Ruby Zarriga
Ruby Zarrigais a retired civil servant from Papua New Guinea.[1]
She was born in New Hanover, in theNew Ireland Province.She completed a bachelor of arts degree in social work from theUniversity of Papua New Guineain 1987, and on graduating joined the public service.[1]She worked in a variety of government agencies covering welfare, community planning and training.[2]In 2004 she received an Australian Development Scholarship and in 2005 and 2006 she studied at theAustralian National Universityin Canberra, Australia. She completed a master's degree in management and returned to Papua New Guinea to the Department of National Planning and Monitoring. She was appointed First Assistant Secretary, Sectoral Planning and Programming Division.[1]
In September 2011, Zarriga was arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud the State.[3]The arrest was in relation to a K10 million grant that was paid by the Department of National Planning to Kokopo businessman,Eremas Wartoto,to set up an airline, at the time that Zarriga was acting secretary.[4]
Zarriga retired in 2021 after working in the Department of National Planning and Monitoring for 32 years.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Zarriga was married to Reverend Megghen Zarriga, who was shot and killed in 2002. The couple had two daughters together.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Ruby Zarriga".Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association.2007-11-17.Retrieved2021-10-20.
- ^abc"Zarriga, a civil servant for 42 years but never an 8am to 4pm worker – The National".www.thenational.com.pg.Retrieved2021-10-20.
- ^"ANOTHER ARREST IN WIDENING PROBE OF PNG FRAUD | Pacific Islands Report".www.pireport.org.Retrieved2021-10-20.
- ^"Zarriga faces fraud charges – The National".www.thenational.com.pg.Retrieved2021-10-20.