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Australia is on a mission. Come August when it hosts the Pacific Islands Forum it's looking to announce another feather in its free trade cap, that of the Pacific.

Seventeen licenses have been issued to sea cucumbers operators to fish, process and export dried beche-de-mers from Tonga for the 2009 season, which runs from April 1 until the end of September.

The names of the Tongan and Fijian National Rugby Teams were announced this afternoon in preparation for Round One of the ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuky'alofa, on Saturday, June 13.

Tonga's National Football Team will take on the Cook Islands National Team in two international matches this week at the National Academy in 'Atele, Tongatapu.

A 45-year-old man whose body was found in the Neiafu Harbour on June 7, had died from drowning the police confirmed.

Perpetrators of women abuse are to be held accountable for their own actions. This is not a Tongan societal problem. In old Tonga, the brothers or uncles of the abused women would descend on women abusers and beat the crap out of them, and may have even killed them in the process. But in a modern "democratic" society, we provide professional help, and then prosecute them under the law of the country as a deterrence mechanism. Unfortunately, we may have to see some of the guilty murderers hung before Tongan abusive men get the message. -Sione A. Mokofisi

'Oku ou fakamalo atu ki he houe'iki memipa 'o e Komisoni he ngaue lahi mo ma'ongo'onga kuo mou feinga he vaha'a taimi nounou ne tuku atu ke mou fakahoko ai. Ko hono mo'oni ko e toe eni 'a e hou'eiki memipa 'o e Fale Alea ke nau feme'a'aki ki ai pea pehe ki he konga faka'osi 'o e lipooti pea mo e konga lahi taha hono toe fakafoki ki he kakai 'o e fonua. -Pola Loiti

"HAPPY TONGA" is the theme for Tonga's annual Heilala Festival beginning in Nuku'alofa on July 8 with a music festival, singing competition, floorshows and the Miss Heilala Beauty Pageant.

Peauafi Halapio was sentenced to six and a half years in Hu'atolitoli Prison for incest committed with his first cousin who was similarly charged with the criminal offence but was given a suspended sentence.