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'Oku ou kole ki he Matangi Tonga ke fakafolau atu mu'a mei he 'Otu mo'unga Tu'asivitasi pea 'i he peau fasi 'o e Pasifiki 'ae fakatapu ki he tu'unga kotoa 'i Tonga 'oku totonu ke fakatapua, kae 'ata ki he motu'a tu'a ko'eni ke lafolalo atu e popoaki fie kaungamamahi tu'a ko'eni mei he motu maka 'o e Tu'i Manu'a. - HMHC Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.

May I provide clarifications for the concern that the Government of Tonga imposed import taxation on container of Tsunami relief supplies donated by Rev. Pierce of Pangopango. The Government of Tonga exempts disaster relief consignments from all taxes. - Paula Ma'u.

The third problem revealed by the failure of the Sopu hotel is this: although there supposedly are "strict building codes", this particular building went all the way to near-completion before it's construction was determined to be "sub-standard". How did that happen? P. A. Langi

With all due respect to the Crown Prince, I wouldn't be rushing to pack my bags for a trip to Papua New Guinea, with the expectation of getting a job on the LNG project. And here's why: First of all, just Google "Esso Highlands Project, Papua New Guinea", and you will discover the following things. -P. A. Langi

Ko e ki'i fakalavelave atu pe ki he lave 'a A.Mokofisi' 'o felave'i mo e fehu'I na'e fai 'e S. Sika he tokolahi 'o e kau muli 'oku nau ma'u 'a e tu'unga ma'olunga 'i Tonga'. Ko e 'uhinga 'oku ma'u ai 'e he kau muli 'a e faingamalie he 'oku nau maheni ngaue ange 'i he ngaahi potungaue oku nau taki ai' he tangata Tonga. -Joshua Nehasi

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.