BY LORETTA B MANELE

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has confirmed to local media that the “No jab, no job” policy during the Covid 19 era no longer applies today.

He made the confirmation at his press conference on Monday this week in response to local media questioning the appointment of the Director General for Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC).

Manele said this is a very important appointment thus it is also important that they take into account that there is procedural independence in some of these processes.

He told local media that SIICAC is an independent body and recruitment is not handled by politicians.

“SIICAC is an independent body and recruitment is handled by the justice and legal services commission and not politicians in terms of recruitment process,” said Manele.

He said the then Covid 19 policy on recruitment where applicants for public service postings had to get vaccinated, is no longer applicable today.

“In terms of the Covid Policy on recruitment, that no longer applies, that policy was revoked on 31st December 2023.

“That policy no longer applies in this case, it is the process we have to comply with,” he said.

Manele said now that covid is no longer around and the policy was rescinded on December 2023, there will be re-consideration of those who have applied.

“We are looking at different factors, what was then in terms of the Covid policy but now that covid is no longer around and the policy has been rescinded on December 2023, this will go into the re-consideration of those who have applied.

“So, we hope this can be done as soon as possible,” he said.

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