Media Releases

Jan 05

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) officers serving the common border between Solomon Islands (SI) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have visited and conducted awareness talk at Toumoa Village in the Shortland Islands on 3 January 2021.

The visit and awareness talk has been conducted by officers based at Kariki Police Post under the leadership of Constable Singstone Rilalo following request from the community leaders on the risk of marijuana, kwaso (Homebrew) and illegal sale of liquor in the communities.

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Jan 04

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson have arrested third and fourth suspect in relation to Winwin robbery incident in Central Guadalcanal.

The third suspect was arrested on the 31 December 2020 at Aligetor Creek in East of Honiara and the fourth suspect was arrested at Tanatita Village in Central Guadalcanal on 2 January 2021.

The third suspect is a 27-years-old male person from Malaita and the fourth suspect is a 42-year-old male person from Central Guadalcanal.

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Dec 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Noro Police Station in Western Province are investigating a traffic accident resulting in the death of an adult male person at Kokosu highway road in Noro Town on 27 December 2020.

Initial report said that a 23-year- old male person was driving a taxi in the early hours of 27 December 2020, when he allegedly run over the victim. The driver immediately response and help the victim inside his car and rush him to Noro clinic for medical attention.

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Dec 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province this morning (28 December 2020) have arrested a 29-year old male suspect in relation to an alleged robbery incident at the Winwin mining company operating in Central Guadalcanal.

It is alleged that the suspect is among the seven men that drives the G-plated white plain Toyota land cruiser when entered the Winwin mining company on the 9 December 2020.

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Dec 24

The total number of criminal incidences reported to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) so far has shown an increase of 235 cases over the number of incidences reported during last year 2019.

Last year 8,083 cases were reported to the RSIPF while so far this year 8,318 has been reported to police. Solomon Islands has an estimated population of 800,000 people.

These are all the incidences reported through HRC here at the Rove Police Headquarters from Honiara City and all the other provinces. Any incident that was not reported through HRC is not recorded.

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Dec 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Department in Honiara are mounting an operation to provide road safety to all road users in the nation’s capital during the Christmas and New Year festive season.

Supervising Director of the National Traffic Department Inspector Doreen Vaea says, “During the festive season traffic officers will be on our roads to ensure that our road users comply with the traffic laws. Police will not tolerate any breach of traffic laws by any road user within Honiara.”

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Dec 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tigoa in the Rennell Bellona Province are conducting a festive season operation to maintain law and order for a safe and peaceful celebration for people in that Province.

The Festive operation will include:
• Traffic checks;
• Maintenance of high visibility in and around the communities;
• Monitoring disturbances within the villages;
• Assisting COVID 19 awareness programme; and
• Other related policing duties.

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Dec 24

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Makira Ulawa Province will commence its Festive Season Operation on 24 December 2020 to 4 January 2021.

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Dec 24

More than 400 officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) from Honiara City, the Rove Police Headquarters and Guadalcanal Province today commenced the ‘Operation Festive Season 2020/2021 provide security in Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province during the Christmas and New Year celebrations

Officers of the RSIPF in other provinces throughout Solomon Islands have also stated similar Operations to ensure law and order, there’s security, peace and harmony in our provincial centers and the rest of the communities.

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Dec 23

Fifteen officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have completed three weeks of Maritime Safety training held at the Maritime Base in Honiara from 30 November to 18 December 2020.

This is the second group of a total of 39 officers who undertook the same training.

SOL Safety qualified trainers under the Solomon Island Maritime Safety and Administration (SIMSA) provided the training to equip police officers with new knowledge and skills for deployment to the Western border with Papua New Guinea.

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