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Tuesday 22 September 2009 11:45am
Adelaide, Australia : Ko e liliu fakapolitikale mo'oni ... Koha Kau fakafofonga Falealea Fakapotopoto Poto ma'a Tonga 'ikai ko e kau fakafofonga Falealea Tokolahi ange. (Quality not Quantity). -Siale Christopher Kava -
Tuesday 22 September 2009 5:52am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The English (U.K.) Thesaurus defines truth under three headings i) fact, reality and certainty, ii) accuracy, genuineness, precision, exactness, legitimacy, veracity and truthfulness and iii) honesty, candor, integrity, dedication, loyalty, devotion, fidelity, uprightness and sincerity. - Sam Tupou -
Sunday 20 September 2009 1:57pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : A brief read of Lee Kwan Yew's success as Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990) does not show the life of a dictator. Instead he rose through the Singapore Parliament as PM during British rule, and developed one of the poorest states in SE Asia to rival Japan's industrial economy. He was accused of running a tight ship, but that's the price of "transformation" I would say. - Sione A. Mokofisi -
Saturday 19 September 2009 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : November 2010 has been set by the Tongan government as the date for an election of Tonga's new parliament, the Deputy Prime Minister Dr Viliami Tangi told the Tongan Parliament on Monday, September 14 and he urged the House that instead of waiting for the Constitutional and Electoral Reform Commission to present its draft final report in November they should move ahead an amend Clause 77 of the Constitution, to enable the Prime Minister to set a date for the 2010 parliamentary election.From the House. Monday 14 September 2009. Premium Content.
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Saturday 19 September 2009 3:31pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : I have reservation on Dr. Koloamatangi's thoughts. A thorough dissertation will be for another day but my history memory reminds me that Europeans left England in the early 16th and 17th seeking freedom from the English monarchy. Those that ended up on the Kingdom's shores realize that they are jumping from one dictatorial regime to another. Dr. Koloamatangi thinks that the visitors were quite happy because it is just like back home. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Saturday 19 September 2009 2:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Franco of Spain was successful because his goal was to save Spain from divisions, disunity, and civil war. Franco's bottom line was to establish stability and maintain peace for Spain, and for that stability and peace to be maintained after his time. This is exactly what happened. He never did anything that was unreasonable, but all things were done to achieve his goal which really was in the best interests of his country, especially considering the circumstances Spain was in. - Daniel K. Fale -
Saturday 19 September 2009 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first group of 40 athletes for the 8th South Pacific Games left for the Cook Islands on September 17. Premium content -
Saturday 19 September 2009 9:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A company that offers small loans at village level, the South Pacific Business Development SPBD Microfinance Limited Tonga, officially launched it's operation in Tonga this week. Premium content -
Saturday 19 September 2009 6:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government has rejected the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on the basis that the position of women in Tonga is "respected and cherished" and should not be subject to change.5 comments Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong wind warning was in force for Tongatapu and ‘Eua waters as two troughs moved over Tonga, bringing changeable weather with heavy rainfall into Nuku‘alofa for the last few days. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 10:13pm
London, UK : Loloahi Tapui (27) from Leimatu‘a, Vava‘u, a housekeeper of Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the British Attorney General has caused a stir in Whitehall when it was discovered this week that Loloahi was an illegal migrant. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Justice Warwick Andrew has been temporarily relieved from his Supreme Court judge duties to take up his role as the Chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 9:57pm
Suva, Fiji : International Right to Know Day was established by access to information advocates from around the globe. It was first celebrated on 28 September 2003, and 2009 will see the 7th International Right to Know Day. The aim of Right to Know Day is to raise awareness of every individual's right of access to government-held information: the right to know how elected officials are exercising power and how the tax-payers' money is being spent. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Jurors today found Alani Vaomotou of Vaotu‘u guilty of manslaughter by negligence in drunken driving that killed his passenger in 2007 at Halaliku. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A28-year-old woman ‘Ilaisaane Kaho pleaded not guilty this morning to the murder of a 39-year-old woman at Mataki‘eua, Tongatapu in April this year. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Foreign Reserves rose by $19.8 million to a record high of $159.2 million in August, the equivalent of 6.2 months of imports of goods for Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2009 10:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Today the Tonga Legislative Assembly considered ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. It voted 18 to 1 with 4 abstentions to not ratify CEDAW at this time. The Legislative Assembly believed that to ratify CEDAW would cut across our cultural and social heritage that makes up the Tongan way of life. It would require the creation of fundamental changes for every Tongan citizen to a way of life and social organisation that has sustained Tonga to date. Premium content -
Thursday 17 September 2009 3:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Global Integrity Dialogue workshop held August 13 in Nuku'alofa was a robust debate over the key governance and anti-corruption challenges facing Tonga as well as a productive brainstorming session on opportunities for reform. Participants, who included a range of stakeholders from government, civil society, the media, and the donor community, emphasized several issues that could form the basis for follow-on action as "must-do" governance reforms. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2009 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Police Band has cancelled a trip to the Gauteng International Military Tattoo Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa this month following the South African Defence Force strike two weeks ago. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2009 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Alani Vaomotou of Vaotu'u appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning charged with two offences of manslaughter by negligence and drunken driving that killed his passenger in 2007. Premium content
