SOLOMON Islands Government has expressed sadness over the loss of its Chief Statistician and Census Commissioner Douglas Kimi last Thursday.
In a statement issued last Saturday, the Caretaker Minister of Finance and Treasury Harry Kuma said, “On behalf of the Office of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT) and as Caretaker Minister for MOFT, I wish to convey my utmost sadness and sympathy to the immediate family and friends of the late Government Statistician and Census Commissioner Mr Douglas Kimi on his sudden passing away on the 18 January 2024.”
Caretaker Minister Kuma said the news of the late Kimi’s passing has reached him with great sadness and he joined the staff of MOFT and the National Statistics Office (SINSO) to pay tribute to Late Mr Kimi’s leadership, service and dedication to MOFT and the public service.
“Mr Kimi has been instrumental in his efforts and dedication in the revitalisation of the national statistics system in our country and in his leadership in leading the successful completion of complex nationwide surveys and censuses such as the completion of the 2019 Census, and the subsequent release of results that has impacted on government policies and planning.
“Mr Kimi’s service to the government of Solomon Islands for over 30 years is recognised and with his appointed as Government Statistician in 2012, a position, he continued to hold until death.
“May his soul rest in peace. Though the Lord brings grief, he will show compassion. So great is his unfailing love – Lamentations 3:32,” the Caretaker MOFT Minister said.
(SIG/SOLSTAR)
