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Phyllis Taloikwai
Phyllis Margaret Taloikwai was a senior government official in the Solomon Islands. She was the first woman in the Solomon Islands to be appointed a permanent secretary in the public service. Life Taloikwai was born and grew up in the province of Isabel. In 1992 she was appointed permanent secretary for agriculture and fisheries, becoming the first woman to be appointed to this level of seniority in the Solomon Islands. She also served as chair of the National Disaster Council. In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ... for administrative services. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Taloikwai, Phyllis Solomon Islands civil servants Solomon Islands women in politics Members of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (currently a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands. The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BCE, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to visit them. Though not named by Mendaña, it is believed that the islands were called ''"the Solomons"'' by those who later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Queen's Birthday Honours
The 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday were announced on 7 June 1999 in New Zealand and Niue, and on 12 June 1999 in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.Tuvalu list: The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom Life peer ;To be a Baroness: * Usha Kumari Prashar CBE. Chairman, Parole Board for England and Wales. * Vivien Helen Stern CBE. Secretary-General, Penal Reform International. ;To be a Baron: * The Right Honourable Sir Robert Fellowes GCB GCVO QSO. Lately Private Secretary to the Queen. * Sir Norman (Robert) Foster OM. Architect. Chairman, Foster and Partners. * Sir (Ernest) Ronald Oxburgh KBE. Rector, Imperial College of Science, Technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |