Esther Williams is a Fijian academic, businesswoman, and community organizer. Like many of Fiji's prominent leaders, she is a native of the Lau Islands. The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ...

Williams is due to take up the Deputy Vice-Chancellorship of the University of the South Pacific in January 2006, having beaten 76 other applicants. She has already served in the role in an acting capacity since January 2005, while simultaneously serving as Director of Planning and Development. Previously, she was Pro Vice-Chancellor from 1998 to 2000, having been a member of the university staff since 1978, when she first joined as a senior assistant librarian. She originally graduated as a librarian in 1972. The University of the South Pacific (USP) is the premier provider of tertiary education in the Pacific Region, and an international centre of excellence for teaching and research on all aspects of Pacific culture and environment. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15 Ruth Warrick • 14 Rudolph Moshammer Recent deaths Ongoing events • Tsunami relief... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is a person who develops procedures for organizing information and provides services which assist and instruct people in the most efficient and effective ways to identify, locate, access, and use information and resources (articles, books, magazines, etc. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ...

Williams has been actively involved in community projects, particularly in areas related education. "For a couple of years, I have organised tutorials at my home for Fijian children living in urban centres having difficulties in English, mathematics, accounting and economics," she told the Fiji Times on 28 October 2005. She also leads a women's group in Suva, and helps to sell their products in urban markets. Fiji Times Online The Fiji Times is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ...

Williams hails from the village of Levukana on Vanua Balavu, in the Lau archipelago. She is married, with two children. The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...