Media Releases

Dec 28

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station have arrested a 53-year-old man in relation to the death of his 10 years old daughter at Midi Village, Aruligo, West Guadalcanal on 27 December 2019.

Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says, “We attended to the incident after receiving a report from a village elder at Aruligo who said that they found the dead body of a 10-year-old girl inside her house at Midi Village on the Aruligo sea side.”

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Dec 26

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) are investigating the death of a 40-year-old person in the Henderson area east of Honiara on 26 December 2019.

Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says, “My officers attended to a report of a man whose dead body was found in the SA area just behind the Police Married Quarters at Henderson.”

“The dead body was found this morning at about 8.30am. Police condoned the crime scene and police forensics attended and conducted an examination.”

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Dec 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in Central Province have conducted a two-day workshop on the Crime Prevention Strategy at Yandina in the Russell Islands from 16 to 17 December 2019.

Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector Hugo Maelasi says, “A total of 30 CPC members including two females, attended the training. They were from Yandina, Bulolo, Sunlight, Ligatu and Louna villages.”

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Dec 24

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Tulagi, Central Province have arrested eight male suspects for alleged threatening violence at Bola Village on Big Ngela on 17 December 2019.

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Dec 20

Police advisors from both Australia and New Zealand working with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) under the Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) and the Solomon Islands Police Support Program (SIPSP) have donated food, toys, clothes, cash and toiletries for the victims of family violence at the Christian Care Centre (CCC) at Tenaru, east of Honiara.

SIPDP Advisor Mark Battye, who helped organised the Christmas donation, has formed a closed relationship with CCC and has with other advisors provided strong support to the Centre over the past two years.

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Dec 20

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the Western Province appeals to people living in that Province to have a crime-free and safe Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020 celebrations.

“I want to remind the good loving people of Western Province from Gatokae to the Shortland Islands to have a crime-free and safe New Year celebration 2020. My message to you all is always do the right thing and more importantly respect each other,” says Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Chief Superintendent, Mathias Lenialu.

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Dec 20

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Naha Police Station have conducted a successful meeting with communities in East Honiara yesterday (18 December 2019) to agree on ways to work together in dealing with anti-social behaviors during the Christmas and New Year 2020 festivities.

Twenty one representatives including one female attended the meeting. The representatives came from New Valley, Lower Fulisango, Zion, Mudland, Burns Creek, Gilbert camp, Okwala, Lau Valley, Mamulele, Adeliua, Kobito 2, Naha and Borderline

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Dec 19

The maritime capability of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has been boosted with the commissioning of the new Guardian class patrol boat, 05 GIZO during a ceremony in Honiara today.

The RSIPV GIZO is a gift from the people and government of Australia to the people and government of Solomon Islands.

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Dec 18

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today (18 December 2019) farewelled three New Zealand Police Officers who have served as advisors under the Solomon Islands Police Support Program (SIPSP) for the RSIPF.

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Dec 18

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) reminds members of the public that causing unnecessary loud noise and public nuisance in a public places and in our communities is an offence in law.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Superintendent George Paikai says, “Causing unnecessary loud noise may amount to common nuisance, an offense pursuant to section 172 and 187 of the Penal Code.”

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