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The Government's Procurement Law and Rules Pago Pago, Amerika Samoa: All we need now is for the government to announce that there is indeed a Procurement Law and Rules in writing as is followed by every government agencies. However, in the case of the Ashika, the Procurement Law and Rules were severely compromised or not followed at all. - Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa. 14 Mar 2010, 11:12
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Our focus: minimize chances of another tragedy Hong Kong, China: I would not discredit Ms. Mallaney's letter entirely – our focus should lie heavily with ensuring that we have all the available safety-nets in place (be it in a policy, process, system or others) thus ensuring that we can minimize the chances of a similar tragedy going forward. - Siaosi Chan. 12 Mar 2010, 05:52
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Slow down and have patience Savai'i, Samoa: If you claim to promote "Integrity" then you should not pre-empt the 'due process'. As we say here in Samoa "Fai fai lemu" - which means "slow down & have patience". - Siu 'Ulua. 04 Mar 2010, 08:38
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Lord Dalgety was under House Arrest Tofoa, Tongatapu: I write to express my great concern about the incorrect . . . article in Matangi Tonga about Lord Dalgety being under 'House Arrest". If, you are not aware, Lord Dalgety was not under house arrest until Wednesday March 3 as your article states. - Afeaki. 03 Mar 2010, 23:51
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Futa, we miss you Paris, France: Futa is gone, and it is hard for his family, for everyone in Tonga and for his friends living thousands of kilometers away to realize he's not here anymore. We deeply miss him - Marie-Claire Bataille-Benguigui & Georges Benguigui. 01 Mar 2010, 14:41
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Moral question for Patterson Brothers Levuka, Fiji: The question I ask is why has not the Patterson Brothers Shipping been called to the enquiry? Regardless of a sale "as is where is" the Ashika was as far as I can understand unfit for sea and impounded to the dock at the time of sale. It was also destined for the scrap heap as I understand. - Mike Reid. 23 Feb 2010, 18:06
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Futa rest in peace at Telekava Auckland, New Zealand: TONGA quietly buried one of her most influential scholars and visionaries when they laid Ilaiasi Futa –ki- Ha'angana Helu to rest at Telekava cemetary in Nuku'alofa this week. Quietly, that is, for someone who has had a prominent role in shaping Tongan society over the last half-century. - Sefita Hao'uli. 23 Feb 2010, 17:29
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Ashika disaster reveals a national characteristic Auckland, New Zealand: The fact that we may never know all the passengers who died on the Ashika speaks not only of the comprehensive failure of a system but also the need to look at how our public behavior shaped the attitude of those who are there to serve us. Far too often our own attitude to officialdom is to ignore them if it is personally inconvenient - in fact we often "buy" off that inconvenience and therein allow this habit to become a national characteristic. - Sefita Hao'uli. 22 Feb 2010, 21:45
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The Ashika siren song gets louder Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: I wish to add my voice to the siren songs being sung over Chinese orbital slot fees payable to Tongasat being used to buy the doomed 'bathtub'. Now where is the truthful source of funding? From Chinese government payment for Orbital slots or Chinese government aid money? - Samuel 'Ofeinahelotu Tupou. 22 Feb 2010, 20:25
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A $600,000 coffin was a lemon deal UK: Approval from Government and Ministers to release funds to purchase this coffin was a lemon deal. Meanwhile in Fiji, MV Ashika was doomed for the rubbish heap as certificates of seaworthy was reduced each year to basically to ride only in a bath-tub. Patterson Brothers in knowing the state of the ship still sold it as if it was worth $600,000 Fiji dollars. - William Mariner. 19 Feb 2010, 14:44
