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Papua New Guinea  Justice Minister and Attorney General Pila Niningi, has announced that the country’s Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, has stepped down from official duties for an indefinite period, as of yesterday-Wednesday 5th October 2022. Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, has stepped down Minister Niningi says that this was done to protect the integrity of the office of the Chief Justice, following the arrest of his daughter, and a tribunal hearing into a Member of Parliament. Gloria Salika a lawyer by profession was arrested and charged in connection with 83 counts of fraud-related charges, allegedly involving Non-Comunity Mine Continuation Agreement or CMCA funds, totalling K268 million, belonging to the Western Province people. The case is set for trial at the National Court sometime this month. Mr. Niningi says that another reason was over the Leadership Tribunal case involving the Minister for Labour and Immigration and Madang MP Bryan Kramer. He said. back in 2019, Sir Gibbs ha

Bank of South Pacific Financial Group Limited has announced the appointment of Mark T. Robinson as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Robinson is a senior financial services executive and globally experienced banking Chief Executive Officer with more than 30 years of experience across developed, developing, and emerging markets.   BSP Financial Group Chairman, Sir Kostas Constantinou said Mr. Robinson had invaluable expertise across global emerging markets in wholesale, retail, and investment banking and was the ideal person to lead the bank in its next phase of growth.  Mr. Robinson’s appointment follows a rigorous and competitive global executive search, led by Ashurst Board Advisory, which considered highly credentialled candidates globally, and across the Pacific region. In a statement, Sir Kostas said Mr. Robinson impressed the Board with his history of developing and executing strategic plans incorporating high-quality revenue growth across many geographies, including operating i