'Akilisi Pohiva suggested that government should find a way for decision making to end at the Cabinet, and that there was no need to be checked by the Privy Council. The Prime Minister asked the member not to dwell in the past and in his own imagination. He emphasised that everything that goes to Privy Council is agreed to by Cabinet and whatever the king wanted done is given to Cabinet to look into it. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Tuesday 19 June 2007
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Monday 18 June 2007
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NobleTu'ilakepa reminded the Speaker that the Bill to Amend the Nationality Act was passed the day before by the Whole House Committee and it was awaiting process by the Legislature. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 14 June 2007
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The passing of the Bill for Tongans to have Dual Citizenship. Children who are born in Tonga to a Tongan mother or father may become a Tongan citizen. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 14 June 2007
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'Uliti Uata says that since 16/11 the PRs who have been charged with crimes relating to 16/11 have kept quiet. He asks government to stop showing on TV some of the bad things that took place on 16/11. From the House, by Pesi Fonua

Friday 8 June 2007
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The letter was a pledge by Members of Parliament that they will fulfil the wishes of the king. The letter also praised the king for his foresight in trying to revive the economy and to establish diplomatic missions in Wellington and Canberra. From the House, by Pesi Fonua

Monday 28 May 2007
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The 2007 session of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will be officially opened by His Majesty King George Tupou V on Thursday, May 31.

Friday 27 April 2007
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The urgent underline problem that Tonga as everybody knows is economic recovery and us abroad hear the news that Tonga cannot do away from soft loan. This is not deniable; the government diplomats negotiate to loan appropriate investment to recover her economy. If I refer to the article from Mrs. Senolita Swan in March 25, this is another prospective to explore. - David Tapiaka

Wednesday 21 February 2007
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First offenders who have been given suspended sentences and ordered to do community work by the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court will next month serve the community by picking up rubbish from along the Nuku'alofa waterfront.

Tuesday 20 February 2007
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The four People's Representatives, 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards and Lepolo Taunisila who have been charged with sedition could lose their parliamentary seats and their right to stand for re-election if they are found guilty by the courts.

Friday 9 February 2007
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Three protest leaders 'Akilisi Pohiva, Tu'i Uata and Semisi Sika pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing the police and abetting disobedience, at the Fasi Mo e Afi Magistrate's Court this morning, before Police Magistrate, Samiu Palu.

Wednesday 7 February 2007
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The accessibility of a whole version of the Tongan laws on the internet, and its availability on a CD, have been hailed as a major achievement by Tonga's Ministry of Justice.

Monday 5 February 2007
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William Clive Edwards, the Tongatapu No. 3 People's Representative has been released on bail but is not allowed to leave the country.

Friday 26 January 2007
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Tonga's political reform program is still where parliamentarians left it in parliament on November 14, 2006, according to the Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele.

Monday 18 December 2006
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Tensions were building up inside and outside of the Tonga Legislative Assembly in Nuku'alofa during the week leading up to Thursday November 16, the day mob violence erupted, destroying much of the central business district. In the following report, Matangi Tonga staff piece together what happened on that ugly day, one month ago, including the events leading up to it.

Thursday 30 November 2006
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A petition with 2,000 signatures was presented to King George Tupou V on Tuesday, November 28, by a group of professional women and their supporters, mainly young people from the Nuku'alofa area, who feel that the the destruction on November 16 was perpetrated by a minority and that the views of a majority of Tongans have not been heard.

Thursday 23 November 2006
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The Noble Tu'ipelehake today refused to attend the closure of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, and sat outside in protest against the People's Representatives who, he said, "have used terrorism as a political tool."
Thursday 23 November 2006
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Tonga needs an estimated USD$200 million to reconstruct and redevelop its capital Nuku'alofa, HM King George Tupou V said this morning in a speech from the Throne to close the 2006 session of the Tonga Legislative Assembly.

Wednesday 22 November 2006
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Since Friday, Tonga's People's Representatives and their supporters have presented two letters of petition to the Privy Council, calling for the resignation of the Prime Minister and all the Cabinet members.

Wednesday 22 November 2006
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Addressing a stunned nation at about 6:30 pm on Thursday 16 November 2006 after the supporters of a rally organised by Pro-Democracy People's Representatives' and the Pangai Si'i Committee had sacked central Nuku'alofa, 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Uliti Uata, Lepolo Taunisila, Clive Edwards and 'Isileli Pulu went live on Radio Tonga to make their victory speeches to the nation. By Pesi Fonua.

Monday 20 November 2006
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The Tongan Parliament scheduled to sit today was cancelled because of damage done to the Parliament House.
