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Dr Benedict Yaru Ernest Gibson Savalenoa Mareva Betham Annandale Wilmaraia Vocor Mapusua Seilala Mapusua Mostyn Mangau
controversy as he was convicted on family violence charges in Tim Richards had been announced as the new CEO of
2014. Geopacific Resources. Richards is a mining engineer with
broad technical and management experience in PNG,
Niue has a new Tourism Authority board headed by former Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Caucasus. He was most
Director of Tourism Vanessa Marsh. Other members are recently General Manager Technical Services of St Barbara
Mark Blumsky, Catherine Papani, and Brendon Pasisi, with Limited and was General Manager Simberi Operations from
Finance Secretary Doreen Siataga an ex-officio member. 2013 to 2019 for that company.

In Kiribati, Mikarite Temari is the newly-appointed Minister Vodafone Fiji has appointed Ronald Prasad as Acting Chief
for the Line and Phoenix Islands Development. Executive. He has worked in ICT and telecommunications for
over 14 years, formerly holding the role of Chief Commercial
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has appointed Dr Ikam and Operating Officer with the company.
Moaniba as a new Government Secretary. Dr Moaniba was
formerly the senior policy advisor in economics at the Office New Caledonia Tourism has appointed Jean-Gabriel
of Te Beretitenti. Favreau as its new President. Favreau is an elected member
of New Caledonia’s Southern Province government body and
Mostyn Mangau is the new Commissioner of the Royal an administrator of PromoSud, an organisation that supports
Solomon Islands Police. “I feel very humble to have been the tourism industry and its businesses in New Caledonia.
appointed to this very important position as Commissioner of
the RSIPF especially as this is the first time a local Solomon Former Fiji Assistant Coach Conway Begg is the new
Islander has been given the position after it has been held by Fiji Rugby Union Chairman. An architect by profession and
foreign nationals for the past 19 years” Mangau said. He first with substantive experience as a coach, Begg replaces the
joined the RSIPF in July 1996. controversial former Chairman, Commander Francis Kean.

Rusiate Tudravu is Fiji’s new acting Police Commissioner. PNG Power Limited has a new managing director, Australian
He is filling in for Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho who has Flagon B Bekker. He is an electrical engineer and manager
left for the United Kingdom for an extensive study placement who has worked in the energy sectors in Africa and the Middle
at the Royal College of Defence Studies. Tudravu has some 38 East, including with General Electric (GE).
years’ experience in the Fiji Police Force.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of the Solomon
Kurdish journalist and writer Behrouz Boochani has been Islands, Denton Rarawa, has joined the Pacific Islands Forum
granted refugee status in New Zealand. Boochani rose to Secretariat as Senior Adviser - Economics. He will also lead
prominence due to his writing about his detention on Manus the PIFS Economic Governance team. Rarawa was appointed
Island, PNG, under Australia’s offshore processing regime for as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands in
asylum seekers. 1998, taking up the post of Governor in 2008.

Dana Gutierrez is the newest judge on the Superior Court In memorium
of Guam bench. She is filling the seat left vacant by Judge Vanuatu’s inaugural High Commissioner to New Zealand,
Michael Bordallo, who now sits on the District Court of Guam Johnson Naviti, has passed away in Wellington. Naviti was
bench. Gutierrez’s legal career has seen her practice primarily appointed to the post in December 2017. A long time civil
in the areas of labour and employment law, business planning, servant, he also served as a former Director General of the
corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Prime Minister’s Office.

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