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  List of state leaders in 1988 - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Prime Minister - Ange-Édouard Poungui, Prime Minister of Congo (1984-1989)
Prime Minister - Poul Schlüter, Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993)
Prime Minister - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister of Portugal (1985-1995)
www.grohol.com /psypsych/List_of_state_leaders_in_1988   (3635 words)

  
 List of Commonwealth Prime Ministers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of Jamaica - Percival Patterson (1992)
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Ralph Gonsalves (2001)
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas - Perry Christie (2002)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_Prime_Ministers   (370 words)

  
 Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala (born 12 July 1959) is the current Prime Minister of Tonga.
He was also the foreign minister from October 1998 until August 2004 and the defense minister from October 1998 until September 2004.
2000 - Prime Minister, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Marine and Ports
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lavaka_Ata_'Ulukalala   (281 words)

  
 Statement by Tonga at the Special Session on Children
Not too long ago, Tonga was very remote in discussing issues relating to child abuse and violence because of cultural values and moral taboos, but with accelerating political, economic and cultural changes, it has seen the crucial need to break this silence.
Tonga considers the blend of women, government and NGOs as crucial to achieving the goals of the Global Movement for Children and particularly the 'Say Yes for Children' campaign.
Tonga is anticipating also the opening of its Institute of Higher Education, including distance learning through ICT approaches, in July this year, through which educational opportunities in the post secondary and non-formal sectors will be enhanced.
www.un.org /ga/children/tongaE.htm   (1136 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Tonga - 2004 Annual Report
Taimi 'o Tonga was banned for several months in 2003 and the government had a constitutional amendment passed that severely restricts press freedom.
During a visit to Fiji in early March, Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho of Tonga described the dress of two journalists covering her visit as "insulting and disrespectful" because they were not wearing ties and ta'ovala, a woven skirt around the waist.
New Zealand's foreign minister Phil Goff said they threatened the rule of law and press freedom and dispatched a diplomat to discuss them with the Tongan authorities on 5 June.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=10226   (1372 words)

  
 Recent news articles on Tonga (4NEWZ.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
ABC Asia Pacific, Asia -: In Tonga, seven of the nine People's Representatives in the national parliament are calling for the resignation of the King's son as Tonga's Prime Minister.
In Tonga, seven of the nine People's Representatives in the national parliament are calling for the resignation of the King's son as Tonga's Prime Minister.
Tonga's prime minister is asking to see the results of a transport study Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised Pacific leaders nine months ago.
www.4newz.net /new/world/Tonga.html   (12368 words)

  
 Faleomavaega and Tonga Prime Minister
Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that the Prime Minister of Tonga, HRH Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, and his Secretary of Civil Aviation met with Faleomavaega on June 5, 2003 in his Washington, D.C. office.
“The Prime Minister and I had the pleasure of discussing issues that are important to both Tonga and American Samoa,” the Congressman said.
The Kingdom of Tonga, for instance, is now specializing in exporting fresh tuna to the West Coast and Japanese sushi markets and is also being paid top dollar for its fish,” Faleomavaega said.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/as00_faleomavaega/eniandtongapm.html   (709 words)

  
 Wsis: Promotion of Icts Can Help World Attain Millennium Development Goals; Participants Stress Icts Must Be Harnessed ...
ULUKALALA LAVAKA ATA, Prime Minister of Tonga, said that the international community was gathered in Geneva to carefully assess the global challenge facing it in this new millennium which was created by the explosion of ICTs during the past two decades.
JOSÉPHINE REBECCA MOERMAN, Minister for Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science Policy of Belgium, said the Summit was the first occasion for the Member States of the United Nations to gather together to dedicate themselves to the use of ICTs for the benefit of all.
DANIEL FILMUS, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Argentina, said Argentina was convinced the Summit was a unique opportunity to orient at the world level ICTs in order to implement the objectives in the draft Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action.
www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2003/pi1546.html   (11777 words)

  
 The Visit of His Royal Highness Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, His Royal Highness Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata visited India on an official visit between May 18 - 22, 2002.
External Affairs Minister, Minister for Agriculture and senior officials of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries called on the Prime Minister of Tonga.
Agriculture being the mainstay of Tonga's economy, the visiting delegation expressed a keen interest in cooperation with India in the agricultural sector.
meaindia.nic.in /pressrelease/2002/05/22pr1.htm   (260 words)

  
 Seacology - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I recently had the opportunity to call on the Prime Minister of Samoa and the Prime Minister of Tonga as I was passing through the South Pacific.
In Samoa, I introduced the Prime Minister to the President and the Scientific Director of the Aids Research Alliance (ARA) of California.
The Prime Minister was surprised when he learned that the royalty payments would be made even if Prostratin is commercially synthesized and no mamala trees are ever harvested from Samoa.
www.seacology.org /news/2001f_2.html   (430 words)

  
 Tonga language resources
Y 2M has put Tonga on the map, since, thanks to a bend in the International Date Line, it will be the first country to greet it...
Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Tonga Tonga is the language of the Tonga people who live in centran and southern Africa.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Tonga.html   (885 words)

