Media Releases

Nov 22

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) commends members of the public for their great behaviour shown during last week’s by-election including during the polling, counting of ballots and the declaration of the results that ended last night.

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Nov 18

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) commends the registered voters in the North East Guadalcanal and Central Honiara constituencies for the good behaviour displayed during the by-election today (18 November 2020).

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Nov 13

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Response Department (NRD) and Fire & Rescue has graduated 86 officers as specialist operators today (13 November 2020) at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.
The specialist operators who graduated included:
• 20 Close Personal Protection (CPP) officers - 17 male and three female;
• 35 Police Response Team (PRT) officers - 33 male and two female;
• 17 Fire and Rescue officers - 12 male and five female officers; and

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Nov 10

Traffic officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested a police officer for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in Honiara on 7 November 2020.

Director National Traffic Department, Superintendent Fredrick Satu says, “A RBT test was carried out on the police officer and the level of alcohol present in his blood at that time was 0.136%. This was very high and that he should not have been driving. Traffic officers arrested him for presence of alcohol in his blood.”

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Nov 07

A total of nine officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have graduated with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) International Mine Action Standard level one training course today (6 November 2020) at Hells Point, East of Honiara.

RSIPF Assistant Commissioner (AC) National Operations, Evelyn Thugea, the Australian Defence Force Attaché to the South West Pacific Commander Mark Northcote and EOD Officers were present at the graduation ceremony.

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Nov 06

Fire and Rescue Services of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have provided firefighting training for staff of the Regional Eye Centre (REC) in Honiara on 4 November 2020.

Training Officer of the Fire and Rescue Services Inspector Fredy Pelebo says, “It was a basic Fire Safety and Emergency training conducted by RSIPF Fire and Rescue Services for the Regional Eye Centre (REC) at the National Referral Hospital compound in Honiara.”

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Nov 05

The conference of Provincial Police Commanders (PPCs) and Directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) which got underway at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara yesterday (4 November 2020) is focusing on the new strategic directions for the Force for the next five years and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nov 05

Conferencing facilities at the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Headquarters in Honiara have been upgraded after receiving a $135,000 microphone conferencing system from the Australian Government through the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP)

Commander of the SIPDP, Mark Ney handed over the system to the Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke during a brief ceremony at the RSIPF Conference Centre at Rove on 4 November 2025.

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Nov 05

Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Mostyn Mangau assures members of the public that there will be no protest by frontline officers over unpaid COVID-19 as the Government is dealing with the issue and the outstanding allowances should be paid in the coming week.

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Nov 05

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Sexual Assault Team in Honiara arrested and charged a 23-year-old man on 29 October for alleged sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in West Honiara on 20 October 2020.

Assistant Commissioner (AC) Crime and Intelligence Patricia Leta says, “The defendant who was reportedly drank at the time arrived home and approached the victim. He then carried the victim to his house where he allegedly sexually assaulted her.”

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