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I read your article regarding Tonga's new "tough" laws against alcohol (over) consumption. What is the legal threshold (legal limit) under the new law that determine a motorist is legally drunk and unlawful to operate a vehicle. - 'Alipate Sanft.

We can say that: "The Battle is over and the War has started" and that is probably the best way to describe the outcome of the first round of Tonga's Parliamentary Election yesterday, as Tongans prepare for the second round of voting by the new members of parliament who are tasked with putting a new government into place within the next 28 days. by Pesi Fonua

The Tongan Commoners tomorrow, November 25 will be given the opportunity in Tonga's Parliamentary Election to choose their 17 representatives to enter parliament. This is the first step in setting up a new government. The representatives that they elect tomorrow will become the decision makers in a second round of voting, which is the election of a Prime Minister to lead the country during the next four years. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.

We've done copra, bananas and other agricultural produce. We have plucked and plumbed the depths of our seas and reefs but none appears to be sustainable for long. Our labour exports are at its infancy with potential to address poverty, social issues and to provide economically through foreign exchange earnings. - Sefita Hao'uli.

I find it almost funny that there has been a vacuum in the process of putting together the important pieces that are needed to run a ship. A good plan would have included the crew in the delivery trip to give the crew hands on experience and receive advice from the builder's delivery crew. - John Emberson.

Let me start by saying as our mortality becomes more fragile, with the passing of time, we sometimes reflect on decisions taken that seemed perfectly sensible at the time you made them. I refer in my case to my time as Chief Executive of Tonga Investments (1994-98) when I influenced the then Board of Directors to exit commodity exports by closing down Primary Produce Exports Limited (PPEL). - Wayne Madden.

'Oku mahino pe ko e kuonga poto eni 'o Tonga, pea 'oku taki taha ta'aki 'ene mo'oni. Kau 'oatu ha ki'i fakamanatu: Na'e ufi, faka'apa'apa pea toka'i pe 'a e Tonga ia he kuo hili, pea ko e kuonga koula ia 'o Tonga! 'Oku hanga 'e he kuonga poto ni 'o 'ave ki tautolu ki he tu'unga 'oku ma'olunga 'aupito he 'oku lilika hoku poko'i mata tu'a he tau mama'o 'etau kaka. Ka ko e ma'olunga ange 'etau kaka ko 'ene 'osi ia 'a e fanga ki'i me'a 'oku kuku ke fai 'aki e fononga he'ene ngangana! - Leafa Taumoepeau.

I wish to express my dismay at the proposed sale of 'Atalanga as a private property without much regard to taxpayers whose taxes have been used to maintain the residence. - Fred Kavaha'apai.

'Oku 'ikai ko ha talaihangamai pe ko ha sani-tungua, ka 'oku hange ha fakatu'amelie ki ha'amau taunga 'oku tautau he fu'u telie. 'Oku ikai faingata'a ki he Kovana Le'ole'o 'i hono mafai ko e Palemia, ke langa ha mala'e vakapuna fakavaha'apule'anga 'i Vava'u ni. Ke fai mo langa'i hake 'a e Tourism Industry. - Paula Kava.