Results for Politics

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tonga's National Committee for Political Reforms chaired by ...‘Akilisi Pohiva is to submit to the Palace Office on December 6 their recommended amendments to certain clauses of the Tonga Constitution.

I am grateful to contributors to the column from Tamafoa, Finau and Latu to Mangisi, Mahina, Haouli, Helu, Uata and recently Mariner for such enlightened discussions of the current state of Tonga. Working in a culturally diverse society like Australia, I have come across two groups whose problems seemed to be much more magnified than others: Firstly, those who have distinct culture, history, geographical locality and yet without a recognized state such as the Kurdish.

A group of about 20 people who marched to the Prime Minister's office in Nuku'’alofa today waving Freedom banners were stopped outside the door, and asked to write a letter expressing their concerns.

As we struggle for political change, it is clear; we are far from where we ought to be. -TamaFoa