Tonga's parliament has rejected a Private Member's Bill that sought to change how Tongans elect a Prime Minister and proposing that a care-taker government run government when parliament closes at the end of the month, in preparation for the Parliamentary General Election in November next year. The bill presented by 'Aisake Eke's was rejected by the House this afternoon with a vote of 15-6. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 24 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 24 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Akilisi Pohiva, the People's Representative No. 1 for Tongatapu has been declared the recipient of the Defender of Democracy Award for 2013, by the Parliamentarians for Global Action PGA.
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Monday 21 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Bill to dissolve government when parliament closes in a few days times, and a caretaker government to take over in preparation for the Parliamentary Election in November 2014, was introduced into the Tongan parliament this afternoon, 21 September. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 17 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There is corruption in government, Sione Taione, the People's Representative PR No. 8 for Tongatapu, told the Tongan Parliament yesterday, 16 October.
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Wednesday 18 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
China has deferred Tonga's repayment of its $119 million pa'anga loan indefinitely, the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano told the Tongan parliament this morning, 18 September. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
Wednesday 18 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s recently passed Family Protection Bill 2013 is at the forefront of a 'Family Violence and Youth Justice Workshop' being held in Nuku'alofa this week to provide the judiciary and stakeholders with a better understanding of the new bill, that will help tackle the increasing problem of family violence.
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Friday 13 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Defence Services will be renamed, after parliament voted 10-7 in favour of "His Majesty's Armed Forces" or "HMAF" and amended the Tonga Defence Services Act on Tuesday 12 September. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 6 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s landmark Family Protection Bill 2013 passed by the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on September 4, after three weeks of heavy debate, will help the police to deal with family violence that is increasing in Tonga. It now awaits the assent of the King and is expected to be enacted next year.
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Tuesday 27 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Tu‘iha‘ateiho resigned as the Acting Speaker of the Tongan Parliament this morning, 27 August. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 1 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's parliament could not decide which version of the Tongan Constitution has precedence - the Tongan version or the English version. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 26 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's lawmakers are struggling to agree on what kind of anti-corruption mechanism might be put in place for Tonga. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 28 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government's biggest-ever budget estimate of T$357.6 million for the 2013-14 financial-year was unanimously passed by parliament yesterday evening, 27 June. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 28 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's parliament has amended the country's Income Tax Act, hoping to catch foreign consultants in its tax net and reap more revenue from a heavily donor-funded budget that it passed yesterday 27 June.
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Friday 14 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga needs to find ways to boost the local economy, said HM King Tupou VI when he opened the 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at Parliament House, on June 13.
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Sunday 9 June 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga needs more time to allow its two-year-old democracy to flourish, HM King Tupou VI told the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a message on June 7.
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Tuesday 28 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will have a state opening by HM King Tupou VI on Thursday, June 13 at Parliament House.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An important development in Tonga's criminal justice system, which will allow offenders to carry out Community Service under police supervision, will provide an alternative sentence to a jail term. Community service orders in most cases are imposed on first time offenders and young offenders.
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Saturday 20 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s new Family Protection Bill 2013 will provide protection orders that will quickly and firmly stop a significant crime in Tonga - a crime that has killed four women and left others hospitalized due to severe beatings from either their partners or husbands. By Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 9 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A disciplinary committee of the Tonga Law Society that is challenging a Senior Law Practitioner and Cabinet Minister, Siosifa Tu'utafaiva, has not received his written submission in regards to alleged professional misconduct that was due in February.
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Friday 22 March 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Parliament has over-spent its budget by 7% and it could not afford to pay its staff who had worked overtime, the Speaker, Lord Fakafanua told the House before it closed its three-days special session on Tuesday evening, 12 March.
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