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Wednesday 25 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Prince ‘Ulukalala Lavaka Ata will give up some of his many portfolios, he announced today before going to a Cabinet meeting.
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Wednesday 25 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tornado struck the centre of the village of Ha'alalo in central Tongatapu on Saturday, August 21, blowing off the roof of the village hall, destroying a home with a family inside, hitting a primary school, knocking out the local kava club house, and damaging trees.
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Wednesday 25 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tornado struck the centre of the village of Ha'alalo in central Tongatapu on Saturday, August 21, lifting the roof of the village hall, destroying a home with a mother and two children inside, hitting a primary school, knocking out the local kava club house, and damaging trees.
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Wednesday 25 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, Minute No. 28 Monday August 2. Queries voiced as to why government made a new tobacco law knowing the existing law could not be enforced.
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Monday 23 August 2004
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The Chairman of Shoreline Communication Ltd., Crown Prince Tupouto'a, this morning, August 23, signed a multi million dollar supply and build contract with Huawei Technologies of China.
Huawei Technologies, a high-tech enterprise which specializes in research and development, production and the marketing of communications equipment, was awarded the contract by Shoreline Communication Ltd. for the upgrading and the expanding of its Tonfön wireless telephone network.
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Monday 23 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Concern over the government's Look East Policy and its impact on the social, economic and the politics of Tonga. From the House, Minute No. 30, Wednesday August 4
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Monday 23 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Peau Vava‘u Airways will start flying a 10-seater Islander aircraft to the Niuas and to ‘Eua this week, said Mosikaka Moengangongo, project manager.
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Friday 20 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, Minute No. 27, Thursday July 29. The meaning of Point of Order is addressed; Heads of Department have the right to scold public servants for minor offenses. By Pesi Fonua
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Thursday 19 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Youth Parliament, a program to educate young people about the Tongan parliamentary system has been pledged $40,000 from the British Government.
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Thursday 19 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two youths, Halaholo Vete and Pita Latu, were found guilty by Mr Justice McElrea in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court this morning, on a charge of assault with the intention to rob.
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Thursday 19 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Baron Vaea of Houma will today officially open three classrooms and a staff quarter for Houma Government Primary School, which is funded under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
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Wednesday 18 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho will officially open Tonga's 2004 Agricultural and Industrial Show at Angaha, Niuafo‘ou, on August 25.
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Tuesday 17 August 2004
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Athens, Greece
Tonga's Chef de Mission for Tonga National Olympic Team, Takitoa Taumoepeau, reports that two results are in with three more to come. All the team are well and fine.
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Tuesday 17 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House Minute No. 31, Thursday 5 August 2004. Bill that was presented to the House was requested by the Minister of Police to be withdrawn for further work to be done to it. By Pesi Fonua
(Editor's note to our regular parliamentary readers: Minutes no. 27-30 are coming soon).
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Tuesday 17 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Spumante corks were popping, along with cheers of relief at the FlyNiu Airlines office after the granting at 12.37 pm by Chief Justice Webster of an injunction quashing the revocation of the FlyNiu Airline licence to operate by the Civil Aviation on August 14.
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Tuesday 17 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
During proceedings on the Bill for a National Accreditation and Qualification Act a People's Rep. pointed out that the 30 year old Regulation for the Education Act of 1974 had not been tabled into the House. The Minister of Justice replied that the Regulation the member was referring to had been passed [by Cabinet] and was in use but it was awaiting to be tabled into the House. By Pesi Fonua
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Monday 16 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's FlyNiu Airline is fighting a sudden government decision to revoke its domestic air licence under a new one airline policy for Tonga.
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Monday 16 August 2004
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Washington D.C., U.S.A
The following is a fact sheet from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Non-proliferation on the Australia Group, which was created in 1984 to combat the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.
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Sunday 15 August 2004
London, United Kingdom
As a prospective visitor from the United Kingdom intending to stay in your Kingdom during January 05 I had hoped that after the demise of Royal Tongan Airlines the authorities would have learnt some basic lessons. - David Chapman
