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There’s been some concerns raised about a memorandum sent out on July 29th form the Ministry of Finance.  

Writing for the financial secretary, Artemio Osorio  says the ministry has no objection to spending 1.6 million dollars on a medical stores building in Belmopn. The issue that funds will come form the NHIO fund reserve.

So, using NHI funds for the construction of a building for Ministry of Health?  Well, that’s not too popular and Osorio may have overstepped.  A source in Social Security tells us that the Ministry of Finance has no authority to assign NHI funds.  SSB alone has that authority, and the proposal has never been presented to the SSB board of directors.  

So, the bottom line is, until a proper representation on the project is made, there can’t be an approval for the use of the money.