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Monday 1 May 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice Anthony Ford in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday April 28 ordered the retrial of 'Ana Vaka'uta on a charge of the possession of marijuana.
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Monday 1 May 2006
I would point out to him however, that my very point was that the result of a referendum should be the guide as to what should be done in terms of political reform in Tonga. - James Tapueluelu
Monday 1 May 2006
Kihei Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A
Kuo tau a'u foki 'eni ki ha ngahi tu'unga 'o e fakalakalaka 'o e fefakatau'aki mo e ngahi pule'anga muli, pea lava foki ke tau ala atu ke tau no ha ngahi pa'anga 'e laui miliona mei he ngahi fonua muli ke lava ke tokoni ki he ngahi langa fakalakalaka hotau ki'i pule'anga, pehe foki ki hotau ngaahi uafu, hotele, mala'evakapuna mo e ha fua 'o 'etau fiema'u ke langa ke lato 'a e ngaahi fiema'u 'a e pule'anga, pea pehe foki ki he kakai 'o Tonga. - Sione Tupola
Sunday 30 April 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
James Tapueluelu from Broome, Australia has made the point that a referendum would be a better indicator of whether Tongans are indeed seeking political change and I agree but great care must be taken to ensure that the referendum clearly asks questions that will not only reflect the wishes of the nation but in a logical order. - Sefita Hao‘uli
Saturday 29 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Any hope for Tonga to win a home game during Round Three of the IRB Pacific Cup rugby tournament faded away this afternoon at Teufaiva Stadium when 'Upolu Samoa snatched a 20-19 victory.
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Saturday 29 April 2006
Sydney, Australia
It is enlightening to hear the expressed views of overseas Tongans as highlighted in Mangisi's article, (Education for export, a new perspective, 26/4). Mangisi is expressing a very real concern against the plight of Tonga and the unpredictability in its current economic and political stagnation. Let me therefore offer a different perspective to what Mangisi have already stated. - Jason Faletau
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Friday 28 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It appears that in order to buy back the power generation at an outrageous asking price, the state is about to commit many future generations of Tongans to an unparalleled debt burden in order to repay a loan that will go straight into the pockets of an unscrupulous few. - Trebla Tonga
Thursday 27 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's government is seeking a loan of $TOP60 million from China to buy back the Shoreline's electricity assets.
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Thursday 27 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Liahona High School of the LDS church won the most medals at the 2006 Tonga Inter-Collegiate Athletic Sports Competition.
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Thursday 27 April 2006
Moss Beach, CA, USA
With the wretched economic climate in Tonga, the people can ill afford to ignore the malfeasance and graft typically exercised by those in power to potentially manipulate the terms of acquisition of Shoreline. Both Government and Shoreline should not exercise complete autonomy in this venture because the interest of the consumers is at stake. Therefore, the process and result need to exist in symbiosis with the community. Shoreline has not provided much financial, operational & maintenance details to suggest a compelling economic proposition thus this creates ample opportunity for critical errors exacerbated by various factors. - Mele Payne Lynch
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Wednesday 26 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tautahi Gold nearly drowned at Teufaiva Stadium on Saturday, April 22 when they were beaten by the Savai'i Samoa 26-13 in an IRB Pacific Cup round two match.
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Wednesday 26 April 2006
Melbourne, Australia
The government should rethink its education and migration policy with a view to opening up and encouraging, even helping those with higher tertiary qualificatoins to migrate to places like NZ, Australia and the US. - Sione Tapani Mangisi
Wednesday 26 April 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
The call for the return of the power generation from Shoreline to government or the private sector should focus on the anticipation that Tonga will have a fairer, more transparent and just power industry. Perhaps service deliveries may improve too. Cheaper electricity is something else and I am afraid it won...’t help to mislead people now that the electricity will be cheaper only by taking it away from Shoreline. - Sailosi Finau
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Wednesday 26 April 2006
Stanford,California, USA
'Oku ou poupou lahi ta'eveiveiua kia 'Isileli 'Ilangana Kaufusi 'i he'ene tohi fekau'aki mo e mole 'a e 'apasia 'i Tonga. 'Oku mahino mai 'i he lahi e ngaahi vaalau 'i he tu'unga fakapolitikale 'o e fonua 'oku ne uesia lahi e ngaahi tapa kehekehe 'o e fonau 'o kau atu ki ai mo hatau 'ulungaanga fakatonga. - Lusia Mateialona-‘Olive
Tuesday 25 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australia is committed to helping Tonga with its political and economic problems, the Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Alexander Downer, told the press in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 21.
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Tuesday 25 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's under-19 rugby team was defeated by Fiji 22-14 at the Dubai Exiles RFC, Division B final, on 21 April.
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Thursday 20 April 2006

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: At this junction of our quest for social, economic and political reform in Tonga, the one entity that is obviously missing is a credible opposition to form some sort of Shadow Government responsible for the drafting, presenting of demands and reform proposals, and the monitoring of their progress. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 20 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Matakimoana Fiefia, a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga Nuku'alofa branch, is to serve six months imprisonment for forging a bank customer...’s signature and withdrawing $2,100 from that account.
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Thursday 20 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Executive Members of the Tonga Small Business Association (TSBA) are not happy with your article dated 8th April, 2006 titled: ...“Tonga Chamber of Commerce stalls challenge by TSBA...”. The Executive Members of TSBA have ordered me to inform you the fact that Mr. Tu...’i Uata is not the president of TSBA. Mr. Uata and his followers are not members of TSBA. May be Mr. Tu'i Uata has his own organization, of which we highly respect, but we are sure it is not the TSBA. - Saia Moehau
Wednesday 19 April 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King Taufa'’ahau Tupou IV returned to New Zealand on Thursday April 13 to undergo further medical check-ups, the Palace Office in Nuku‘’alofa confirmed today.
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