SMALL INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW’S SUCCESS.

The King has graced the northern islands Small Industries and Agricultural Show with his presence as well as speeches to motivate his people to keep up their hard work. This is part of His speech at ‘Eua’s Show, which was successfully carried out on Wednesday the 23rd of August year 2000.

“I am very happy to open ‘Eua’s Agricultural and Small Industries Show. As have been known by everyone, this show has been a total failure for the past few years, and it has been due to the attempts of the Government to lessen the expenses over certain things. We should try to improve our trade with overseas countries in terms of our crops as well as promoting our shipments and methods of traveling. There is a vision that we are to get another ship like the “Aoniu” for the smaller islands like the Niua’s. This is because it will be much more cheaper than the “Olovaha” who has two machines for processing. Tractors are here from China and they are cheap as well as well fit for ploughing our fields. The ones we used to have are not only too expensive but they are much too powerful for the tasks we have got for them here in our Islands. Not only that but there are plans to purchase machines for road pavements, so that it will be much more easier to reach our crop fields and to motivate people to eagerly work in their plantations.”

The honorable Prime Minister as well as the Minister of Agriculture described the situation of Agriculture in ‘Eua. People of the island mainly grow crops for Daily use and Commercial reasons. Less people are doing squash this year, and that is in comparison to the number from last year. There is 30 acres of vanilla but Kava seems to be more popular, in which altogether there is 280 acres of Kava. There are many developing plans like road pavements.

The King and have returned on that day’s afternoon in the soldiers’ Ship.s

ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR TUPOU COLLEGE.

The construction of another school building for Tupou College has been successfully completed. The Parents and Teachers’ Association funded this house. The Honorable President of the PTA, Her Majesty Queen Mata’aho, opened the house. The current school principal carried out a very heartfelt thanking speech for all that the PTA has done for the school, especially now that the Prince ‘Aho’eitu is currently studying there, and with that they want all the best that the school and the FW Church can give his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness will use this new house for His Academic Work.

THE BLESSED ALONGA CENTRE.

The Alonga Center at Pea is about to have a new Food Storage house built for them. The Australian Government funds this work. The person who is here with this specific fund is conducting a special study at the Talai Camp at Fua’amotu for 8 weeks. This is studying about the Administrating of a business.

PEACE CORPS’ TRAINING.

It has started in Vava’u this week a study for the USA Peace Corps who will be working in Tonga. This is a study of Tongan Language as well as Tongan Culture and how should they live in the Tongan Societies. This study is run by those in the Peace Corps’ office in Nuku’alofa led by Taniela Mafi. There are seven in this new Peace Corps group. They will be inaugurated at the end of their Tongan Studies and 3 of them will be working for the Free Wesleyan Church’s Education system and the rest will be working for the Ministry of Agriculture.

USP FEUD.!

There have been arguments between the staff members and the students of the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. This was derived from a matter where the President of the University’s students Board was being fired because he hit this Indian student. The President of the Student’s Board has been demoted from his authority as president and there is disagreement there between the staff and the students. The head of the school still strongly states that such behavior is not accepted in the University.

OUR MUSICAL TALENTS!

“Music is very important to Tongan People,” commented Starford Pongi who won the first prize for the Siloni Music Competition. He had just released his fifth album named “Island Raggae”. Starford is an ex-student of Tupou College and according to him, he was not a very talented student but he knew he had the Musical talent and the main key to his success is that: he never gave up. Starford encouraged the youths of Tonga to be consistent with working their talents for they do surely have a future ahead of them. He also emphasized the importance of being able to compose and make lyrics for the song, that is what one calls in Tonga, “punake”

MACKINON VISITED ‘AKILISI’S HOUSE

The general secretary of the Commonwealth, Don Mackinon visited ‘Akilisi’s residential house at Sopu, Kolomotu’a. ‘Akilisi Pohiva is the people’s number one representative to the Parliament of Tonga. This happened on last Saturday. It occurred because the General Secretary so much wanted to meet ‘Akilisi, a very well known political man in the Kingdom, and by that time, ‘Akilisi was sick in bed but the General Secretary was so sure of that they should meet.

HA’APAI HIGH SCHOOL!

His Majesty the King of Tonga laid a foundation for a new High School for the Ha’apai group. This new school is to be established in Pangai, Ha’apai. This is the latest high school to be established in the Kingdom. The expenses all add up to $T4 million, and funded by the Republic of China. The school compound covers 28 acres.

A TORANDO IN FO’UI.

A lot of destruction happened in Fo’ui, on the early morning of last Saturday. This was the result of an unexpected tornado at 6:15 in the morning. Houses were blown down, trees were uprooted and there was one house that was taken and dumped by the tornado in a total different place from its original site.

QUEEN SALOTE COLLEGE TOUR BAND!

Queen Salote College Brass Band has left here for Hawaii. The school’s brass band are away with an aim to collect money from Hawaii and The United States of America.

SPECIALISTS IN VAVA’U.

The Specialists from Melbourne Australia are now in Vava’u finishing off their visit to the Kingdom. Dr. Ngalu Havea leads this group from Kolomotu’a. Their work is specialized in the nose, throat and the ears.

AID FOR ALONGA CENTRE FROM ROTARY CLUB.

The President of the Rotary Club of Nuku’alofa, Sitiveni Taketali Finau and the High Commissioner to Tonga from Britain, Brian Connely offered aids to the Head of the Alonga Centre, Lavinia Satini. This aid consisted 10 wheelchairs. Lavinia Satini accepted and did a very warm thanksgiving for this is not the first help from the Rotary Club. There has been a lot previously.

‘APIFO’OU COLLEGE RUGBY NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

‘Apifo’ou College, the hero for 2000 Tonga Secondary School’s Rugby Competition has arrived in New Zealand on Monday. They are there for a 2 weeks tour in which they will meet several rugby teams in the Auckland Colleges. According to Information from the school, the main reason for the tour is to promote and develop the school rugby’s current standard. All together, there are 36 of them and that include all the players, the coach and the supporters.

SPELLING TRIUMPH!

Christina Vehikite of ‘Utulau residing in Mangere, Auckland took the first prize for the District Spelling Bee Competition. She is of 11 years of age and goes to school at Kedsley Intermediate. This is an annual competition and Christina has always been in it but this is the first time for her to win. Earlier on in the year, she won another competition where she had to compose Tongan Essays, and this was from the Pacific Island Week. Christina’s parents are Moeaki and Seini Vehikite. Upon asking Christina about her secrets for her success, she made it plain that it is nothing else but “consistency and peer-group free.”

Obituary: Mr. 'Anisika Pua passed away in his 77 years of age. He was a retired steward of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. He is from Tongoleleka Ha'apai. He passed away on the 23rd of May 2000 in Auckland New Zealand.

Obituary: Hiva Fineanganofo of Kolomotu’a has passed away and it was a sudden death.

Obituary: Mrs. Kalina Leha passed away as sudden death in the United States of America. She was a long-time serving teacher in Queen Salote College. She was buried here in Tonga after a grieving night with her by the family, relatives and friends. She is buried in Fanga, where her husband is from. Kalina leaves behind her husband, Ului Lehaa who is a soldier in the Defence Service of Tonga and two teenager sons who both attend school in Tupou College Toloa.

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