"Nuku'alofa Street Journal"
Ko e Totofa ‘o Nuku‘alofa…Volume 2. Number 6…March 31, 2015

Written by Sione A. Mokofisi

NUKU‘ALOFA, TONGA: The March 10, 2015 PMO Press Release, and the March 16, 2015 CEDAW announcement in Parliament are fabricated lies. There were no “lengthy and thorough discussions, and after consultations by individual members of Cabinet with community and church leaders, and their constituencies…” to ratify the United Nations’ CEDAW treaty.

"Nuku'alofa Street Journal"
Ko e Totofa ‘o Nuku‘alofa…Voliume 2. Fika 5…Ma‘asi 27, 2015

Written by Sione A. Mokofisi

NUKU‘ALOFA, TONGA: Lord Vaea – a sitting Member of Parliament (MP), and an experienced certified court translator – gave an honest analytical observation of the quality of journalistic work we are doing in the local media in Tonga.

Editor’s Note: The letter below is a letter by Mr. ‘Ikani Loneli Taliai to the Chairman of Tonga Electoral Commission in support of the investigation into alleged corrupt and unlawful electoral activity during the recent 2014 Tonga General Elections. Mr. Taliai is the son of the renowned Rev. Siupeli Taliai a key advocate of Democracy in the kingdom.

Tangata'eiki,

Fakamolemole mu'a kae tuku mai ha faingamalie ke hao atu ai 'a e ki'i fakahoha'a tu'a ni he 'oku mahu'inga lahi ki he fonua 'i he taimi faingata'a ni. ‘Oku hā mahino mai ‘i he taimi ni kuo toe foki ‘a e Senitā Fakafonua ki he ‘Apiako ‘Unuaki ‘o Tonga ‘a ia na’e fokotu’u ‘e ‘Etuate Lavulavu pea ‘oku pule ai hono mali ‘a ‘Akosita Lavulavu.

Tangata’eiki,

Kataki mu’a kae tu’u atu ‘a e ki’i tohi ko’eni koe fie kau atu pe he pue fekau’aki moe kaveinga ‘oku lahi hono talanga’i ‘i hotau ki’i fonua ni ‘a ia ‘oku tupu ia mei he’etau kau atu mo fakamo’oni ki he konivesio ko’eni ko e CEDAW.

Dear Editor,

I am writing to you in the hopes that you will make it more public that the people of Tonga and the Government are loosing hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.