa while another brawl in a Vuna Road bar left a security guard hospitalised.
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Tuesday 24 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
People's Representative 'Akilisi Pohiva has been suspended from the House for two weeks without pay in a disciplinary action on August 19 when the Speaker announced that the member is not allowed to set foot "on one inch of the parliament compound during his suspension" until September 3.
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Monday 23 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Armed police are continuing the search for two escaped prisoners after shots were fired at a Prison guard outside the Hu'atolitoli Prison compound on Saturday night, August 21.
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Monday 23 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice Shuster is currently the Acting Chief Justice of Tonga while a substantive new Chief Justice is anticipated to be in Tonga by mid September.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Gender equality is still not 'front and centre' in national development planning and financing, nor does it feature in high-level discussions on regional co-operation and development in the Pacific, a major meeting heard this week.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Judicial Services Commission was a "Big Farce" and the repealing of the Judicial Services Commission Act 2006, was called for, thank God. The Act itself was an invitation for corruption and buddy buddy at the highest level of the judiciary. Sadly, both Mr Niu and Chief Justice Ford (Chairman) sit in the four-members, Judicial Services Commission. - Moto ki Lau Hola.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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USA
Some of us may not see the mutual benefit that Tonga, U.S. and Allied Force reap from each other. It is 2010, the world has become globalised and we cannot function efficiently and effectively without the company of each other. Tonga's military is part of the Allied. There may be a cost of being part of the Allied and going to Afghanistan, but in the long run, benefits still outweigh the costs. - Sosaia Mila.
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Saturday 21 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The berths for inter-island ferries at Queen Salote Wharf will undergo a $140,000 upgrade in preparation for the expected arrival of the new inter island ferry, MV 'Otuanga'ofa from Japan on October 20.
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