Tonga's Public Service Association who is demanding that a new interim government take over Tonga, or else they will strike, has delayed their national march until June 1.
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Friday 19 May 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The People's Democratic Party PDP, Shoreline Power and the Tonga Electric Power Board are currently negotiating for a settlement out off court, said the president of the PDP Sione Teisina Fuko yesterday, May 18.
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Wednesday 10 May 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The opening of the Tongan Legislative Assembly on June 1 will not stop the work of the National Committee for Political Reform, according to the NCPR Chairman, Prince Tu'ipelehake.
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Monday 1 May 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Many Tongans, including some in the media, do not fully understand the purpose and the objectives of National Committee for Political Reform (NCPR).
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Monday 1 May 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2006 session of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will be officially opened on Thursday June 1 by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
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Wednesday 19 April 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A proposal for a new model of government for Tonga, a Democratic Monarchy form of government was released on April 18 by Afeaki, from his home at Tofoa in Tongatapu, and will be presented today to the Kingdom of Tonga National Reform Committee for Political Change.
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Thursday 30 March 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Noble Vaha'i of Fo'ui, Tongatapu, and Noble Luani of Tefisi, Vava'u, were chosen as the two new Noble's Representatives to the Tongan parliament, this morning in a by-election held at the Palace Office, Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 29 March 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The nobles of Tongatapu and Vava'u will hold a by-election tomorrow, to choose their new noble's representatives to the Tongan parliament.
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Thursday 16 March 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A by-election to elect two new Noble's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly has been set for March 30.
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Sunday 12 February 2006
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Sydney, Australia
If the general consensus is for Tonga to have a new political system then two questions must feature in public discussions and debates. What do we transform to? What do we transform from? This piece endeavors to answer the second question. -Lisiate Ikaafu
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Wednesday 1 February 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A confrontation between the two political reform committees in Tonga was stalled today when Lopeti Senituli, a member of the PNCPR recalled a press statement that he circulated this morning, demanding conditions from the other committee, the NCPR.
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Tuesday 31 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongans are confused between the two new committees that are looking at political reform, according to a report by Prince Tu‘ipelehake who has completed clarification meetings with Tongans overseas.
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Monday 30 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's new People's Democratic Party Inc (PDP) held its first Annual General Meeting on Saturday, January 28, when under 100 financial members confirmed their executive members for 2006.
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Friday 20 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Political reformers who demanded response from the King of Tonga to a petition proposing amendments to the Tongan Constitution, say their January 16 deadline has passed without any word from the king.
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Tuesday 10 January 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's government, civil service and the public, "should know that we are now at rock bottom, we can't go any further, we have to rebuild ourselves and move on from there," says Tonga's Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, interviewed in the New Year.
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Thursday 22 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dr Sitiveni Halapua, is the vice chairman of the newly formed National Committee for Political Reform (NCPR), a parliamentary committee which is taking the first steps to map out a direction for political reform. Interview by Pesi Fonua.
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Tuesday 13 December 2005
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Auckland, New Zealand
I enjoyed Kaveinga e Folau's dissertation and his assessement of the current state of the world economy and Tonga's place in it. He posed a number of questions which have been left unanswered. My take from KeF's contribution is that those of us who are not yet digital natives in India or fabricating in China are left to dine on the more sumptious table of innovation and creativity. Agreed. But this is also the take of every trading bloc and developed country outside of these two industrial giants - and so we're going to be up against it in that respect.
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Monday 12 December 2005
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Sydney, Australia
In 1977 I was having a drink at Club Tonga one afternoon when the doorman attempted to block this man...s entry into the club by informing him that he could not come in as he was not a member. This man I later learnt to be the one and only ... 'Akilisi Pohiva. Standing defiantly in front of the doorman, and making sure that everybody in the club would hear him, declared, "I have already put-in my membership application and that makes it legal for me to enter this here premises."
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Thursday 8 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The long awaited handing over to the Palace Office of prosposed amendments to the Tongan Constitution and other acts, in a booklet prepared by the National Committee for Political Reform took place at 2pm today.
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Wednesday 7 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
At first it was going to be December 5th, then it was the 6th, then it was the 7th, but now tomorrow, December 8 is to be the day when at 2pm 'Akilisi Pohiva and members of the National Committee for Political Reform will present their booklet, with proposed amendments to the Tongan Constitution and other acts, to the Private Secretary of the King at the Palace Office. By Pesi Fonua.
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