Tonga’s Tu’i’onetoa loses second electoral petition
Tonga's former prime minister, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, has lost a second electoral petition for bribing voters ahead of last year's election.
He, along with three current...
Plea for bank accounts from Pacific Island money remittance companies rejected by NZ High...
A judicial review of the Reserve Bank and New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s actions around money laundering laws has failed, leaving money remitters...
US$15 million in extra support for Solomon Islands to continue Financial Management and Anti-Corruption...
The World Bank will bolster efforts to strengthen financial management, address debt issues and empower the Solomon Islands Internal Commission Against Corruption by providing...
Russian superyacht Amadea to be handed over to U.S authorities
Fiji's Court of Appeal has dismissed Millemarin Investment Limited’s appeal to stop U.S authorities from seizing the Russian superyacht the Amadea.
The vessel was taken...
Tongan deputy PM and former PM granted stay
Tongan deputy Prime Minister Poasi Tei and former Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, both Members of Parliament have each been granted a stay in the...
Two Tongan Cabinet Ministers granted stay of unseating, special Appeal Session in July
Two Tongan Cabinet Ministers, who were found to have committed bribery in the lead up to the November 2021 General Election, have been granted...
Former Fiji Opposition MP Nawaikula sentenced to two years in jail
Former Fiji Opposition MP Niko Nawaikula will spend two years behind bars.
The matter was called for sentencing in the Anti-Corruption Division of the High...
CNMI Governor Ralph Torres acquitted by Senate
The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday voted four to three to acquit Republican Governor Ralph Torres of all the charges filed against him by the...
Cook Islands deputy PM Minister Robert Tapaitau reinstated
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has announced that the seven-month suspension of Robert Tapaitau who is facing fraud related and theft charges as...
Ex-president of New Caledonia fined for undue influence
The former president of New Caledonia Philippe Gomes has been fined US$17,000 for exerting undue influence in a ruling released by the criminal court...
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