POLICE & COURTS

Toakase Panisia Palelei’s victory against the Public Service Commission (PSC) in the Supreme Court has brought to light the weakness of the PSC’s defence, stemming from their lack of understanding of their own regulations. The ruling, delivered by Lord Chief Justice Whitten KC, questioned the validity of the Commission’s regulations and decisions. Introduced in 2003 […]

A recent incident has cast a shadow of misconduct over the Ministry of Health as a Public Health Inspector Grade II has been charged with forgery and convicted of Forgery. The accused, an unnamed individual, held the responsibility of conducting person and food inspections at various retail and wholesale shops. The case came to light

Kuo tautea ngaue popula ‘e he ‘Eiki Fakamaau Lahi ‘a e matapule mei Vava’u (ka ‘oku ‘ikai fakahaa ‘a e ngaahi hingoa ‘i he tu’utu’uni Fakamaau’anga) , ki hono taa fakamamahi’i pea toe faitaa’i ngaahi ‘ataa ta’efe’unga hono kaume’a ‘o pousi ‘i he ‘initaneti. Ko e tikite ‘e ua na’e faka’ilo kiai ‘a e Faka’iloa,

A 32-year-old Vavau man has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of sexual abuse of a 24-year-old girlfriend/mistress, including distributing sexually compromising images over the internet. The incident happened in July 2022 when Alifeleti ‘Ofa Alifeleti went out for some drinks with a friend, when his girlfriend and a friend of hers joined them.