  
 Safer Solomons thanks to good neighbours, says Tongan PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Sir Allen Kamikeza responded and thanked RAMSI, a word which he said had become part of the common language in the villages, fireplaces, kitchens, dining rooms, in canoes and boats.
The Australian Defence Minister, Senator Robert Hill, praised the leadership of Sir Allen Kamikeza, he said that it was not easy for a leader to admit a problem and to ask for help, but that was exactly what the leadership of the Solomon Islands did 12 months ago.
Prime Minister of Tonga Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata speaking during the celebration at Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara on June 24.
matangitonga.to /article/spnews/pacificislands/article_print_171.shtml   (654 words)

  
 CNN.com - Tonga's 'court jester' scandal no laughing matter - October 3, 2001
And it is the talk of all of Tonga, a tiny nation 650 km (404 miles) east of Fiji.
Already the deputy prime minister and Tonga's education minister have resigned.
There are calls to impeach other ministers in the scandal, which goes right up to aging King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and his son Crown Prince Tupuoto'a.
archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/10/03/tonga.scandal   (521 words)

  
 International Leadership Seminar in Tonga - Unification News 6/2002
They included one former Prime Minister of Tonga, two former Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga and 4 nobles of the realm.
Baron Vaea, Former Prime Minister of Tonga (1991-1999) to all the participants, especially to 3 main speakers, Rev. Yong Cheol Song (Chairman, IIFWP-Oceania), Dr. Thomas G. Walsh (Secretary General, IIFWP-International) and Rev. Greg Stone (Secretary General, IIFWP- Oceania).
The ceremony was hosted in the presence of Their Majesties King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaeval Mata‘aho and other VIPs including Royal family members, the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, the High Commissioners of China, Britain, Australia and New Zealand and so forth.
www.tparents.org /unews/unws0206/ils_tonga.htm   (643 words)

  
 TONGA (TUPOU)
HM King TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV born 4th July 1918, 4th and Present King of Tonga 1965/-, 3rd Tungi and 2nd Tupoutoa, K.C.M.G. (Hon)[cr.1968], G.C.M.G.(Hon)[cr.1977], G.C.V.O.(Hon)[cr.1970], K.B.E. (Hon) [cr.1958], C.B.E.(Hon)[cr.1951], educated at Tupou College, Tonga and Newington College, Sydney and Wesley College, Sydney University.
Minister for Health and Education 1943/1950, 9th Prime Minister of Tonga 1949/1965, married 10th June 1947 in Nukualofa, Tonga, HM Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho 'Ahome'e, born 1926, (daughter of Manu'opangai 'AHOME'E and Heuifanga Veikune), and has issue.
Salote Lupepau'u Salamasina Purea Tuita, born 1977, educated at Auckland University, Tonga’s Honorary Consul to the Republic of China and Hong Kong, married 10th June 2003 at the Centenary Church in Nukualofa, Matai’i’ulua Fusitu’a, a lawyer based in the Tongan Government’s Crown Law office in Nuku’alofa.
uqconnect.net /~zzhsoszy/states/tonga/tupou.html   (1779 words)

  
 Tonga: Cyclone Hina [DHA-02: 25-Mar-97]
The DHA South Pacific Programme Office (SPPO) reports that the Acting Prime Minister of Tonga convened a meeting of donors this afternoon, where an official request for international assistance in support of the relief operation was presented.
Priority areas for assistance identified by the Government are: shelter, restoration of community water supplies, restoration of power and repairs to schools.
The Acting Prime Minister has requested if donors can review existing or proposed bilateral programmes to see if they can be adjusted or brought forward to cater for the repairs or rebuilding of schools and other government buildings.
www.cidi.org /disaster/97a/0040.html   (680 words)

  
 Government of Tonga :: Bilateral Meeting of The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Her Excellency The Right Honourable ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bilateral Meeting of The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Helen Clark and His Royal Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, Prime Minister of Tonga
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, H.E. The Rt.
The Government Information Unit of the Prime Minister's Office, Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, is responsible for disseminating and resolving communications between the public and the Government.  Communications with the Government of Tonga, the Prime Minister and his portfolio is initiated through the Government Information Unit.
pmo.gov.to /index.php/articles/17   (442 words)

  
 LA Service 2
He has been the Prime Minister of Tonga since the 3rd of January 2000, where has was appointed by His Majesty to replace the long-serving Baron Vaea of Houma.
Minister of Civil Aviation; Minister Responsible for Communications and Minister of Marine and Ports.
2000 - Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Marine and Ports
parliament.gov.to /serv02.htm   (167 words)

  
 KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Tongan prime minister fires ministers, plans privatization
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) _ Tonga's prime minister -- Crown Prince Ulukalala Lavaka Ata -- has fired three Cabinet ministers and says he plans to sell off some of his government's assets.
Observers in New Zealand say the changes likely were due to a fallout in government ranks which may have been sparked by the collapse of the nation's international carrier, Royal Tongan Airlines, in April.
Dominated by the royal family and a small group of noble families, Tonga has long suffered low living standards.
www.kpua.net /news.php?id=3009   (144 words)

