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Teweiariki Teaero Viliame Vodonaivalu
of Congressman Michael San Executive Director. Ngirutang Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and High Commissioner William Soaki
Nicolas’ Congressional Office has worked in the hotel and
since inception, T’Nelta has marketing industries, and Henry Herman is the
served as Staff Director. for 17 years with the State new Cook Islands Invest- Islands’ High Commissioner
of California Franchise Tax to Fiji.
The Fiji National Provident Board. ment Corporation (CIIC) land
Fund has confirmed Viliame manager. Herman returns to PNG’s Institute of National
Cook Islands after 20 years in
Vodonaivalu as CEO. Vodona- American Samoa son and Auckland. His last role was as Affairs has welcomed new
ivalu has been acting in the football superstar, Troy a partner in the law firm Rice members to its council;
role since the departure of Polamalu has been inducted Craig based in Papakura. Stanley Komunt, Belinda
Jaoji Koroi in February. He into the Pro Football Hall of Manning, Clarence Hoot and
has previously worked with Fame. The former Pittsburg Five new judges have been Steven Nightingale who re-
the Vanuatu National Provi- Steelers player completed 12 appointed to the Supreme place Borone Isana, Rebecca
dent Fund, Westpac, ANZ and seasons with the club, win- Court of Samoa for a period Senge, Greg Worthington-
Air Pacific. ning two Super Bowl victories of two years. They are Jus- Eyre and Richard Kuna. The
in the process. “I come from INA is a privately funded,
Solomon Islands Police In- a culture where discipline, tice Robert Fisher, Justice non-profit research think-
spector Nevol Soko has been humility, and respect are Peter Blanchard, Justice tank founded in 1979.
Rhys Harrison, Justice
promoted to Superintendent not only the foundation to Rodney Hansen and Justice
as he becomes the Director our survival, but the key to Raynor Asher. They are all India’s new High Commis-
of the Maritime Department. our existence. I am a first- retired High Court Judges of sioner to Fiji, His Excellency,
Accepting the role, Superin- generation American Samoan New Zealand and will “assist Shri P.S. Karthigeyan has
tendent Soko called for the and proudly representing my with the upcoming hearing presented his credentials to
Force to “seriously look into family’s lineage to America of contempt cases before Fiji President Major-General
the long outstanding issue through the NFL,” he said the Court and appeal cases (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote
of manpower in the Mari- during his enshrinement before the Court of Appeal” in Suva. He previously served
time Department with the speech. states a Judicial Services as the Deputy High Commis-
planned establishment of the Commission release. sioner of India to Australia in
new patrol boat out post in Papua New Guinea’s Canberra.
the Shortland Islands in five Judicial and Legal Service Troy Stubbings has been
years’ time.” Commission has appointed appointed as the Indepen- Kimberlyn King-Hinds is
six women as acting judges; the new President of the
Christopher Elphick has the most women appointed dent Director by the Nas- Association of Pacific Ports.
been named as Deputy Chair- at any one time since 1975. funds Contributors and Loan She represents the Common-
Society. He has had more
man of the Nasfund Con- They are Laura Wawun Kuvi, than 24 years of experience wealth Ports Authority (CPA),
tributors Savings and Loan Irene Ann Mugugia, Ger- as a senior executive. Northern Mariana Islands.
Society. Elphick has served trude Tamate, Tracy Ganai, King-Hinds is a lawyer, cur-
on the board since 2016 and Nerrie Eliakim and Emma Solomon Islands High rently practicing in family
runs family business Fair- Wurr. The judges are senior Commissioner designate to law, probate law and gen-
Price, a SME retailer. lawyers with significant ex- Papua New Guinea, William eral civil litigation. She also
perience in civil and criminal serves on various government
The Palau Conversation litigation. Three have also McDonald Soaki, has been advisory boards and non-
Society has appointed Mi- worked as magistrates. commissioned in Honiara. profit organisations.
He was formerly Solomon
chelle Ngirutang as its new

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