14 Oct 2017

Solomon ministers reshuffled

6:55 am on 14 October 2017

Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare has reshuffled two of his senior cabinet ministers.

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Photo: RNZ/Koroi Hawkins

Snyder Rini who had been the minister of finance since 2014 is now the minister of fisheries.

John Maneniaru who was the fisheries minister is now the minister of finance.

Both Ministers were sworn in at government house yesterday.

Mr Rini is a member of the United Democratic Party while Mr Maneniaru is a member of Kadere Party, the two major coalition partners in the Democratic Coalition for Change government led by Mr Sogavare.