Since Tonga's Constitutional and Electoral Reform Commission published its 'Final Report and Recommendations' on November 5 last year, Tonga's parliament has been struggling to agree on a new system of government, expected to be in place before a General Election scheduled for November or December 2010.
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Sunday 17 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 15 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The MV Princess Ashika was designed to operate only on smooth waters with a sailing time of not more than three hours, according to a report that was presented to the Ashika Inquiry today.
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Friday 15 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga ferry sinking, MV Princess Ashika, Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika,
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A New Zealand inspector who inspected the main engine of the Princess Ashika vessel in Fiji in April 2009, revealed to the Royal Commission of Inquiry, he never signed an Audit Document for the Ashika as he never knew one existed.
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's National U-20 Women Squad for the Oceania Football Confederation Women's World Cup Qualifiers starting in New Zealand next week, was named on January 13.
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Director of New Zealand Marine Brokers told the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika the vessel had no real value due to its old age and advanced state of corrosion.
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's official foreign reserves for December 2009 reached $160.4 million, which was half a million pa'anga more than the November figure of $159.9 million.
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Hon Dr Feleti Sevele will give evidence on February 12 at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 14 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Long queues of drivers are waiting at Tonga's Ministry of Transport today in Nuku'alofa to get their new driver's licence cards for 2010 that are being issued under a computerised system launched by the Ministry of Transport in Nuku'alofa on January 12.
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Monday 11 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The New Year brought wedding bells for two happy couples Lord Fielakepa and Malia; as well as Hon Kalaniuvalu and Ma'asi who married in Nuku'alofa last week.
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Monday 11 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan-born New Zealand rapper, Devolo, and Samoan artist Mareko this afternoon surprised school children in Nuku'alofa by giving away free notebooks and pens.
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Sunday 10 January 2010
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Geneva, Switzerland
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries calls on the United States and the Iraqi Governments to cooperate to ensure that the Nissour Square incident is fully remedied and, in relation to the crimes that may have been committed, those responsible fully held accountable as appropriate.
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Sunday 10 January 2010
Pagopago, American Samoa
'Oku 'ikai ke fakapapau'i mai 'e he Fa'ahi Fakapolitikale ko e Temokalati (Democracy) 'oku ne lava 'o solova 'a e palopalema mo e to nounou kotoa 'a ha Fonua. Ko e fa'ahi Politikale Fakalangi pe 'i Hevani tene lava. Ko e tefito'i fakakaukau 'oku taukave'i 'e he Temokalati ia ko 'ene malava ke fakamalohi'i ha Pule'anga mo hono kau taki kuo fili ke nau ha'isia ki honau fatongia ki he kakai 'o e fonua.
Friday 8 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pursuing a dream to develop a private space port in Tonga, a couple of space entrepreneurs have the blessing of Tonga's king to build a small rocket launch site on the king's estate on the southern tip of 'Eua this year, with the aim of launching a rocket before the end of 2010.
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Wednesday 6 January 2010
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Suva Fiji
The Public Emergency Regulation will be lifted in Fiji as soon as the new Media Decree is implemented.
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Wednesday 6 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan government has decided to take over the preparation of a national team for the 2011 World Cup. Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto has been allocated as the Minister responsible for the restructuring of the Tonga Rugby Union.
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Wednesday 6 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tertiary education has been given a boost this year with the Tonga government approving a grant of $1 million pa'anga for eight non-government technical institutions for the 2010 school year.
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Saturday 2 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mother of six 'Emeline Taufa (29) of Hofoa, made a lucky U-turn on December 30 when she decided to head back to town and do some more shopping - just to get a ticket in the Molisi Tonga Supermarket Christmas Bonanza before it closed the same day.
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Friday 1 January 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first baby to be born in Tongatapu in 2010 at the start of a new decade has a very long name, which remembers his father who is away serving in the Solomons with the RAMSI mission.
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Friday 1 January 2010
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UK
Certainly we never entertained the idea that democracy can come from the barrel of a gun, as in Iraq, or Afghanistan. Nor can the function of casting and counting votes alone be considered, without a similar weighting for free speech and media freedom, an impartial justice system, and the absence of public corruption, as serious evidence of democracy.
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