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A widowed mother of seven, Mele Havea (35) received 18 months imprisonment, fully suspended, after pleading guilty to charges of impersonating a customs officer in Vava’u. The judge said it was the first case of its kind in Tonga. “If she had not been caught in time, she may have eventually been able to scam more out of the Chinese shop owners.” ....
Samiu Pese (40) was sentenced to five-years imprisonment for dangerous driving causing the death of his passenger who was asleep in the open back of a truck, when it crashed in Vava'u. ....
Three Chinese pick-up trucks were handed over to Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku from the Chinese Ambassador HE Cao Xiaolin on 7 June at St George Government Building in Nuku’alofa, as part of assistance worth $413,000 pa'anga from Dongguan Municipality. ....