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People

Bougainville Copper Limited has
appointed David Osikore and Jonny
Patterson as board members.

World Rugby and Ocean Rugby have
appointed David Gibson as the new
Regional Partnership Manager for
Oceania. He has had an illustrious
career on and off the field.

Special Awards

Fiji’s Vishal Prasad has been awarded
Edith Deleon Guerrero Sunjeewa Perera
the Global Citizen Prize for his efforts
and Samoa, overseeing seven Marriott Theophilus Thinnifel has been in campaigning for an advisory opinion
properties. sworn in as the new Director of the from the International Court of Justice
Department of Health Services (DHS) in (ICJ) on climate change and human
Nauru President, David Adeang has the State of Yap in Colonia. rights for Pacific Island people.
accepted the letter of credence of
Gerarda Braken, the new Ambassador- Anna Mendiola has been sworn in 57-year-old Dr Alfred Minei from
designate of the Netherlands to Nauru. as a member of the Federated States Manus Province received a PHD in Law,
of Micronesia’s Compact Trust Fund making him the first person to study a
Graduate Women Fiji (GWF) has Committee. She joins Emmanuel Mori Doctor of Philosophy at the University of
elected Rosalia Fatiaki as Council and Renseley Sigrah on the Committee. Papua New Guinea’s School of Law.
President for 2024-2026. Other elected
GWF council members are Mereoni Fiji’s new High Commissioner to India Sophia Ayano Saumer, a first-grade
Chung, Eleni Tabua, Maelin Bhagwan, is Jagnnath Sami. He has 40 years of student at Guam’s Harvest Christian
Amrita Josu and Maryann Lockington. experience in the sugar sector. Academy, played the violin at the
prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York
The Archdiocese of Agana’s Apostolic Peter William Graham has been City in April. Saumer won the gold
Administrator, Rev Romeo Convocar appointed as the Cook Islands’ new medal in the 5–6-year age group at
has appointed Gregorio Calvo as Secretary of the Ministry of Justice for a the 2024 International Young Musicians
Interim Administrator for the Catholic term of three years, replacing Tamatoa Festival and was invited to perform at
Cemeteries of Guam, Inc. Calvo Jonassen. the winners’ concert at Carnegie Hall.
replaces Owen Bollinger.
Carmelita Rabauliman Faisao has In Memory
Anthony Macaranas is the Northern been reappointed to the Northern
Marianas’ new Department of Public Marianas Technical Institute board of Fiji’s Social Democratic Liberal Party
Safety Commissioner. trustees for a four-year term. (SODELPA) senior member and former
minister, Losena Tabanavau Salabula
Jenny Grant-Currow has been In Papua New Guinea, Australian- has passed away.
appointed as Australia’s new born Judge Karen Carmody is a new
Ambassador to the Federated States of Supreme Court and national judge. She Former Editor and Head of Samoan
Micronesia. has been appointed for a three-year Interpreter for the Samoa Observer,
term. Fuimaono Naoia Fereti Tupua, has
The Fiji Corrections Service has been laid to rest.
appointed Dr Jalesi Nakarawa as its Papua New Guinea Institute of
new Commissioner. Directors has appointed Megan Andrew Samoan educator and leader,
as its new Chief Executive Officer. Melegalenu’u To’alepaiali’i Ah Sam
Alefina Vuki has been appointed a of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of
member of Fiji’s Human Rights and Anti- Former Fiji Foreign Minister, Ratu Auckland died in April 2024.
Discrimination Commission for a term of Inoke Kubuabola is Fiji’s new Non-
three years. Resident High Commissioner to Niue.

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