Tonga's public servants are appealing to government to halt this week's salary rise, in a bid to win more money in the face of a widening gap between their salary increases and those of the top government officials.
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Saturday 16 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 23 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
When I worked for a firm in New Zealand they came up with an idea called "Let's Make It Happen". The whole concept of this was for employees to come up with ideas on how to save the company money. - palmtour [at] kalianet [dot] to
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Friday 10 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Government today, Friday, June 10, 2005, approved the exemption of various products needed by the agricultural sector from the Consumption Tax. This approval also designated that the same set of items be subject to a zero rate of Consumption Tax.
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Monday 16 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A meeting called by the Human Rights and Democracy Movement faction of the people...s representatives to Parliament was held on the evening of Friday, 13th of May 2005, at the St. Andrews school hall, was attended by about a hundred people, to determine the course of action to take with regards to staging a protest march based on various grievances against the Shoreline Power Company. - Press Release, Prime Minister's Office.
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Friday 29 April 2005
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California, USA
My story is as similar to yours. Your forebears were in the middle of all these. Mine just happened to be better liars. Six generations later, the story is still told as if they were happened yesterday. Somewhere in Timbuktu, USA, life is good to me. However, I am emotionally tied to a small island nation in the South Pacific. What this small nation need is a leader; someone who remembers, he is provided with luxury while his subjects are struggling to make ends meet; someone who remembers being king is a privilege not a right.
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Thursday 28 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Sonatane Tu‘akinamalohi Taumoepeau Tupou, Tonga's Minister of Foreign Affairs, was appointed as the Acting Minister of Defence on Friday April 22, 2005.
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Thursday 21 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, has been appointed as Tonga's Acting Prime Minister, only a month after he entered Cabinet following the March General Election.
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Thursday 21 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The funeral of Tonga's Minister of Defence, Hon. Col. Fetu‘utolu Tupou will take place tomorrow morning, Friday 22 April.
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Wednesday 30 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's new 15% consumption tax comes into force this week, on Friday April 1, and the Minister of Finance has announced some goods and services that will be either exempt or zero-rated from Consumption Tax.
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Tuesday 15 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I note with incredulity, in reading the Press Release from the Prime Minister's Office today, that Government proclaims that an, "elevated sensitivity to public sentiments was formalized in the establishment of the Commission for Public Relations".
To call this a "meritorious trend" is simply hogwash in light of the fact that the Prime Minister's Office and its Chief Secretary have led the way in ignoring the decisions and recommendations of the Commissioner for Public Relations.
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Tuesday 15 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Good governance is what good governments do. And although "good" can be a subjective abstraction, an honest appraisal of Government procedures will show that within its legal, historical and cultural framework, the process of governing and implementing decisions have the required elements that characterize good governance. From the empowerment of the different levels of political dispensation, to the operation of the executive machinery, decisions and appointments by the Government has been carried out increasingly with a view towards inclusiveness, accountability, transparency and the rule of law.
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Monday 7 March 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Privy Council on Friday March 4 approved the implementation of Tonga's new Consumption Tax. Later, in the afternoon, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua ‘Utoikamanu officially launched Tonga's Consumption Tax which will come into force on April 1.
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Tuesday 1 February 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Minister of Finance, Hon Siosiua T Utoikamanu, on January 31 released for public scrutiny the Consumption Tax Act 2003.
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Friday 14 January 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government of Tonga approved last week US$65,000 in financial assistance towards Asian Governments that were devastated by the December Tsunami.
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Wednesday 24 November 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Government offices will be closed from Wednesday 22 December 2004 and public servants will not resume duty until Monday 3 January 2005.
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Tuesday 26 October 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government Printing Department and the Post Office will become corporatised bodies in January 2005, according to the Acting Deputy Secretary of the Public Enterprise Division of the Ministry of Finance, Henry Cocker.
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Wednesday 29 September 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A secure, fast and high capacity fiber optic telecommunication network has been established exclusively for the use of Tongan government ministries.
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Friday 24 September 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government today announced the appointment of Siaosi Taimani 'Aho as the new Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
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Wednesday 15 September 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government aims to start privatising all the services and the operation of the Fua'amotu International Airport in February 2005.
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Tuesday 14 September 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HE Mr 'Aloua Fetu'utolu Tupou, Tonga's former ambassador to the United Kingdom was this morning, appointed by HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV as Tonga's new Minister of Defence.
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