Teuteu 'a Vava'u kihe fakataha lahi Pasifiki
Oku lahilahi 'a e ngaahi palopalema fakasosiale, politikale, 'atakai mo e faka'ekonomika 'i he ngaahi fonua 'o e Pasifiki he taimi ni, pea 'oku fu'u matu'aki mahu'inga 'aupito ke uouongataha e kau taki 'o e feitu'uni ke mape'i lelei mo kinikini e ngaahi hala 'i he 'enau fononga atu ki he kaha'u. Ko e fakataha 'a e kau Palemia 'o e ngaahi fonua Pasifiki 'oku fakahoko fakata'u ia pea ko e Sea 'o e fakataha 'o e ta'u ni ko Tonga pea 'e fakahoko ia ki Nuku'alofa 'i 'Okatopa...more

'A'ahi Fakafofonga Falealea 'Amelika
Na'e tau mai ki Tonga ni he 'aho 21 Fepueli 'a e fakafofonga falealea 'o 'Amelika, Congressman Eni Faleomavaenga, ko 'ene 'a'ahi 'aho 'e tolu. Na'e fefolofolai ai mo 'Ene 'Afio, Siaosi Tupou V 'i "Villa" 'i he 'aho tatau pe. Na'e hoko atu ai ki he 'ene ngaahi feme'a'aki pea mo e 'Eiki Palemia, Dr. Feleti Sevele, MinisitaPa'anga, Sosiua 'Utoikamanu; Ako, Dr. Tevita Palefau pea mo e Ngoue; Sione Peauafi Haukinima...more

Tonga Immigration Visit to New Zealand
The Immigration Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Tonga hereby informs that it shall conduct a immigration and passport visit to New Zealand scheduled from Saturday 10 th to Tuesday 20th February 2007
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APPOINTMENTS OF NEW HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS IN THE TONGA PUBLIC SERVICE
The current Heads of Department (or Chief Executives) for the Tonga Government entered into contractual employment arrangements in 2003, with contract expiry date at end December 2006. Resulting from this, a recruitment process seeking to fill the Heads of Department roles from 1st January 2007 was undertaken by the Public Service Commission. The process concluded this week with the appointment of new Heads of Departments for the majority of advertised roles...more

St. Andrews Comemmorates 101st Year
The U.S. Chapter of the St Andrew's Ex-Student Association celebrated their school's 101st Anniversay with prayers and feasting at the First Tongan Free Methodist Church Hall, at Redwood City, California on Saturday 2nd December, 2006...more

Prime Minister receives petition in support of the Government
The Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele, yesterday received a petition from the people, in support of the Government, calling for Law and Order, Peace and Good Governance...more

Tonga Immigration Visit to New Zealand
The Immigration Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Tonga hereby informs that it shall conduct a immigration and passport visit to New Zealand scheduled from Saturday 10 th to Tuesday 20th February 2007
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APPOINTMENTS OF NEW HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS IN THE TONGA PUBLIC SERVICE
The current Heads of Department (or Chief Executives) for the Tonga Government entered into contractual employment arrangements in 2003, with contract expiry date at end December 2006. Resulting from this, a recruitment process seeking to fill the Heads of Department roles from 1st January 2007 was undertaken by the Public Service Commission. The process concluded this week with the appointment of new Heads of Departments for the majority of advertised roles...more

St. Andrews Comemmorates 101st Year
The U.S. Chapter of the St Andrew's Ex-Student Association celebrated their school's 101st Anniversay with prayers and feasting at the First Tongan Free Methodist Church Hall, at Redwood City, California on Saturday 2nd December, 2006...more

Prime Minister receives petition in support of the Government
The Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele, yesterday received a petition from the people, in support of the Government, calling for Law and Order, Peace and Good Governance...more

Month of hate campaign ends in deaths, destruction
The good book tells us that what you sow, that you will also reap. And after months of hate campaign around the villages of Tongatapu, 'Akilisi and his supporters has reaped a harvest of deaths and destruction, the likes of which the country has never seen in its history of existence...more Tusat Editorial

East West Center Tongan academic no longer honest broker
The role of Tongan academic, Dr. Sitiveni Halapua of the Pacific Islands Development Program, PIDP, at the East West Center, Hawaii, as an honest broker of the Talanoa process between the various groups in Tonga, is in serious jeopardy after Halapua's recent grief laden tirade against the Prime Minister of Tonga, the Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele...more Tusat Editorial

KUO FOLOFOLA 'A TUPOU: FAKAFETA'I ! PEA KE NE LAKOIFIA 'O FUOLOA!
Ko e Folofola e mei he Taloni 'o Tonga, 'a hotau Tu'i 'Ofa. 'Oku makatu'unga ai 'a e fakafolau atu, 'i he 'ea hauhau 'o natula, 'a 'e mau Fakamalo moe 'Ofa lahi ki Ho’o 'Afio na, Tama Siaosi Tupou V. Ko e To Folofola mahu'inga 'eni kia kimautolu si'i kainga Tonga 'i Tonga 'Eiki pea mo e Kolope. 'Oku mau ongo'i loto hounga'ia lahi, Homau Tu'i, 'i ho'o veteange 'a 'emau ongo'i mafasia moe manavahe na'a mau tofanga ai 'i he vavale 'o ho mau loto, lolotonga 'a e fakamafasia lahi kuo pulonga ai ho tau ki'i fonua masiva he ngaahi 'aho kuo toki maliu atu. 'Oku fakalotolahi'i ai kimautolu, 'E Ho'o 'Afio, ke mau tu'u 'o ngaue 'i ha founga fefalala'aki 'o hange ko ho'o folofola...more

THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE from Tonga-Now
English Version ‡ Tongan Version

SOUTH WEST AUTO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Presented here on TUSAT Video news is a commentary by the former Consul General, Tevita Kolokihakaufisi on some of the community work that South West Auto has carried out on behalf and for the benefit of the Tongan community in the United States...more

JOE TU'ILATAI MATAELE AT 81!
The scion of the Matele family, and a former member of the Tongan Legislative Assembly and guiding pillar of the Tongan business community, Joe Tui'latai Mataele remains sturdy throughout his vintage years. Joe's wife, 'Aiona, his children and very large extended family gathered to salute him at eighty one at the world -renowned Fairmount Hotel's "Tonga Room" in San Francisco...more



"ONLY $5 TO TRANSFER MONEY TO TONGA"
U.S. Bank has seen an increase in business in its retail branch offices as a result of its alliance with MoneyGram, which it began offering in all U.S. Bank locations one year ago. U.S. Bank is MoneyGram's largest financial institution money transfer agent in the United States.
To celebrate the one-year anniversary, U.S. Bank will offer customers a discount to send funds to any of MoneyGram's more than 100,000 money transfer agent locations in more than 170 countries worldwide, for a flat fee of $5 through Nov. 30, 2006. For a US Bank location near you please call 1-800-MoneyGram...more

TONGA'S RUSH TO POLITICAL CATASTROPHE
TUSAT October Political Editorial)
With the release of the report of the National Committee for Political Reform last week, there has been some discussion of the way forward for the political reform process in the country. The people are not yet totally out of the mourning period for his late Majesty, and so the report has not yet to filtered down to the grassroot for further discussion and scrutiny. Even if the country was not otherwise preoccupied, it will take time for the report and its recommendations to be fully appreciated and understood. In the absence of any national consensus on what the report says, it might be useful to posture different views of what the report, taken as a whole, means and holds for the country...more

LONG LIVE KING GEORGE TUPOU V
Tongans weary and apprehensive after they lost the King, are no more. They have a new King which promises continuity and peace. King George Tupou V has the vision and pragmatism to assure that the polity he inherits does not go to waste as many journals and naysayers otherwise makes many to believe. He has been instrumental in implementing the wishes for political and economic reform of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and his people. George Tupou V is expected to put those into perpetuity minding always that it suits the time and not a pittance out of line. His late father once said that it is always essential that he be the first in the world to see the coming of the new day. King George Tupou V, may be well disposed that it is now his turn to do just that.
Long Live the King! Long Live King George Tupou V! God Save the King!
from your humble servants... the TUSAT Staff.

TONGANS LOOSES THE FATHER OF THEIR NATION
(What will we do without him - In Memoriam)
Like the small child pondering his next meal on hearing his mother say that President Kennedy is dead, Tongans on all corners of the globe may be wondering what will happen to us when the King is gone. They have lived with him for a whole generation and like a large family had shared his love, guidance and misgivings but never felt his anger. Though stern and determined in his political homilies and map-making, he is never known to have ever raised his voice in whimsical tantrums when addressing those that did not believe in his vision for the country. He had a big heart and globe trotted untiringly to find the Rainbow that will lead his people to knowledge and prosperity. His dreams for his country was a self-sufficient nation participating in world events and never found sitting on the wayside. He was a Philosopher King and shook the Western World during the Cold War when he made friends with Soviet Russia. He was a Leviathan in that everything he did was never done in vain. He was a Good Shepperd in that he looked for the goodness in humanity and rarely brought down the yoke even for the deserving ones. In the end He was a GOOD MAN, and we loved him.
God be with you, our King, till we meet again..
From the Staff of Tonga USA Today.
Milika Hiliau
Hemi Mapa
Kolokihakaufisi family

CECIL COCKER ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO AS CONSUL GENERAL
The new Consul General of Tonga to San Francisco, the Hon. Cecil Cocker arrived to take up his new commission as the Kingdom's consular envoy in the Bay Area and continental United States this Saturday 9th September, 2006. He is accompanied by his wife Malia and 8 children. The Consul General was met at the San Francisco International Airport by the Consul in the capacity as Acting Consul General, Mrs Lu'isa Leveni and Secretary at the Consulate General in San Francisco, Ms Talita Lisa Kupu. He was then conveyed to the residence of the Consul General of Tonga at Hillsborough "TAU'AKIPULU".
Hon. Cocker was the Kingdom of Tonga's former Deputy Prime Minister and long time Minister of Finance then of Works and the Environment and Disaster Relief. He is expected to bring into good use his experiences in these posts to the new one and to improve on trade activities between the United States and the Kingdom. A renowned economist in the Pacific region the Hon. Cocker holds an MA (Hon) in economics and has assisted in chartering the Kingdom's economic growth when he was in its Cabinet.
The former Consul General Tevita Kolokihakaufisi vacated his commission on Friday 8th September and is expected to resume duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tonga towards the end of the year. This web site salutes the new Consul General and may God bless him, his good wife Malia and family as he begins this important service for his country in the United States of America. We are also very grateful for the former Consul General not only for his untiring service for the Tongan community but for making us and our newspaper what we are today. Good luck to you Sir and may God guide you and your family in your every endeavor and work in the future, for your King, your country and your people.