  
 RAP 02/19   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Pacific island countries have to increase their preparedness for the frequent natural disasters, which are a serious threat to food security, he said.
The prime minister requested FAO assistance in preparing emergency food reserves, which would be the "front line defence against such disasters".
The delegates include 13 ministers and vice-ministers, besides the Prime Minister of Tonga.
www.fao.or.th /Rap02-19.htm   (585 words)

  
 Asia Times: Tongan Prime Minister talks about kingdom's future
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Many were surprised earlier this year when King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga appointed his youngest son, 41-year-old Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, to the post of prime minister.
Pacific Islands Report had the opportunity to speak with the prime minister during his recent trip to Honolulu while attending meetings of the Standing Committee of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders and the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC).
A: I'm not sure about other Pacific Islands, but in Tonga probably the word, if I had to give it to you in one word, it would be adaptation.
www.atimes.com /oceania/BC24Ah02.html   (790 words)

  
 ABC Asia Pacific - News - Asia Pacific News - Tonga's acting PM 'outraged' by New Zealand inquiry
Tonga's acting prime minister, Clive Edwards, has expressed outrage at a decision by New Zealand to mount a foreign affairs committee inquiry into its relationship with the Pacific kingdom.
The review, which includes a probe into aid money provided to Tonga, has the unanimous support of all of New Zealand's political parties.
Tonga's Human Rights and Democracy party leader, Akilisi Pohiva, has welcomed the inquiry by New Zealand.
abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_999555.htm   (251 words)

  
 Solomon Islands Pacific Group Media Visit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The arrival of the Prime Minister of Tonga HRH Prince ‘Ulukalala at the Farewell Military Parade held at the grounds of the Honiara International Airport, July 24.
Unveiling of the Solomons Gun Free monument by the Australian Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill and New Zealand Defence Minister Mark Burton held at Rove Park on July 25.
Watching the celebration parade, at Lawson Tama stadium, July 24, were Australia’s Minister for Defence Senator Robert Hill, the Prime Minister of Tonga Prince ‘Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, the Prime Minister of the Solomons Sir Allen Kamikeza, his wife, and Governor General of the Solomons Nathaniel Waena.
www.matangitonga.to /article/photonews/article_print_80.shtml   (387 words)

  
 Radio Australia - Pacific Beat - Stories - TONGA: Pro-monarchists to protest against royals
A political row in Tonga has led to the Kingdom's pro-monarchist movement deciding to stage a protest march against the Prime Minister.
The Kotoa Movement, which was formed to support the monarchy in the face of calls for change from the country's Human Rights and Democracy Movement, has now joined forces with their former political rivals to call for the ouster of Prime Minister, Prince Ulukalala Lavaka Ata.
And we feel that the three ministers have been pushed out of government were not going through the right channels and we don't want that to happen anymore, so we're marching against that, not the King.
www.abc.net.au /ra/pacbeat/stories/s1194725.htm   (565 words)

  
 Statements of Heads of Delegation, morning session - Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
H.E. Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga
H.E. Khalid Al-Khalifa, Minister for Housing and Agriculture, Kingdom of Bahrain
H.E. Kinzang Dorji, Minister for Agriculture, Kingdom of Bhutan
www.fao.org /worldfoodsummit/photos/12_statements_am1   (168 words)

  
 Planet Tonga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tonga's striking workers reject decision to employ independent auditor
Tonga's strikers plan mass march to the King
Voice of the South Pacific: Faka'eke'eke 'o Fotu Fisi'iahi fekau'aki mo e tukungaue 'a e kau ngaue 'a e Pule'anga Tonga.
planet-tonga.com /newswire   (2404 words)

  
 East-West Center: News Release: SPECIAL MEETING OF PACIFIC LEADERS THIS WEEK AT THE EAST-WEST CENTER
“The previous PICL chairman and vice chairman were former Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former Tonga Prime Minister Baron Vaea, respectively,” he said.
This week’s meeting will also make decisions on where and when the full Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, which represents 20 countries and states in the region, will meet later this year.
Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
www.eastwestcenter.org /events-pr-detail.asp?press_ID=44   (372 words)

  
 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Tongan PM vows to maintain troops in Solomons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The prime minister of Tonga has said the Tongan military would remain in the Solomon Islands as part of the regional intervention force for as long as the country wanted them.
Prince Ulukalala Lavaka'ata made the commitment while addressing Solomon Islands political leaders at the national parliament.
Tonga is one of five Pacific island states that is supplying troops and police to the Solomon Islands mission.
www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_987975.htm   (124 words)

  
 Asia Times: Special meeting of Pacific leaders this week in Honolulu
Halapua said President Mara, one of the founders of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders in 1980, agreed to convene the special meeting in the absence of a current chairman.
This week's meeting will also make decisions on where and when, later this year, the full Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, representing 20 countries and states in the region, will meet.
Dr Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
www.atimes.com /oceania/BC14Ah02.html   (336 words)

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