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A collection of news-briefs from The Tonga Chronicle, Ko e Kele'a, Taimi 'o Tonga, Radio Tonga. For more details of these stories, feel invited to buy a paper from one of the locations mentioned in our Tonga Media pages

Impeachment proceedings postponed then cancelled

The Tonga Legislative Assembly accepted an appeal by the Minister for Law under impeachment proceedings for a later hearing which included the appointments of the Minister of Police and Hon. Tu'ivakanö as assistants to the Assembly's appointed prosecutor Mr. Siosifa Masao Paasi. Later in the week, the Legislative Assembly withdrew all proceedings against the Minister for Law after the Minister apologised in Parliament.

After a lengthy debate in Parliament where opponents and supporters of the impeachment process voiced their concerns and interpretations, a vote in the house disposed of the proceedings.

The Minister's New Zealand based Lawyer earlier denied any wrong doings by the Minister and argued against the validity of the Parliament trialing individuals on constitutional matters.

News Shorts

Tonga College ex-students in Sydney collected more than AUD$20,000 towards supporting the college.
Van crash kills Tonga College student Tahilanu Paseka 18 on Taupi Road Pelehake.
Prime Minister in Rarotonga for South Pacific Forum after attending a trade mission in Fiji.
Teacher reprimanded and fined for requiring a student to apply corporal punishment against another student.

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Monthlies

Islands Business - Sept. "Off-shore-banking The Elusive Pot of Gold"

"For a growing number of Pacific Islands countries, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is based on international movement of money and the establishment of international finance centres--or offshore banking, as it is more colloquially known. Gary Gray reports on the future of the industry."

Pacific Islands Monthly - Sept. "Fiji's Constitution, is it all it promises to be?"

Editorial: Beyond the Constitution. "As Fiji's political leaders pat themselves on the back amid the jubilation, celebration and international congratulation over the country's new constitution, there remains the sobering realisation that the constitution is merely the means to an end. To truly turn Fiji from a grouping of race-bound communities into a liberated and democratic society free from discrimination requires genuine commitment form the people without which the document will be just that -- a piece of paper."

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