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Monday 1 May 2006 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Justice Anthony Ford in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday April 28 ordered the retrial of 'Ana Vaka'uta on a charge of the possession of marijuana.
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Monday 1 May 2006 7:59am
: I would point out to him however, that my very point was that the result of a referendum should be the guide as to what should be done in terms of political reform in Tonga. - James Tapueluelu -
Monday 1 May 2006 5:55am
Kihei Maui, Hawaii, U.S.A : Kuo tau a'u foki 'eni ki ha ngahi tu'unga 'o e fakalakalaka 'o e fefakatau'aki mo e ngahi pule'anga muli, pea lava foki ke tau ala atu ke tau no ha ngahi pa'anga 'e laui miliona mei he ngahi fonua muli ke lava ke tokoni ki he ngahi langa fakalakalaka hotau ki'i pule'anga, pehe foki ki hotau ngaahi uafu, hotele, mala'evakapuna mo e ha fua 'o 'etau fiema'u ke langa ke lato 'a e ngaahi fiema'u 'a e pule'anga, pea pehe foki ki he kakai 'o Tonga. - Sione Tupola -
Sunday 30 April 2006 2:37pm
Auckland, New Zealand : James Tapueluelu from Broome, Australia has made the point that a referendum would be a better indicator of whether Tongans are indeed seeking political change and I agree but great care must be taken to ensure that the referendum clearly asks questions that will not only reflect the wishes of the nation but in a logical order. - Sefita Hao‘uli -
Saturday 29 April 2006 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Any hope for Tonga to win a home game during Round Three of the IRB Pacific Cup rugby tournament faded away this afternoon at Teufaiva Stadium when 'Upolu Samoa snatched a 20-19 victory. Premium content -
Saturday 29 April 2006 5:49am
Sydney, Australia : It is enlightening to hear the expressed views of overseas Tongans as highlighted in Mangisi's article, (Education for export, a new perspective, 26/4). Mangisi is expressing a very real concern against the plight of Tonga and the unpredictability in its current economic and political stagnation. Let me therefore offer a different perspective to what Mangisi have already stated. - Jason Faletau Premium content -
Friday 28 April 2006 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It appears that in order to buy back the power generation at an outrageous asking price, the state is about to commit many future generations of Tongans to an unparalleled debt burden in order to repay a loan that will go straight into the pockets of an unscrupulous few. - Trebla Tonga -
Thursday 27 April 2006 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's government is seeking a loan of $TOP60 million from China to buy back the Shoreline's electricity assets. Premium content -
Thursday 27 April 2006 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Liahona High School of the LDS church won the most medals at the 2006 Tonga Inter-Collegiate Athletic Sports Competition. Premium content -
Thursday 27 April 2006 10:39am
Moss Beach, CA, USA : With the wretched economic climate in Tonga, the people can ill afford to ignore the malfeasance and graft typically exercised by those in power to potentially manipulate the terms of acquisition of Shoreline. Both Government and Shoreline should not exercise complete autonomy in this venture because the interest of the consumers is at stake. Therefore, the process and result need to exist in symbiosis with the community. Shoreline has not provided much financial, operational & maintenance details to suggest a compelling economic proposition thus this creates ample opportunity for critical errors exacerbated by various factors. - Mele Payne Lynch Premium content -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tautahi Gold nearly drowned at Teufaiva Stadium on Saturday, April 22 when they were beaten by the Savai'i Samoa 26-13 in an IRB Pacific Cup round two match. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 5:30pm
Melbourne, Australia : The government should rethink its education and migration policy with a view to opening up and encouraging, even helping those with higher tertiary qualificatoins to migrate to places like NZ, Australia and the US. - Sione Tapani Mangisi -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 5:15pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The call for the return of the power generation from Shoreline to government or the private sector should focus on the anticipation that Tonga will have a fairer, more transparent and just power industry. Perhaps service deliveries may improve too. Cheaper electricity is something else and I am afraid it won...t help to mislead people now that the electricity will be cheaper only by taking it away from Shoreline. - Sailosi Finau Premium content -
Wednesday 26 April 2006 8:30am
Stanford,California, USA : 'Oku ou poupou lahi ta'eveiveiua kia 'Isileli 'Ilangana Kaufusi 'i he'ene tohi fekau'aki mo e mole 'a e 'apasia 'i Tonga. 'Oku mahino mai 'i he lahi e ngaahi vaalau 'i he tu'unga fakapolitikale 'o e fonua 'oku ne uesia lahi e ngaahi tapa kehekehe 'o e fonau 'o kau atu ki ai mo hatau 'ulungaanga fakatonga. - Lusia Mateialona-‘Olive -
Tuesday 25 April 2006 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia is committed to helping Tonga with its political and economic problems, the Australian Foreign Minister, the Hon. Alexander Downer, told the press in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 April 2006 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's under-19 rugby team was defeated by Fiji 22-14 at the Dubai Exiles RFC, Division B final, on 21 April. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2006 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES: At this junction of our quest for social, economic and political reform in Tonga, the one entity that is obviously missing is a credible opposition to form some sort of Shadow Government responsible for the drafting, presenting of demands and reform proposals, and the monitoring of their progress. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.2 comments -
Thursday 20 April 2006 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Matakimoana Fiefia, a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga Nuku'alofa branch, is to serve six months imprisonment for forging a bank customer...s signature and withdrawing $2,100 from that account. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2006 8:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Executive Members of the Tonga Small Business Association (TSBA) are not happy with your article dated 8th April, 2006 titled: ...Tonga Chamber of Commerce stalls challenge by TSBA.... The Executive Members of TSBA have ordered me to inform you the fact that Mr. Tu...i Uata is not the president of TSBA. Mr. Uata and his followers are not members of TSBA. May be Mr. Tu'i Uata has his own organization, of which we highly respect, but we are sure it is not the TSBA. - Saia Moehau -
Wednesday 19 April 2006 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV returned to New Zealand on Thursday April 13 to undergo further medical check-ups, the Palace Office in Nuku‘alofa confirmed today. Premium content
