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The morning of Black Thursday produced already tensed moments between two feuding ideals bursting at the seams with insecurity, mistrust, even anger and hatred. By the afternoon of Black Thursday the riot had taken its toll as cars were overturned, businesses burned down, and most tragically, lives lost. By sundown on Black Thursday, the government signed a petition agreeing to increase the People's representatives to 21, which is the desire of the people who had lived at Pangai for the past 11 months, and of course those for the democracy movement. If the government had agreed and signed the petition on White Wednesday, would Thursday need "Black" to describe itself? - Venisi Uata

Ko e lea malie ‘a Ratu Mara he 'osi e ku ‘o e 87. 'Oku ou mahino'i e kaveinga ka 'oku ‘ikai teu poupou'i ‘e founga. 'Oku pehe tofu 'a 'eku mahino'i e kaveinga 'o e 16/11 'a Tonga pea moe 512 'a Fisi ka 'oku ‘ikai teu poupou'i e founga. - Sailosi Finau

On April 14, 1977; Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Armistead I. Shelton Jr., the Ambassador of the United States signed an Extradition Treaty. This Extradition Treaty is a formal process to legalize and facilitate the deportation of criminals of Tongan decent from the United States to Tonga and vice versa. - Siosaia Fatani

Fkmalo atu 'Etita e mau faingamalie ni kae tuku mu...’a ke u fklavelave atu ai kihe tohi a Mr. Joe. E Joe kai te u lave'i pe ko e liliu mamalie fe 'oku ke tapakaki mai ki ai? Naaku fanongo he letio 531 na'e lea ai e tagata'eiki pea na'e pehe 'e he tagata'eiki koeni tokua na'e 'osi temokalati pe a Tonga ia talu meihe 1880 tupu. - Mosese Fineanganofo

Since Nov 16, I have not been able to rest nor sleep with peace contemplating the fate of our beloved country and the future of my children as Tongans. I have never been appalled and ashamed to be a Tongan in my whole life but at the same time I have been very relieved to see that a great number of Tongans have denounced what happened and hold the "pro-democracy" leaders responsible for the events of Nov 16th. - Tonu Melino

Now that the fires in Nuku‘’alofa are distinguished it seems there may be smoldering embers still in our midst. Since the burial of King Tupou IV, it is amazing how quickly and deep-distant the downward spiral of Tonga morale has come. And the news each day from Tonga isn't getting better, and the forecast for the immediate future seems bleak too. - ‘Alipate Sanft

Kuo ta'u laai 'a e anga ta'e faka'apa'apa mo e 'ulungaanga ta'e miingao 'a 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'o a'u pe ki he'ene talaki `i Pangai Si`i te ne fa`ao fakamalohi `a e mafai mei he Pule`anga. Na`a ne kaungaafai pea mo `Uliti Uata, `Isi Pulu, Clive Edwards, pea mo Lepolo Taunisila. Na`e kei kohutu`u `a Nuku`alofa, kuo nau hu fakamalohi ki he Letio Tonga `o fakamafola `enau ikuna `i he fakalea ta`e ufi mo matu`aki fiematamu`a mo`oni. - 'Ofa ki Tonga

Fakamalo lahi he tali kuo fai mai. Ta koena 'oku 'ikai ha fakataataa 'o e lava me'a 'a 'Akilisi, te ke lava 'o 'omai ho'o tohi, ta na'e mei sai ange ke tuku 'oua te ke to e tohi mai he na'e 'ikai ha poini ia ho'o to e tali mai. Kataki pe ka ke tohi mai pe he poini 'oua 'e fai ha 'ohofi fakafo'ituitui 'oku 'ikai ke u tui ko e founga lelei. - Janine Popoahi

Please allow me to raise my concern on the barbaric and shameful episodes of November 16. I'm a Tongan alien residing and working in American Samoa and after our local media has repeatedly showing and displaying headlines on the events of 16/11, my pride as a Tongan was crashed and gone forever. We Tongans here are labeled as barbaric, primitive, racist, un-civilized and the list goes on to words like unchristian and impulsive.