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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
International Expansion - through land acquisition
The Government of Tonga is proceeding with the purchase of property in Hawai'i to be called "Achiu Lane Property" in the town of Haleiwa on the north shore of the island. The property has been acquired at significantly less than the original asking price when negotiations began and will be used for housing workers for an agricultural program the Tonga government is currently negotiating land for.
Tonga Dairy Processing Co. - Local Milk Processing begins
The Tonga Dairy Board has finally begun local production of processed milk at its Small Industries Centre facilities on Sept. 27th. The pastuerisation facilities had been ready for a while, but the production process could not be started until vital quality testing equipment arrived to ensure the output of the plant met world standards.
The plant comes into a market inundated with New Zealand produced milk with a very strong Anchor brand. The initial goal is to produce (and supply) a tenth of the daily milk requirements of Tongatapu.
Tonga High School receives new brass instruments
Tonga High School's fund-raising efforts, with the generosity of family and friends of the school, have resulted in this week's receipt of 34 Besson Sovering brass instruments valued at TOP$180,000.
Within school music programs, the Free Wesleyan Church and University of the South Pacific ran a week-long training program in music education for music teachers throughout the Kingdom at the USP Centre, 'Atele. Mr. Ueta Solomona, music lecturer at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, and Mr. Feke Kamitoni of Tupou College conducted workshops for twenty participants from different high schools. The course focused on the music curriculum and the use of instruments in teaching.
A concert was the finale of the program, held at Queen Salote College's hall to explore the skills learned by participants.
Sopu primary school opens new classrooms.
The PTA at Sopu's Government Primary School opened three new classrooms valued at TOP$16,500. Dr. 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki, Deputy Director of Education praised parents who had contributed to funding the classrooms up to TOP$10,500 with other costs met by the Ministry of Education. "You have done your best for the sake of these students, and I hope that they will do their best to satisfy you."
Political Parties - Is it time?
The people have given a clear signal that it's time to form a political party, says Mr. Mahe'uli'uli Tupouniua, No. 2 People's Representative for Tongatapu following a public meeting called to consider the viability of a political party on September 17. "there was no doubt in my mind that … it was time to form the Tonga National Party in Parliament."
Mr. Tupouniua chaired the meeting assisted by Mr. Uili Fukofuka No. 3 People's Representative for Tongatapu and although the meeting was sparse in numbers, the chairman pointed out that it was a representive sampling of the different and varied needs of the people, and he expected further growth in the idea with time.
LDS President in Vava'u
The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will speak at Liahona High School on Oct. 14 and at Saineha High School, Vava'u earlier in the day. The visit is part of a Pacific tour for the president (Gordon B. Hinckley) who is also visiting American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, and Tahiti.
Minister of Police prints reply
The Minister for Police has printed his response to People's Representative for Tongatapu 'Akilisi Pohiva's questions about the validity of the multiple passports supposedly being used by Mr. Sam Ling Wong. The Minister's response explains that the issuance of a new passport does not automatically demand the retention by Immigrations officials of earlier passports. In the event the traveller has multiple entry visas in passports that have been filled, run out of space for visas, it is the customary practise to allow the traveller to retain earlier, still valid, passports.
The Minister's response, as printed by the papers, does not directly address the issues in Mr. Pohiva's open letter, but points out that it is possible that Mr. Wong's four passports are all valid, considering Mr. Wong is a well travelled individual and likely has many visas distributed among his different passports.
Japan International Co-operation Foundation Scholarship
A two year scholarship is available for one post-graduate student to undertake studies (Masters programme) at any university in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe or the United States. The successful applicant must be a citizen of one of the member countries of USP. For more details, buy a paper.
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