Piveni Piukala, who was arrested in Tonga on Monday afternoon, June 27, and detained for questioning on charges of illegally retrieving information from the computer system of his former employer, the Shoreline Group of Companies, was released on bail after mid-day today, June 29.
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Wednesday 29 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 28 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan police are currently holding in custody the Shoreline whistleblower Piveni Piukala after he was arrested in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, June 27.
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Saturday 18 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Si‘i Kae Ola Motor Parts, Tonga's biggest second-hand car sales company faced a civil action brought against them by a former customer who claimed he bought from them a poor quality car.
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Friday 17 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lance Corporal, Tevita Vi of the Ha‘apai Police Force was sentenced today to three years in prison after he was found guilty of manslaughter by Chief Justice Robin Webster.
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Tuesday 14 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lance Corporal Tevita Vi (37) of the Ha'apai police force was found guilty of manslaughter by Chief Justice Robin Webster at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 10.
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Tuesday 14 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Metui Panuve of Havelu was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possession and supply of marijuana at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 6.
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Thursday 2 June 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Satini Tomu Napa‘a (15) was found not guilty on charges of manslaughter and of inflicting a grievous bodily harm, by a jury at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court this morning, June 2.
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Monday 30 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Satini Tomu Napa‘a 15, appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court this morning, May 30 charged with manslaughter.
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Friday 27 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-day hearing of a civil case against a Tongan Police Officer Semi Ve'ehala, the Ministry of Police, and the Kingdom of Tonga ended today, May 27 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Monday 23 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six valuable ‘Eua parrots were lost from Tonga's Bird Park at Veitongo, after they were released from their cages sometime on the evening of May 17.
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Saturday 21 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A telephone fraud operation was discovered in Nuku‘alofa in February 2004 after it had been running illegal international communications for two years, allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of pa‘anga worth of calls from both TCC and Tonfon's systems.
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Wednesday 18 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu sent out a smoke signal to criminals when he set fire to 2.6 million counterfeit Winfield Extra Mild cigarettes at the Waste Management facility in Ma'ufanga today.
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Tuesday 17 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of the Speaker of the House, Hon. Veikune, and two other men, who have pleaded not guilty to bribery charges, has been postponed by Mr Justice Ian Thomas until next year 2006.
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Thursday 12 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's new parliamentary Speaker of the House, Noble Veikune, and two other men pleaded not guilty to bribery charges after they appeared for their arraignment in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, May 12.
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Wednesday 11 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Christine 'Uta'atu, a Nuku'alofa accountant operating as 'Uta'atu and Associates was awarded a final payment today of $5,441.80 for a counterclaim lodged against Paradise International Hotel Proprietary and Christopher Racine for failing to pay an outstanding account.
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Tuesday 10 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samiu Molitoni Naislai (48), a Bingo organiser in Nuku'alofa, appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today to answer a civil action brought by Tui International Limited for failing to pay an outstanding account.
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Monday 9 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Oto'ota Tapa'atoutai (64) of Patangata, Nuku'alofa, was found guilty of false pretences at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 5.
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Tuesday 3 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A settlement action brought by Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele against a newspaper publisher, Sangstar Saulala, has failed.
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Wednesday 27 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Half a container of counterfeit brand name cigarettes was ordered to be destroyed, in a ruling by Justice Thomas at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on April 21.
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Tuesday 12 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sangstar Saulala, the editor of the Tonga Star, appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this week to answer a claim by the new Minister of Labour and Commerce, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, that he failed to honor and pay an out-of-court settlement that they agreed to in 2003.
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