Media Releases

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Lata in the Temotu Province have mediated a land related issue which happened 15 years ago between two parties over a piece of land at No’ole farm Santa Cruz Island on 21 May 2020.

Initial report says that the two disputing persons were already victims and suspects in the same land case. A lot of attempts have been made to settle the matter but were not successful.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at Lata, Temotu Province have arrested and remanded four murder suspects ranging from 18 to 60 years old in relation to the death of a 50-year-old male on Utupua Island on 31 December 2019.

An initial police report says the victim developed complications in December 2019 at Aveta Village, Utupua Island. The victim’s belly became strong and painful and whenever he went to the toilet, he only excreted leaves and as a result he died during the same month.

A Catholic catechist in the Gaomai community on Shortland Islands in the Western Province has praised officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) deployed to the common border between Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (SI-PNG) for providing security in the common border region.

Catechist Martin Kibule says, “The security at the common border today is not like before. We feel safe as we see more police patrols in our communities and along the red line between the SI-PNG border.

Officers of the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have collected seven kwaso distillation equipment from the Mosquito Community at Burns Creek with the support of the community elders.

Director NCPD Superintendent Solomon Sisimia says. “The collection of the kwaso equipment was done yesterday (21 May 2020) in response to an appeal given to the community earlier on.”