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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Kiribati’s Taneti Maamau has been In CNMI, Commonwealth Ports the appointment of Chirk Yam as its
elected as President for the third-term Authority Chair Ramon A Tebuteb has new Chairperson.
in a row. assigned new Chairs to the committees The new Executive committee of
on airport facilities. They are Dolores P
As we went to press, unofficial results the Fiji Australia Business Council
had Pulaalii Nikolao Pula successfully Kiyoshi, who will now chair the seaport are President Himen Chandra, Vice
facilities committee, and Antonio B
elected as the new Governor for Cabrera, who will continue to chair the President Christine Lyons, Vice
American Samoa, and the new airport facilities committee. President Saud Minam and Treasurer
Lieutenant Governor as Pulu Ae Ae Jr. Bruce Sutton.
Professor Teatulohi (Lohi)
Turaga Bale Na Tui Cakau Ratu The Grand Pacific Hotel in Fiji has
Naiqama Lalabalavu has been sworn in Matainaho, a world leading researcher announced the appointment of Robert
in traditional medicine and drug
as the seventh President of Fiji. Ratu discovery in malaria, cancer, HIV Clark as its new General Manager.
Naiqama was elected after getting 37 and Tuberculosis and on Papua New Suzanne Vares-Lum will leave East-
votes.
Guinea’s biodiversity and formulation West Center at the end of the year to
The East-West Centre’s Board of of science policies, has been elected as head the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific
Governors has elected Henry Puna, the inaugural President of the Pacific Center for Security Studies, with Dr
former Cook Islands Prime Minister Academy of Sciences. James Scott as interim President.
and previous Secretary-General of the Senator-elect Shawn Gumataotao
Pacific Islands Forum, as one of the Guam Senator Frank Blas Jr will will go on to the 38th Guam Legislature.
board’s five international members. be the Speaker of the Republican-
controlled 38th Guam Legislature. Gumataotao won by just 280 votes,
Neharika Gambhir has become the Meanwhile, Senator-elect Tony Ada will after provisional and absentee ballots
first Analog Astronaut of Fijian-American be the Vice Speaker and Senator Jesse were added to the tally.
origin. Gambhir is also a pilot and cyber Lujan will be the majority leader. The National University of
engineer, and has joined the all-female Kontiki Finance Ltd has announced Vanuatu (NUV) has announced the
crew of the Analog Expedition 92.

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