The construction of a multi-storey building on the Nuku‘alofa waterfront by a new entity the “Oriental Investment Development Bank” has been quietly proceeding following a ground breaking ceremony on April 4. But according to Tongan regulators, the bank does not hold a licence to operate a bank in Tonga. By Pesi Fonua.
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Tuesday 16 July 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 21 February 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen on 14 February at the Supreme Court Nuku’alofa ordered a couple Siosaia H. Fonua and Mary Prem Fonua to pay the Bank of South Pacific Tonga Ltd (Westpac Bank of Tonga) over $371,639.
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Tuesday 14 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Bank South Pacific (BSP) a Papua New Guinean bank has taken over the operations of the Westpac Bank of Tonga.
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Friday 8 May 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Supreme Court has made a garnishee order that all debts due or to be gained by Siosaia Moehau from Tonga Power Ltd up to a sum of $860,077.59 plus interest should be paid directly to Westpac Bank of Tonga for his debts.
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Thursday 19 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Papua New Guinea based bank, BSP, is expected to take over the operations of Westpac Bank of Tonga in May when the legal transition is completed.
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Tuesday 29 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four former Westpac bank employees have been sentenced to jail for embezzlement and false accounting, by Mr Justice Cato in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Wednesday 16 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four former bank tellers who embezzled over $70,000 from the Westpac Bank of Tonga, were further remanded in custody for sentencing on Wednesday, April 23 after the judge heard submission from their counsel.
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Friday 4 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four former bank tellers who embezzled over $70,000 from the Westpac Bank of Tonga, were further remanded in custody today after their sentencing was adjourned to April 16.
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Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four former Westpac Bank of Tonga tellers will be sentenced on April 4 after three were found guilty this week of embezzling over $70,000 pa'anga on separate occasions. Another accused teller had earlier pleaded guilty to similar counts.
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Monday 27 January 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Heleni Vi, a former Westpac Bank of Tonga employee, who has been charged with 16 counts including theft of more than $8,000 pa’anga was released on bail today after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate’s Court.
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Tuesday 21 January 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old woman and a former Westpac Bank of Tonga employee, who was deported from New Zealand on Saturday, January 18, has been charged with three counts including theft of more than $8,000 pa’anga last year. Police expects to lay more charges.
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Thursday 5 September 2013
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'Ohonua, 'Eua
Tevita Noa Finau a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga in ‘Eua was sentenced to two-years imprisonment after pleading guilty to theft of over $18,000 pa’anga, on September 2.
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Monday 2 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Westpac Bank of Tonga closed down its branches in Ha‘apai and ‘Eua as it teams up with the Tonga Development Bank to deliver its banking services to customers in both the outer islands, effective today September 2.
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Friday 26 April 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku'alofa businessman, and former parliamentary candidate, Saia Moehau, and Epic International Ltd., have lost an appeal over Westpac Bank of Tonga's claim against him in seeking to recover debts amounting to over $1 million pa'anga.
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Tuesday 13 November 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The villages of Ha'asini and Hamula on Tongatapu now have access to new banking services with the launching today of in-store banking in their community by the Westpac Bank of Tonga.
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Monday 12 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The winners of the Westpac 2012 essay competition on the theme 'Which girl or woman, past or present inspires you and why' were awarded with $4600 cash prizes on Thursday, March 8.
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Thursday 8 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Special Investigation Task Force of the Tongan Police is investigating an embezzlement network at the Nuku'alofa Branch of the Westpac Bank of Tonga, the Acting Police Commissioner Taniela Faletau said that ten former employees have been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement, the highest number of employees to be charged with crime against one private company in Tonga.
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Thursday 1 March 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former female employee at the Westpac Bank of Tonga branch has been released on bail after she was charged by police with 18 counts of embezzlement.
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Tuesday 29 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Westpac Bank of Tonga in its effort to make banking easier for its customers, launched a new mobile phone banking service in Nuku'alofa on November 28, allowing registered customers to perform select banking transactions from their mobile phones whenever and wherever there is mobile coverage.
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Wednesday 28 April 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eempowering women in business by giving them the opportunities through training to start, grow and develop their businesses was the aim of a two day "Women in Business" Financial Management workshop in Nuku'alofa on April 27-28.
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