TOVOSIA REVEALS THOUSANDS SPENT ON REPATRIATION
Minister for Environment, Bradley Tovosia. Photo: Courtesy of Parliament.
The Minister responsible for Environment, Bradley Tovosia says thousands of dollars have been spent by his Ministry through the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) for repatriation purposes of the victims of the recent April flash floods.
Minister Tovosia revealed this when asked by the Member of Parliament for Central Honiara, John Moffat Fugui, on how his ministry had handled the repatriation case of the flash flood victims.
In his response Mr Tovosia told Parliament today the assistance was distributed according to categories under which the victims were classified.
He says victims received from eight to 13-thousand dollars worth of assistance depending on their family size.
“Mr Speaker Sir, depending on the category under which a family comes under, families receive about $8,600 to $13,200 worth of assistance during the repatriation. This means that families receive from $8,600 t0 $13,200 for largest families, and that’s how we deal with the repatriation through the NDMO.”
The Minister adds, the repatriation exercise was implemented upon the agreement with the signing of appropriate papers of benefit release and repatriation declaration forms.