Govt officials surprised by porn powerpoint

Talk about a bad day in the office.

A senior civil servant is facing the sack after pornographic images flashed up as he delivered a powerpoint presentation to government officials in the Solomon Islands.

Fred Ganate, a permanent secretary in the Ministry of Provincial Government, continued to address delegates, unaware of the explicit material that was flashing up behind him.

Ganate has already been suspended from his job, and Prime Minister Derek Sikua could move to sack him once the results of an investigation are known, the Solomon Times reports.

Ganate's staff were operating a laptop computer during the presentation and when they opened a file – supposed to contain the ministry's official report – offensive material screened instead.

Special Secretary to the Prime Minister John Keniapisia, who is heading the investigation, said Ganate had denied the computer was his.

- AAP