Tag: Tongan Parliament
Education minister Sovaleni elected as Tonga’s new prime minister
Kaniva News
Tonga’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace Dr Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa.
Siaosi Sovaleni, 51, the current Minister of Education, has won convincingly...
No women elected in Tonga: time to change the story
ANALYSIS: By ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki
As in 2008, 2010 and 2014, none of the female candidates standing in Tonga’s 2021 general election this week have been...
Colombian drug lord’s capture a reminder of Tonga’s cartel links
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva Tonga
The arrest of Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, has re-opened deep seated concerns about...
