Media Releases

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Communications Centre (PCC) and the Police Response Team (PRT) will benefit from a Codan Radio Workshop underway at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara from 20 – 22 July 2020.

The PCC and Pacific Vaized Company Codan Radio Agent are coordinating the training to increase the radio communication skills of officers with the newly introduced Codan radio equipment. The Australian Defence Force donated the equipment to the RSIPF through the Australian High Commissioner in Honiara.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) National Traffic Department have recorded40 traffic incidences in the period 10 to 16 July 2020 in Honiara compared to the previous week when only 29 cases were reported.

This is an increase of 11 cases.

Complainants reported five cases while officers of the National Traffic Department reported 35 cases.

The 40 incidences included:

• Nine cases for presence of alcohol in person’s blood;

• Seven cases for using unlicensed motor vehicle;

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the Central Province took 33 cases before a recent court circuit conducted in the Province but only 15 matters were able to be dealt with and 14 suspects convicted for imprisonment.

The court circuit was held from 1 to 10 July 2020 with a team consisting of one Principle Magistrate, one defence council, two officers from the Office of the Director Public Prosecution and police prosecution in Central Province

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the patrol Boat Auki assisted other government agencies during the two-day lockdown at Komaliae Village in the Shortland Islands, Western Province from 14 to 16 July 2020.

The patrol boat Auki delivered food to the people of Komaliae Village during the lock down which ended at 6 am this morning (16 July 2020).