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Rashmi Aslam Robert Iroga Ruth M. Cross Sam Basil

Kamikamica, have been appointed manager of First Hawaiian Bank, has Secretary-General of the Tongan
as deputy leaders of The People’s been awarded the 2021 Guam Business Association of Sport and National
Alliance party for the 2022 Fiji General Magazine Executive of the Year. Olympic Committee (TASANOC).
Elections.
Kristian Woolf will continue his term ANZ has announced two senior
SPREP has announced two senior as Head Coach of Tonga’s National appointments. Terence Low has
appointments. They are Jope Rugby League team ahead of the World been appointed Country Head for
Davetanivalu as the Director of Cup in England later this year. Vanuatu. Low has previously worked in
its Environmental Monitoring and Suva Rugby Union secretary Tevita Fiji, Kiribati, PNG and most recently
Governance (EMG) Programme, and Tuiloa has been appointed to Fiji Rugby Timor-Leste, during his 30-year career.
Faumuina Anthony Talouli as Director Union’s board of directors. Meanwhile Bernadette Shaw has been
of its Waste Management and Pollution appointed Country Head for Timor-
Control (WMPC) Programme. Associate Professor and Fijian Leste. She has worked in PNG, regional
sociologist Patrick Vakaoti has been Australia and most recently the Cook
Solomon Islands journalist, Robert appointed Manutaki (Dean) of the
Iroga, is the new Chair of the Pacific University of Otago’s Te Tumu — School Islands.
Freedom Forum. He takes up the of Mãori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies. In Memory
leadership role from outgoing Chair He will commence as Dean in January Papua New Guinea deputy Prime
Bernadette Carreon, who will continue 2023. Minister and Minister for Transport and
to serve as Micronesia co-Chair Infrastructure, Samuel Basil has passed
alongside the subregional co-Chair for Forensic pathologist Dr Jeffrey Nine away in a car accident at Wau-Bulolo
Polynesia, Monica Miller of American who was hired to serve as Guam’s chief Highway on May 11. Basil had been a
Samoa. medical examiner has withdrawn from member of the PNG National Parliament
the position citing medical reasons.
Rugby League Samoa has announced since 2007.
its new coaching staff. They are: The Guam Post Mortem Commission will Tuvalu is mourning the death of
resume its search for a chief medical
Penrith Panthers assistant coach examiner, a position that has been Deputy Prime Minister, Minute Alapati
Andrew Webster, former Leeds mentor vacant for more than three years. Taupo. For over two decades, he served
Richard Agar and former Toa Samoa Tuvalu in the governance of natural
captain Frank Pritchard to support Free Bird Institute Limited has resources, land and the environment.
Samoa NRL head coach Matt Parish for confirmed the resignation of its
the upcoming Pacific Test and World Cup Executive Director Mereseini Adi Litia Vuniwaqa Bouwalu has
campaigns. Baleilevuka. She will continue to serve been laid to rest after a short illness.
as the Company’s Chief Operations Bouwalu was one of the eight women
Investment Fiji has confirmed Kamal
Chetty as its new Chief Executive Officer. special constables who formed the first
batch of Fiji female police officers in
Officer. Chetty has over 14 years of The Oceania National Olympic 1968.
extensive experience and knowledge in Committee has announced its newest
investment and export promotion and executive members. They are Nauru
facilitation. Speaker of Parliament, former athlete
and President of the Nauru National
Edward G. Untalan, executive vice Olympic Committee (NNOC) Marcus
president and Guam-CNMI region
Stephen and Takitoa Taumoepeau,

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