Minister of Home Affairs James Tora of Solomon Islands
Tora said the priority areas includes reconciliation, rehabilitation, national security and foreign relations, infrastructure development, social services, and the economic and productive sector and civic affairs.
Tora said that his Ministry had achieved a lot during the course of the last financial year in sports and rehabilitation assistance as well as successfully conducting four by elections.
Tora said that issues which Solomon islands was confronting were rather complicated and that national leaders must have God's wisdom to discern the best options for dealing with the issues affecting the country today.
The parents of a female Solomon Islands athlete are concerned the sports minister James Tora is attending the Beijing Olympics.
At last year's South Pacific Games in Samoa, Mr Tora was accused of behaving inappropriately towards female athlete Pauline Kwalea.
Mr Tora is now the Solomon Islands Home Affairs and Sports Minister, and will be travelling to Beijing for the Olympics.
Tora said that this is part of an attempt by the Ministry of Home Affairs to empower the churches to do more in assisting in parenting the country's youths as well as meeting the needs of those who need professional help.
Tora said that good parenting is a rare commodity in our communities today and our young people must be given training in the area of good parenting.
Tora said there is no way of pretending that the situation does not exist, adding that "our traditional values through which we take care of our own immediate and close family members is fast ebbing from our grips.
Tora said that he believes the problem Solomon Islands is facing in dealing with such problems is not lack of money "as there is abundance of money" but rather the bad financial management.
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A GOVERNMENT minister has praised the work of civil society organisations in the country.
Home Affairs minister James Tora said civil society groups did their work despite little or no recognition at all from successive governments.
Mr Tora said the same level of assistance will go to the churches.
In addition, Mr Tora said there is lack of coordination between the government and Civil Society organisations.
MINISTER of Home Affairs, James Tora says the government is committed to seeing new changes taking place within the sporting fraternity.
to seeing new changes taking place within the sporting fraternity.
Govt committed to sports: Tora Thursday, 19 June 2008 MINISTER of Home Affairs, James Tora says the government is committed to seeing new changes taking.
20/06/2008Futsal triumph helps sports development in the Solomon IslandsCourtesy: Solomon Star NewsGovt committed to sports: ToraWednesday, 18 June 2008By EDDIE OSIFELOMINISTER of Home Affairs, James Tora says the government is committed to seeing new changes taking place within the sporting fraternity.
Speaking at a colourful ceremony to thank both teams yesterday at Lawson Tama, Tora said the Government aims to build a national stadium in Honiara and the provinces.
Also Tora joined the rest of the sporting family to thank the national representatives in Futsal and Beach Soccer for the gracious achievements they have waged themselves in during their recent international outings.
Mr Tora says the Ministry has also received submissions from provinces to increase the number of provincial wards.
Mr Tora says all these intentions requires an amendment to the Constitution, one of which has already been submitted to the Attorney General Chambers.
Mr Tora had been accused of inappropriate behaviour including allegations that he made advances on young female weightlifter Wendy Hale at last year's South Pacific Games in Samoa.
Mr Tora had been the Solomon Islands contingent manager and the case was widely publicised in the media although promises of investigations into the allegations have yet to eventuate.