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Businessman Alain Lew has been
appointed Chairman of the newly
constituted Board for Air Vanuatu.

Special Awards

Fiji National University’s Assistant
Professor of Language and Literature,
Dr Subashni Kumar, has been
awarded first place in the World
Hindi Secretariat in Mauritius’ Report
Writing Competition for the Asia-
Pacific region.

Brisbane-based artist, Taloi
Havini, originally from Buka Island in
Bougainville, has won the Artes Mundi
prize, one of the United Kingdom’s
most important contemporary arts
Si’alei Van Toor Taaniela Kula awards.

Solomon Islander, Millicent Barty,
Chairperson of the FSDA Board of Speaker, Noel Ngiratmab, State Vice- has been recognised with the Earth’s
Directors. Speaker, Elvira R. Franz, and Floor Impact Hero 2024 award for her
Leader, Bitlaol M. Wasisang, have been exemplary commitment to preserving
Fiji Airports has made three new elected to Ngaremlengui’s 11th State indigenous knowledge.
executive appointments: Dr Emmanuel Government. Ngaremlengui is one of
Narayan as Legal Counsel; William Palau’s 16 states. In Memory
Reece as Manager Air Navigation
Engineering Services; and Luke Ahemad Bhamji has been appointed Yanktesh Permal Reddy, 89, a
Luvevou as Manager Information and Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Cane prominent figure in Fijian tourism
Communications Technology. Growers Fund (SCGF) while Prattick and head of the Reddy Group and
Shamal Singh joins the SCGF Board of Tanoa Group of Hotels, died at his
The Territorial Bank of American Directors. Auckland home on January 4.
Samoa has named Owen Peery as its
new President and Chief Executive The University of Guam has Vinod Patel, 84, Chairman of Fiji’s
Officer. announced Dr Pamela Peralta as the Vinod Patel Group of Companies,
Interim Vice Provost, Office of Research died in Lautoka on January 5.
Clifton Tootalau has been elected and Programs; Dr Gena Rojas will lead
the new Coordinator for the Young Enrollment Management and Student Fijian tourism pioneer and icon
Entrepreneurs Council of Solomon Success as Interim Dean; Dr Maika Vuki and distinguished life member of the
Islands. is the new Interim Associate Dean in Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association,
the Colleges of Natural and Applied David Petrie Ragg, died in Sydney on
Navin Raj Shayam has been Sciences; and Professor Andrea Sant January 1.
appointed as an independent director is the new Interim Associate Director,
to the board of Fiji Television Limited. Telecommunications and Distance Federated States of Micronesia
Education, Online Learning. career politician and Chuuk State
Northern Marianas’ Board of Senator, Florencio ‘Singkoro’
Education has two new members. Taaniela Kula has been appointed Harper, died on January 8.
Herman Manglona Atalig is Chair, and the new Chief Executive Officer of
Maisie Bermudes Tenorio is Vice-Chair. Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Former Solomon Islands
Gregory Pat Borja has been re-elected Resources for the next four years. Government Statistician for three
as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board. decades, Douglas Kimi, died on
City Pharmacy Limited (PNG) has January 18.
In Palau, Governor Mary Frances named Flare Namaliu to its Board of
Ilolang Remengesau-Vogt, State Directors as a Trainee Director.

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