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The English (U.K.) Thesaurus defines truth under three headings i) fact, reality and certainty, ii) accuracy, genuineness, precision, exactness, legitimacy, veracity and truthfulness and iii) honesty, candor, integrity, dedication, loyalty, devotion, fidelity, uprightness and sincerity. - Sam Tupou

I have reservation on Dr. Koloamatangi's thoughts. A thorough dissertation will be for another day but my history memory reminds me that Europeans left England in the early 16th and 17th seeking freedom from the English monarchy. Those that ended up on the Kingdom's shores realize that they are jumping from one dictatorial regime to another. Dr. Koloamatangi thinks that the visitors were quite happy because it is just like back home. - Sione Lousiale Kava

PR 'Akilisi Pohiva was asking the wrong question (Ashika passengers and cargo insured...15 Sep., 2009) in the September 10 Legislative Assembly's inquiries into the ship's sinking. -Sione A. Mokofisi

Ko e 'uhinga 'eku fakafetu'utaki atu tupu'anga mei hoku tuonga'ane ko Pelenato Pome'e mei Makave Vava'u, ko e pasese 'o e MV Princess Ashika na'e lavea mei he ngoto 'a e vaka. Ko e tu'u he taimini kia Pelenato 'oku vaeua 'e ne mo'ui mo kei faingata'a'ia tupu mei hono lavea mei he ngoto 'a e vaka. 'Oku ou lau hifo 'i he news ko'eni 'i he Matangi Tonga online fekau'aki mo e fu'u pa'anga lau miliona 'oku ma'u 'e he Pule'anga Tonga ko e 'ofa mei muli mo e kakai kehe kehe pe ke tokoni'i 'a e kau victims mo honau ngaahi famili.

Ko 'eku ki'i fehu'i pe 'aku hili hono lau e ngaahi feme'a'aki 'a e Falealea 'i he Lipooti ko ia 'a e Komisoni ki he liliu fakaolitikale. 'I he'eku lave'i vaivai ne 'ikai ha ngaahi fokotu'u (recommendation) ne ha he lipooti ko eni. Ka 'i he ngaahi feme'a'aki 'a e Falealea 'oku nau tipeiti kinautolu 'o hange kuo 'osi maau e lipooti. - v

Thank you for your tireless efforts in keeping us and the world updated with the news on MV Ashika and the still unrecovered passengers. Our hearts been weeping, yet hopeful for those who are still missing in the Ha'apai sea. - Cecil Taufa

It doesn't matter whether the individual AVMP will end up receiving $10,000 or $20,000 per head, "it's all theirs and it's all for them and them only". By the ethics of humanitarianism and human rights under World Red Cross and World Vision, together with the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, all funds must be belonged to the AVMP, except for related and necessary expenses occurring in the process of distribution. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai

Leigh is entitled to his views as everyone else is. The Attorney General at the behest of who?, should not pre-empt the Commission of Enquiries findings with a premature legal opinion on the contents of Leigh's letter. - Sam Tupou

Here is a huge fakamalo to the Kingdom of Tonga for your first distribution to help out the victims family from the Ashika tragedy. You are now on the right path. But please do not stop there. - Mafi ‘o Amerika Samoa