From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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Monday 23 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Sunday 22 June 2008
USA
As I read the article regarding the refusal of the Acting Prime Minister and members of both sides (PRs, nobles' representatives and Cabinet members) of Parliament to work a semi-normal work week, I am not sure what condition I am under. I am nauseated, furious and belligerent at such a collective display of arrogance by this greedy and self-serving group. - Tama Foa
Sunday 22 June 2008
Melipoane, 'Aositelelia
'Oku ou fie fakamatala atu ki he 'aho mahu'inga taha ki he fa'ahinga kakai pe kalasi 'oku 'iloa he Kingdom of Tonga ko e Ha'a Me'avale pe ko e Kainanga e fonua. Tokua 'oku pehe 'e he ni'ihi na'a nau fuofua tohi hotau hisitolia na'e kamata mei he 950 T.S 'a hono nofo'i 'e hotau matakali 'a e ngaahi 'otu motu 'o Tonga. Pea ko e fuofua Tu'i leva ko 'Aho'eitu, 'a ia ko e 'alo ia e taha hotau ngaahi 'otua mu'a 'oku pehe tokua na'e 'afio 'i langi, ko Tangaloa 'Etumatupu'a. Kaikehe talu mei he 950 T.S ki he 'aho 27 'o June 1826 mo e 'ikai ke 'i ai ha laumalie ia 'o Ha'a Me'avale pe Kainanga e fonua. - Manu vakai e Kolosi Saute
Friday 20 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Parliament has this week taken a first step toward changing the political system of Tonga, with the introduction of a Bill to establish a new commission whose task is to make recommendations for political change with a first report to be ready before the end of the year.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A witness told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, Thursday, June 19, that she saw and overheard the accused People's Representative, 'Isileli Pulu saying to smash and burn the Shoreline building during the riots of November 16, 2006.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fifteen local girls and boys joined the fun in the third round of Tonga's Top Model competition held in the Eastern district of Tongatapu on the night of June 18, at the village of Tatakamotonga.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, an English translation summary of the Minutes from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A witness told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday June 18, that he saw the accused PR, 'Isileli Pulu, talking on his mobile cell phone while people were stoning and damaging the Pacific Royale Hotel in central Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006.
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Thursday 19 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The introduction of a Pacific Islands Labour Mobility Scheme to Australia is still a possibility for this year but no direction has been made on when it might take place.
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Wednesday 18 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, June 9-12, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Wednesday 18 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rev. Dr. ‘Alifeleti Malakai Mone was re-elected for his eleventh term as the President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga during the 85th Annual Church Conference this week.
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongatapu no. 2 People's Representative, 'Isileli Pulu appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today and pleaded not guilty to eight charges of abetment to murder and one charge of abetment to arson.
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Brussels, Belgium
Following the publication last Thursday of a report by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) that is heavily critical of the World Bank's own publication "Doing Business," the ITUC has urged the Bank to definitively remove the topic of labour standards from the mandate of "Doing Business," the Bank's headline annual publication. (Editior's Note: Tonga won the latest World Bank Reformer of Year Award 2007. The selection was based on a survey conducted by the World Bank and published in its "Doing Business" report of 178 economies and ranking them for the quality of the services that they offer.)
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Commander of RAMSI's Participating Police Force, Denis McDermott and the mission's most senior Pacific Island representative, assistant Special Coordinator, Mataiasi Lomaloma today travelled to Malaita with the Solomon Islands Police Commissioner, Peter Marshall to attend the funeral of the late Hilda Ilabae.
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan government has allocated $25 million pa'anga in its new budget to buy back Tonga's sole electric power generation facility from the Shoreline Group.
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Monday 16 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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Monday 16 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A sustainable, dynamic, equitable, accountable and well-informed fishing industry, is the vision of a Strategic Development Plan for Economic Growth (SDPEG) that was recently developed for the Tonga Export Fisheries Association (TEFA).
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Saturday 14 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Attorney General and the Minister of Justice, Hon. 'Alisi Taumoepeau yesterday announced the appointment of Neil Adsett as Tonga's first Acting Anti-Corruption Commissioner.
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Friday 13 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, June 2-5, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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