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Tribute was made to the contribution of the late Dr Hu'akavameiliku by Mr. Murray Proctor, AusAID's HIV Ambassador at the first Pacific launch of the report "Turning the Tide: An OPEN strategy for a response to AIDS in the Pacific" that took place here in Papua New Guinea on Thursday 11 March 2010. Dr. Hu'akavameiliku was the Chairman of the Commission of AIDS in the Pacific when work began on this report. - 'Amelia Kinahoi-Siamomua.

Ms. Mallaney's letter hits it on the nail. The PM says it is 'individuals' faults and weakness rather than a system that is getting corrupt year by year. -William Mariner

Norah Mallany calls it the way Inspector General's would, based on evidences at hand. Mokofisi, just couldn't realize that he got on a broken wagon, and never made it out of the dark. Siaosi Fatani is having a tough time making sense out of all of this because there is no-sense in it especially after Mr. Senituli muddied the water with defensive non-essentials avoiding the main issue. -Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa

The PM's Office and Ms. Mallaney of Global Integrity are busy ridiculing each other. (PM's Advisor . . . 05 Mar 2010). They have not stated any useful purpose for arguing in this forum.

Norah Mallaney's letter, "Major weaknesses in Tonga's procurement system" (3 Mar 10) is full of contradictions.

I write to express my great concern about the incorrect . . . article in Matangi Tonga about Lord Dalgety being under 'House Arrest". I am aware that you were informed yesterday (Tuesday March 2) of the facts about Lord Dalgety's bail conditions by my brother Tavake Afeaki. Surely, we have learnt one thing from the Ashika tragedy and Inquiry - which is that we must all fulfil and discharge our duties fully and completely.... If you consider you were misled by the Police 'Press Statement', then by all means state this in your article. -Afeaki

Finally, we have a public apology from PM Dr. Feleti Sevele for the government's egregious carelessness that led to the Princess Ashika disaster (Ashika Inquiry...24 Feb. 2010). In our custom, his humility finally invokes one of the most important cultural protocols that binds us all as "Tongans"; no matter what class in society we were born to. -Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi

I have been following your coverage of the enquiry and commend your work. As a resident of Levuka and frequent passenger on the Ashika I am not surprised this tragedy occurred.

While I agree with your correspondent Josephine Latu of Tofoa that the Ashika commission of enquiry teaches Tonga a lesson, I am more concerned about what lessons Tonga wants to learn from this. That list will be too long to go into here but we can expect it to be longer by the time the Commission reports on its findings. -Sefita Hao'uli