Results for Parliament

The sunken ferry, MV Princess Ashika was insured and so was the cargo and the passengers, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto assured the Tongan parliament on Thursday, September 10 during the House's question time.

Tonga's political reform is precisely a reforming of the composition of the parliament, Dr Malakai Koloamatangi, a Political Science Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, told members of the Tongan media on Wednesday, September 9.

Noble Fulivai enters the Tongan Parliament for the first time and becomes the youngest member after winning the Vava'u Nobles' By Election ton JUly 30 at the Palace Office, Nuku'alofa.

The House approves for the salaries of Cabinet Ministers to come under the Salway Salary Scale, which was independently assessed. The other members of the House remain under a salary decided by themselves in 2006. But the PRs want the public to think that the PRs salary scale is what Salway recommended when, in fact, a sub-committee chaired by 'Uliti Uata and 'Akilisi Pohiva in 2006 had rejected Salway's figures and presented their own figures, which were higher than Salway's. From the House. Minute No. 14, Tuesday night, 23 June 2009. Premium Content.

Instead of focusing on the budget debate members raised other social issues such as the foreign ownership of businesses; and the dirty state of the town. From the House. Minute No. 12, Monday night 22 June 2009. Premium Content.

The Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele said he was surprised by comments made by some PRs about the $1,800 per day salary of commissioners, when the members in the House work only one hour and get paid for a full day. From the House. Minute No. 10, Thursday Night, June 18, 2009.

The Prime Minister said that Dual Citizenship was similar to work of the Political Reform Commission, after the initial excitement when the Commission went out to the villages, very few people attended meetings. With the Dual Citizenship it was the same, after the initial enthusiasm, things had died down. From the House. Minute No. 8, Tuesday night June 16, 2009. Premium Content.

PR 'Isileli Pulu asked for more money from the annual handouts to members from the House vote for their annual national tour. He asked the other members to forgive him because he was asking for $20,000 or $30,000 to "top up" some unfinished business. From the House. Minute No. 6, Monday night, June 15, 2009. Premium Content.

The Minister of Finance said that he had discussed with 'Isileli Pulu three times his concern about salaries, but unfortunately he still could not understand. The 10% salary rise for civil servants and 7% for all heads of departments amounted to $77.4 million, and it was in the budget. From the House. Minute No. 4, Thursday June 11, 2009. Premium Content.