Debates on the Votes of various government ministries would have been a highlight of the budget debate in the House on June 27, but unfortunately it became just a matter of procedure to pass the votes. In the end the last three ministry votes were just lumped together and voted on at once.
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Tuesday 7 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 7 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"We the undersigned mothers, fathers and our families acknowledge with honesty and humility: ... That we have been apathetic in relation to political issues because for 131 years the Royal House of Moheofo has provided for our families a peaceful and orderly Tonga." - Salamo Fulivai.
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Suva, Fiji
The Government of Japan continues to provide development assistance to rural sectors, which benefits villages, as well as public organization in the Kingdom of Tonga. This time, five villages and one hospital will celebrate the opening of new water supply systems and provision of new staff quarters. These projects were funded under Japan...s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) programme.
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Monday 6 August 2007
Reservoir , Victoria,Australia
'Oku ou tui ko e fa'ahinga fakalelei 'oku totonu ke fei mo fakahoko ki hotau ki'i fonua ko e kole kia 'Akilisi Pohiva ke ha'u ia 'o Palemia. He neongo e lelei 'a e ngaue fakapolitikale 'a e Palemia ka 'oku 'ikai ke lelei 'ene ngaue 'oku totonu ke lelei, 'a e ngaue fakatemokalati. - Manu tali ui mei Fanga
Monday 6 August 2007
USA
I was reading the letter entitled 'We want greater freedom' and again was baffled by the logorrhea (though I must admit it is a bit tidier than his counterpart from the land down-under who had written a few letters ago). Anyhow, it has become wearisome listening to the regurgitating arguments/complaints/crying of the pro-temo's.
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Monday 6 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The approval by parliament for a Tripartite Committee to continue with Tonga's proposed political reform was an unwise decision, according to 'Inoke Hu'akau, the president of the Lo'au Research Society, who believes that using politics and economics to spearhead the reform has been the wrong approach and that a clear social objective should have been set first. By Pesi Fonua
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Sunday 5 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Several options were carefully evaluated. One of the options was exactly what you are suggesting; to ask Tongans all over the world for donations; For the government to go out an hold fund raising meetings projects. Decision was made against this option was based on the following reasons. - Sione Lousiale Kava
Saturday 4 August 2007
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
I would, however, challenge Ms. Swan on her interpretations of this data. Particularly her preference for "fundraising," savings from wasteful cultural practices, and bank "loans" is wishful thinking. I am in agreement that the economic news from Tonga is bad, but sound economic solutions are the answers, not with a "subsistence-mentality," band-aid solution. - Sione Mokofisi
Saturday 4 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I trust your professional journalism can let me offer a dissenting view to yours. For the sake of creating an open discussion and God willing give us all a road for reconciling to the tragic event of 16/11, for at the end, we are all victims. From the teenage boy who picked up the rock that will undoubtedly spend time in jail; the person who sparked the match that will not see him families while in jail; those families who lost loved ones; those families who lost everything and their livelihood; government officials and PR's that were caught up in the cross-fire and indeed the King himself. When all is said and done, we have all lost a part of Tonga and indeed a part of us that we have now to turned on each other. -Thomas Monson Uata
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Friday 3 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'Ikale Tahi 30-member team for the Rugby World Cup will be announced on August 14, Joe Fifita, the media liaison officer of Tonga Rugby Union confirmed today.
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Friday 3 August 2007
UK
The suggestion that "Tonga Mo'unga Ki He Loto" was responsible for some of the problems in Tonga in the past is news to me and I am sure thousands upon thousands of ex-students and current students from Tupou High School, Tupou College and Queen Salote College have never heard this suggestion either. So can Mafi of Amerika Samoa enlighten us all on this subject please? - Senolita Swan
Friday 3 August 2007
UK
The future of Tonga is already bleak and gloomy, the conversion rates of the Tongan Dollar is at its lowest in the history of the Kingdom's economical status. This is a wonderful pleasure for my counterparts who are overseas and tourists who want to splash or have a shopping spree if they visit Tonga. However, the reality of the mighty dollar sinks in with the average or those below the minimum wage of Tonga. - William Mariner
Thursday 2 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Rugby Union has been ordered by the Supreme Court to hold an annual general meeting this month, in an ongoing dispute within the union that now means today's expected announcement of Tonga's 30-member Rugby World Cup team has been postponed indefinitely.
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Thursday 2 August 2007
Sydney, Australia
The new president of the World Bank, Bob Zoellick, has said it is "absolutely critical" that South Pacific nations be able to send guest workers to Australia.
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Thursday 2 August 2007
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
I've read with great interest the debate on whether to accept Chinese money which, the Tongan Government wishes to borrow. I was disappointed when none of the opposition advocators could muster a single good economics reason why Chinese money is unacceptable. - Sione Mokofisi
Thursday 2 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
If it rains during a celebration, Tongans refer to it as a blessing from heaven, so when it poured down with rain all day yesterday during the birthday celebration of the new King, HM George Tupou V, it was said that Nuku'alofa was overflowing with blessings.
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Thursday 2 August 2007
Pago Pago, American Samoa
The public asked why, Robert F. Kennedy asked why not? You argue that "Tonga cannot afford this Loan from China". My concern is "can Tonga afford not to make this loan from China?" - Sione Lousiale Kava
Thursday 2 August 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
During the occasion of the presentation of credentials of HE Dr. S. Ngongo Kioa, High Commissioner to London and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the European Commission (EC) to the President of EC, HE Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, on 11th July 2007, the good relations and strengthened partnership between Tonga and the EU were confirmed having regard to Tonga...s improved governance commitments and satisfactory progress of the implementation of the European Development Fund (EDF) to Tonga as follows;
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Tuesday 31 July 2007
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 50-year-old father and his 22-year-old daughter of Hofoa were charged with incest, appearing at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on July 30.
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Tuesday 31 July 2007
UK
The issue he raised in his interview about Club or Country is the reality of this professional sport today. Tonga's value as a country is pennies compared to other sporting giants as explained by Tevita Vaikona. Numerous local talents from Tonga are being pouched by Rugby League and Union but mostly by NZ and Australia. The UK and Japan are the post eras of retiring super stars from the All Blacks and Wallabies because of the amount of money gained is far more what Australia or New Zealand can offer. - William Mariner