Siosifa Tenefufu (56) was fined $500 pa’anga, to be paid within six months, for the possession of arms and ammunition without a license that included a shotgun and rifle at his home in Lakepa.
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Tuesday 19 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 15 November 2024
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Lautaimi Tu’itavake (40) was jailed for 24 months in Hu’atolitoli Prison for charges including supplying 0.14 grams of methamphetamine, during a police undercover operation at Malapo in August 2023.

Wednesday 13 November 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sosaia Vatikani (40) was jailed for serious housebreaking and theft of property, including electrical goods, worth $15,200 pa’anga, from the Nursing School at Vaiola Hospital, in Nuku'alofa - where he left a trail of fingerprints.

Wednesday 13 November 2024
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Three men were found guilty on charges including serious housebreaking and unlawful imprisonment of another man, when they took him by force from his home at Sopu to Kahana Resort on Tongatapu because of a disputed loan of $150,000. One of the defendants was armed with a knife.

Monday 11 November 2024
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An application by Lord Luani to grant and transfer over to him Lord Nuku’s tax allotment and two of his leases, was dismissed by Justice Tupou, who, among other reasons, was not convinced this was a genuine request for directions in the Land Court.

Friday 8 November 2024
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‘Alipeti Tu’i’ile’ila was found not guilty on possession of 3.29 grams of methamphetamine at Popua last year, after a Supreme Court judge found that a Police Diary of the events was not a reliable record.

Thursday 31 October 2024
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A couple, Tomu (51) and Ma’ata Pouono (47) were found guilty of possession of 0.12 grams of methamphetamine and 7.55 grams of cannabis at their residence in Lapaha in 2023.

Thursday 31 October 2024
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A man who was selling methamphetamine and cannabis from a car in Vaini, Harris Satini (48), was convicted on charges relating to the possession of illicit drugs. Two others were convicted on charges relating to possession of illicit drugs.

Wednesday 30 October 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sosefo Vai Mafi (20) is serving three years and three months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to Tone Fatongiatau (28) when he repeatedly punched him on the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on a cement floor, causing a fracture to his skull.

Tuesday 29 October 2024
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A man accused of the theft of a tractor and other items from Mosese Uele in March this year, was found not guilty after a trial at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa, after the Prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charge.

Monday 28 October 2024
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Lautaimi Tu’itavake (40) was found guilty of charges including supplying 0.14 grams of methamphetamine, during a police undercover operation at Malapo in August 2023.

Monday 28 October 2024
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Kesomi Taufa (35) received a suspended sentence on conditions after being found guilty for possession of 0.03 grams of methamphetamine in Ma’ufanga.

Sunday 27 October 2024
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Eight young men were found guilty on charges relating to a brawl in central Nuku’alofa between two opposing groups from Ha‘ateiho and Paho last year. The charges included jointly causing grievous bodily harm to a victim from Pahu, who suffered life-endangering injuries. Seven of the accused punched and kicked the victim’s head, while another repeatedly hit the victim’s head with a sii branch, causing brain injury. The victim, died shortly afterwards.

Friday 25 October 2024
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Andy Fukofuka (37) was sentenced for possession of 0.9 grams of methamphetamine inside Hu’atolitoli Prison, after prison wardens were informed he was apparently selling the illicit drug.

Wednesday 23 October 2024
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Latanoa Fonua (21) was sentenced to three years imprisonment, fully suspended on conditions, for causing bodily injury to an 11-year-old boy at a bus station, while driving under the influence of alcohol. He was ordered to pay $2000 pa'anga as compensation to the complainant's family within 12 months.

Wednesday 23 October 2024
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Tonga Water Ltd., a tenant leasing a factory from the Tonga Asset Managers & Associates Ltd. at the Small Industries Centre won a civil claim that it was entitled to have its rent renewed.

Tuesday 22 October 2024
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The master of an inter-island ferry, the MV Ko e Kelesi Pe, Tevita ‘Ilangana, received a suspended sentence for proceeding to sea improperly when he permitted the vessel to sail with 141 passengers (in excess of the permitted 90 passengers) from Ha’apai to Tongatapu in 2023. The judge said that overloading his ship in this way put the passengers at risk and life could have been lost. “This is a serious matter.”

Tuesday 22 October 2024
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A captain of Tonga's inter-island domestic ferry, the MV ‘Otuanga’ofa, was found guilty of proceeding to sea improperly by taking excess passengers on the vessel and serving on the vessel knowing his Certificate of Competency had expired.

Thursday 17 October 2024
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Paula Fifita (20) was sentenced to two years imprisonment fully suspended for two counts of theft that included two motor cars, with the second offence committed while on bail for the first car theft. The judge said that the root cause of the offending was the misuse of alcohol.

Monday 14 October 2024
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David Kent Jr Tau’alupe (35) was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to ‘Alo’i Kei, when he stabbed him with a sharp object, causing a severe wound to his left upper abdomen, during a drink up altercation at the Laione Club in Vava’u.
