WORLD BANK PROJECT 'UNFAIR'By Elliot Dawea The Rapid Employment Scheme funded by the World Bank closely monitor by the Community Policing of bypassing its intention of recruiting the unemployment people is totally unfair. Speaking at the opening of the ‘recreational event’ on Tuesday in Rove, Honiara, the sergeant Community Policing Leonard Kwai is appealing to Honiara City Council HCC in consultations with World Bank on possibilities to review the scheme. He pointed out it is very disappointing to majority of unemployment people in Honiara not recruited to the scheme which suppose to be. However Mr Kwai said it has been a public resentment since the inception of the project in 2009, men who get employed in other sectors and women who have their husband employed were also recruited under the scheme which not fair. He explained, original intention of the scheme is to employ the unfortunate ones particularly the unemployment people including youths living at the sub burbs and other settlement in Honiara. Meanwhile supporting the sentiment, HCC of Kola ward eight, Bongi Darlingi said the HCC needs to bring to close attention considering whether or not the project to be reviewed. Councilor Darlingi said the scheme is a way forward to alleviate unemployment in the country. The recreational event will be close tomorrow, Thursday 22nd September.

ROC FUNDS POLITISED

ROC FUNDS POLITICISED: Ete

By Elliot Dawea

The Solomon Islands National Parliament Public Accounts Committee with its midterm budget review hearings has question the Ministry of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification MMERE on the ROC Solar Rural Electrification fund disburse to the office of the Prime Minister.

The member of Parliament for East Honiara, Douglas Ete told the committee the ROC funds has clip on the hands of politicians especially in the Office of the Prime Minister which the particular funds disbursed to and what are the plans of the Ministry of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification of addressing that.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines Energy and Rural Electrification, Henry pika, responding to the committee, in terms of administration of ROC funds the current arrangement has been in place before he was newly appointed as PS.

“However my office will work with the Office of the Prime Minister to come up with policies to guide his Ministry to where they can come in to jointly administer the funds” PS said.

He suggested there should be a policy in place to administer the particular ROC funds not falling on the hands of politicians.

The National Parliament of Solomon Islands Public Accounts Committee continued with its midterm review budget review hearings this week.