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Saturday 30 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Public Servants Association PSA this morning rejected last night's offer by government for a 12.5% salary rise across the board, as they enter the ninth day of their strike.
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Friday 29 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Cabinet has this evening offered striking civil servants a 12.5% rise across the board.
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Friday 29 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A move by the Tongatapu no1 People's Representative, 'Akilisi Pohiva, to resolve the national strike, and get the striking civil servants to return to work was rejected by Parliament yesterday.
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Friday 29 July 2005
Canberra, Australia
While the IRB sits on a fat surplus of more than $174 million, the battling Tongan Rugby Union has had to go cap in hand to the bank for a loan to survive the rest of the year.
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Thursday 28 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An independent mediation that was this morning successful in winning agreement in principle for an immediate return to work by striking civil servants, has been rejected outright by Tonga's Prime Minister.
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Wednesday 27 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's independent media was barred by staff of the Prime Minister's Office this evening from attending a "Press Announcement " made by Cabinet Ministers after Cabinet rejected parliament 's attempt to resolve an ongoing civil service strike.
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Tuesday 26 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga governments schools will close for two weeks starting today July 26 as over 1400 teachers join a national strike of civil servants.
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Tuesday 26 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Striking civil servants who are "seeking justice" fear that unqualified staff may be put in by government to keep Tonga's ports of entry open this week, and they warn that that planes and ships might be stranded.
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Monday 25 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
onga's public servants rejected a call by the Acting Prime Minister on Friday to return to work this morning, Monday, instead, following a high-spirited rally at the Queen Salote Hall over 2000 public servants marched to the Tongan parliament at noon, and presented to the Speaker of the House, Hon. Veikune. a copy of their Friday Letter to the Prime Minister. Photos by Linny Folau
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Monday 25 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Akilisi Pohiva wondered why the police arrested Piveni Piukala for a small crime and yet the Shoreline Chairman and Director who had committed bigger crimes were not arrested. From the House, by Pesi Fonua
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Saturday 23 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's International Fua'amotu Airport remains open, and international flights today were not affected by the Tongan Public Servants ongoing strike action, but a Forum cargo ship has bypassed Tonga.
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Saturday 23 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Acting Prime Minister Hon. James Cecil Cocker has urged all civil servants to report to work on Monday.
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Saturday 23 July 2005
Wellington, New Zealand
Pacific people given residence in New Zealand under the Samoan Quota (SQ) and Pacific Access Category (PAC) policies are a welcome addition to New Zealand...’s workforce and community, Department of Labour Deputy Secretary, Workforce, Mary Anne Thompson said today.
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Friday 22 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's public servants refused to accept "No" for an answer from Cabinet today July 22, and will continue their strike action into next week.
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Friday 22 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Manu Samoa secured its participation in the 2007 Rugby World Cup by convincingly beating the 'Ikale Tahi 30-19 at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, this afternoon, July 22.
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Thursday 21 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Government is facing a national crisis of unknown proportions as a large meeting of angry public servants and supporters decided this evening to stop work, starting tomorrow July 22, at 8.30 am.
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Thursday 21 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The owner of a tax allotment in a Royal Estate at Kanokupolu on Tongatapu has won an appeal for the removal of a Hawaiian restaurant and resort on the site.
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Thursday 21 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 10-year jail sentence for manslaughter imposed on Nakita Folau Tu'itavake (41) was reduced to half by Tonga's Court of Appeal today.
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Thursday 21 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Court of Appeal hearing for 2005 concluded today July 21 with the announcement of its decisions over 11 cases that it has presided over between July 11-20.
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Thursday 21 July 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ‘Ikale Tahi team have announced their starting line up for their match against the Manu Samoa on Friday July 22.
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