Alleged robbers want lawyers

THE two men who escaped from lawful custody at the Magistrates Court last month want to see their lawyers first before taking their pleas. Frank Firimolea and Eric Nathaniel Junior are facing one count each of escaping lawful custody. They appeared in the Honiara Magistrates Court yesterday and their matter adjourned to December 13. This…

SCHOOL HEADS ‘STAND ASIDE’

Ministry suspends KGVI principal, deputy By SIMON ABANA & CHARLEY PIRINGI KING George Sixth School principal Samuel Fangata and his deputy Johnny Tasa were suspended from their official duties as of Wednesday. This came after teachers and auxiliary workers of the state-owned school lodged a petition to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development…

World Bank assures PM of support

PRIME Minister Rick Hou says he is impressed by the World Bank’s assurance to support the new Government’s development aspirations. During a meeting with the World Bank’s Resident Representative Guido Rurangwa and International Finance Corporation Resident Representative Seva Payevskiy yesterday, Prime Minister Hou thanked World Bank for its unwavering support to the Government and people…