Results for Letters

"If you pay peanuts, then you get monkeys." Maybe so . . . but basic needs must come first: health care, education, and the maintenance of basic community infrastructuremust come first . . . well before salaries of parliamentarians. - P. A. Langi.

In Australia wind turbines are an immediate alternative for cleaner, relatively cheap and considerably safer energy. It has the benefit of a low cost in maintenance compared to a nuclear power station. A couple of those wind turbines combined with power generated by bio diesel from coconuts would fulfill Tongan power requirements and any excess power on windy days can be used to melt down the rusty broken cars that litter the Tongan countryside. - Vilo Niumeitolu.

Yesterday on Tonga television we heard about a nuclear program in Tonga. No, Please! The Nuclear power is highly dangerous and doesn't really improve in any way the actual situation of the country. - Corinna Langi.

Your June 29, 2010, article "MPs plead for "farewell pay-off" before November election" has just solidified my perception that these so-called public servants in our Parliament are leeches in human form. They have no shame in asking for a "farewell pay-off" for their non-performance of their fiduciary duties to the people of the kingdom. - TamaFoa.

I read that Tonga gained its full autonomy 4 June 1970. This means that Tonga's 40th birthday is on Friday. Big congratulations! - Mikael Mårtensson.

An open wooden sailboat with four on board, and a "captain" admitting inadequate supplies for a 4000 miles journey through the most hazardous seas of our hemisphere is allowed to leave port in Tonga? Manuel Varitimos. Where are you? - Sefita Hao'uli.

The Ministers and Judges who are appointed by His Majesty, should be accountable to Tonga and God alone. These are high profile positions that should be accountable for the good and bad and whatever decision they make or sign follows with responsibility and respect. A bad or immoral decision only God will know their final fate. - William Mariner.

A heartfelt condolence to the House of the Tu'i Tonga from Lapaha and especially to the "Tongan People Princess" Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu in her times of sorrow and lost of her oldest son Lord Kalaniuvalu Fotofili. - Meteliko Tui'asoa Tuaileva.

In response to the Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa's letter of March 30, 2010; I think he is very right. It is ridiculous to impede the help that the poor tsunami victims of Niuatoputapu need by imposing the gifts taxes and/or custom duties on those two containers of non-cash donations from the people of American Samoa. -Siosaia Fatani.