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Pago Pago – American Samoa
The search ends for another cookie that fell from a boat over the weekend
Cook Islands Police have now ended their search for 22-year-old Luke Vakayawa, who fell from Lady Moana last weekend.
Vakayawa is from Fiji and was part of Ms. Moana’s journey from Mangaia to Rarotonga.
Trevor Pitt, a police spokesman, said the life buoy that Wakayawa used to rescue him when he fell into the sea was found on Tuesday. When the patrol boat finished searching the area, everyone involved in the search for Wakayawa agreed to stop the search.
The search by police patrol boats began on Sunday morning and continued into Monday evening.
According to the explanation of the incident, the police ship Te Kukupa II received a rescue call in the early hours of Sunday morning because a person on a cargo ship fell into the sea.
The police boat then headed to the waters where Ms. Moana was, but nine hours later, Wakayawa was still not found.
Pitt said police will notify Wakayawa ancestors and let the medical examiner make a determination to reduce the number of steps.
There are no lawyers in Vanuatu Law Firms
A report in the Vanuatu Daily Post revealed that government law firms including the Attorney General’s Office are facing issues with the few lawyers currently working.
Some working lawyers mentioned the heavy burden they are currently carrying.
Invitation to submit questions to the Tonga Legal Affairs Office
Earlier this year, His Excellency King Tupou VI of Tonga expressed his dissatisfaction with the Government’s choice of Minister for International Affairs. This was the reason why Fekita ‘Utoikamanu left the position in April, however, to this day, no one has been re-elected to the position.
The ministry is without a leader as Paula Ma’u was not passed but they are waiting for William Malolo to become the head of the office pending a court decision on his claim against the government.
RNZ representative in Tonga Kalafi Moala said the elected secretary of the Office of International Affairs was now making claims against the government and the Public Service Commission and the government secretary because they were trying to remove him from his job.
Mr Moala said there was currently no one leading the Office of International Affairs, but that was needed for a meeting of Pacific leaders in Tonga next month.
Moala also revealed that according to the King, only he can sign international agreements. This means that if the Tongan government enters into an agreement with another government, it must be approved and signed by the King of Tonga. This is a position confirmed by the Constitution.
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