Media Releases

Jan 31

Work is now underway to extend berthing space for patrol boats of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime Aola Base in Honiara with the construction of a dolphin wharf funded by the International Division of the Australian Defence Force as part of the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP).

The overseas company, McConnell Dowell is constructing the dolphin wharf with assistance from some local companies.

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Jan 29

As part of the operation, ‘Clirem Traffic’ Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Kukum Traffic Centre have started controlling traffic at the Honiara Central Market and various other locations in the capital city as from today ( 29 January 2020)

Supervising Director Kukum Traffic Centre, Inspector Doreen Vaea says, “Traffic officers have started implementing the operation plans to make sure a safe and smooth flow of travel for all road users including emergency vehicles, public buses, pedestrians and vehicles in the area of operation.”

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Jan 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki are investigating a traffic accident involving a Toyota RAV 4 and a Toyota surf vehicle on 25 January 2020 on the Kakobau main road in Auki Malaita province.

The Toyota RAV 4 was travelling in the northerly direction on the west bound lane at a very high speed when it collided with the Toyota surf that was travelling in the southerly direction at a lower speed on the same lane.

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Jan 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Kukum Traffic Centre in Honiara will be conducting traffic controls at different locations in the capital city starting from tomorrow (29 January 2020).

Supervising Director Kukum Traffic Centre, Inspector Doreen Vaea says, “The aim of the traffic operation is to ensure the safe and easy flow of traffic throughout the Mendana Avenue area near the Honiara Central Market and enforce the Traffic Act.”

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Jan 27

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tigoa Police Station have arrested two suspects in their 30s following the fatal stabbing today (26 January 2020) of an Indonesian national employed by the Bintang Mining Company operating on Rennell Island.

Assistant Commissioner (AC) Provincial Mr Joseph Manelugu says, “It is alleged the deceased had an argument with two locals from Rennell and as result one of the locals stabbed the victim on his forehead.”

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Jan 21

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Kia Village in the Isabel Province have confirmed that the boat missing while travelling between Gizo and South Choiseul on 15 January has been found but without the nine people that were travelling on board the boat.
The nine people included five male, two female and two children.

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Jan 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Tulagi are investigating the death of an adult male person from Wagina in his 50s at the Tulagi wharf in Central Province on 16 January 2020.

Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “It is believed that prior to his death the deceased was consuming alcohol with his crewmates on board the vessel ‘360 Flayers’ on the evening of 16 January 2020.”

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Jan 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki are investigating two traffic accidents, which happened at two different locations in Malaita Province on 10 January 2020.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Superintendent Solomon Sisimia says, “The first accident happened at Mage Village Central Kwara’ae and the other along the Kwainamoro main road via Aligegeo Secondary School. Both accidents happened between 1 and 2pm in the afternoon.”

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Jan 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson Police Station are investigating a store break-in at the Alligator Creek area in Central Guadalcanal.

Prior to the incident at 10pm on Sunday 5 January 2020 the complainant, a Bangladesh national, closed down his store and left his security guard to look after the premises.

It is alleged the suspect entered the store by cutting the walling of the store and removing valuable items.

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Jan 16

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) on 15 January 2020 destroyed the 12-meter two-masted yacht 'Vieux Malin' which was confiscated in September 2018 in an operation, which discovered 500 kilograms of the illegal drug cocaine in the yacht off Honiara.

The yacht was destroyed at sea between Ngela and Guadalcanal.

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