Members of Parliament on the Solomon Islands have been roundly criticised for failing to show up for work after not enough MPs were available to hold a debate this week.
According to Radio New Zealand International, Monday's session of parliament was abandoned as no quorum was reached to make discussions valid.
Particularly aggrieved was opposition leader Jeremiah Manele, who pointed out that two government ministers who were due to answer questions in the house failed to appear.
In a statement published by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Manele called the apparent lack of commitment shown by government MPs "shocking and disgraceful", saying that the ruling coalition has "an absolute majority of more than 35 MPs so achieving quorum should never be an issue".
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