28th September Public is hereby informed that Mr. Rafaat Ebrahim otherwise known in Tonga as the Egyptian Doctor has not been registered in the Medical and Dental Practice Board. He has applied to be registered as a Medical Doctor but he has not provided sufficient evidence to the Board that he underwent the rigorous training to become a Medical Doctor. As such, any claims by this individual or a group of people that Mr. Ebrahim is a Medical Doctor is false information. He has no right to offer medical advice or treat anyone in Tonga under the pretention of him…
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Bail granted for Tongan suspect Prosecutors had to wait almost seven years, but Etuate Lavulavu will soon answer in court to charges that he sold falsified documents to help undocumented Tongan immigrants secure U.S. citizenship. Some 26 felony charges were filed against Lavulavu and two co-defendants in 1997 by the state Attorney General’s Office. The co-defendants — Lavulavu’s brother Samuela Lavulavu, and Ana Malia Fuka — were arrested and prosecuted. Etuate Lavulavu had evaded authorities until this week. “This was an old warrant, 1997, we just finally got him,” said attorney general spokesman Ric Cantrell, who did not know how…
We would not be Tongans if we did not sympathise with a family member, church member, neighbour or family member who got himself into trouble with law. ‘Oku fakanatula pe ia kia tautolu ketau faka’ofa’ia he maheni, famili mo e kaungame’a ‘oku fihia he lao. Ko e toto ia mo e Tonga ‘e ‘ikai lava ia ‘o vete. Ka he’ikai to’o mai ia ko ha me’a ke ne tatapuni e matapa talanoa ki ha lelei pe kovi hotau pule’anga. Kuo lea e vale mo e poto he case ko eni…why is there so much public interest in this case? Whilst…
The vaccination rollout as you might want to have information before the start of the week. Recent figures as at 7 May 2021: 16,683 people have been vaccinated to date 912 people on average are being vaccinated daily 60% of the vaccination batch (28,000 doses) has been used with ZERO WASTAGE reported Vaccination teams: The Ministry has 8 teams working on the vaccine rollout; there are 5 larger teams of 14-16 staff and 3 small teams (3 mobile teams and 1 stationed at Vaiola NCD centre) A total of 150 staff are dedicated to the national vaccination rollout Registration: 17,686…
By Patricia O’Brien After nearly four months of being taken to the brink of dictatorship, Samoa’s constitutional crisis ended on July 26 when the prime minister for the past 23 years, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, conceded defeat. With the April 9 election loss, the 40-year dominance of Samoan politics by Tuilaepa’s Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) ended too. Samoa’s new leader, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, might be the country’s first female prime minister, but she is a veteran politician. As she attempts to bring her nation out of its greatest test in the 59 years since independence, she will need all the…
President Xi Jinping of China is becoming increasingly concerned about the growth of the Christian Church in China, which could reach 300 million people by 2030. This was reported by Dr. Ron Boyd-Macmillan, Director of Strategic Research at Open Doors, a Christian organization that has been in operation in countries where there is no freedom of religion. And despite the fact there has been a mild liberalization in recent years, there is report of a tighter scrutiny of Christian churches by the authorities. The bulk of Christians in China belong to what is called the underground churches which operate independently…
by Dale Husband She’s New Zealand’s first female vascular surgeon, yet Lupe Taumoepeau can count in the dozens the number of times she’s been mistaken for a cleaner. It’s a reminder that there are still too few Māori and Pacific in medicine, especially in its more elite specialties. Here, Dr Lupe — as she’s known at Wellington Hospital where she works as a consultant surgeon, and at the private clinic that she co-founded — talks to Dale about her trailblazing path. Mālō e lelei, Lupe. I understand that your full name is Tapukitea Tokilupe Taumoepeau — which no doubt has…