Media Releases

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Buala Police Station in Isabel Province has confirmed that the missing seven people at sea between Isabel and Central Province were found alive and well at Kaevanga in Isabel Province on 13 July 2021.

The seven people were travelling from Sepi in Isabel Province to Buenavesta in Central Province by an Out Board Motor (OBM) on 10 July 2021 for a convention at Nagotano village.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi in Central Province have participated in the 8th convention to the Vatilau house of chief in Ngella Island to the Bugotu house of chiefs held at Nagotano community on 12 July 2021.

More than hundred participants including Vatilau Chiefs and Bugotu Chiefs with some of the high dignitaries’ official from both Isabel Province and Central Province have also form part of the convention program.

Police in Isabel Province were carrying out an enquiry into the seven people missing at sea who are travelling from Sepi in Isabel Province to Buenavesta in Central Province by an Out Board Motor (OBM) on 10 July 2021.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province Superintendent Leonard Tahimana says, “There are seven people on board the canoe. Six male and a female. All of them were adults. They travelled to Nagotano village in Central Province for a convention.”

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) would like to clarify an article published by Solomon Star newspaper over the weekend on mysterious missing money.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support Mr Ian Vaevaso says, first I must put the facts right base on the article. To suggest that a ‘… link of a foreign advisor in the suspected delaying the conclusion of police investigation in to the matter’. This is not true and a matter subject to investigation.