Nurses in Solomon Islands have called off their strike after the government promised to pay outstanding salaries owed to its public sector workforce
Moffat Marita, from the Solomon Islands Nurses Association or SINA, says the goverment promised that 2 million US dollars would be made available after a series of negotiations it held with the public sector unions.
Mr Marita says however further talks will need to be held to address other outstanding amounts such as the government's contribution to the Credit Union and SINA.
He says the nurses promised to give the government time to find the money for outstanding salaries because of the economic and financial problems it faces.