Media Releases

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and private security firms have agreed to work together during the election of a new Prime Minister on 24 April 2019.

This follows a meeting between the RSIPF and heads of private security firms in Honiara at the Rove Police Headquarters today (23 April 2019).

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) reminds the general public in Honiara City and Guadalcanal Province, that the Caretaker Minister of Home Affairs, Ishmael Avui has signed a new liquor ban order to be enforced from 23 - 25 April 2019.

The new Liquor Ban Order (N0.3) 2019, which was signed on 18 April by the Caretaker Minister for Home Affairs, is made under section 82 (1) of the Liquor Act (cap 144).

The Liquor Ban Order directs that:

Investigators from the National Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) with Forensic and Information Technology officers conducted a search for suspicious drugs at a premises located in the Kukum area of Central Honiara on 21 April 2019.

Assistant Commissioner (AC) for Crime and Intelligence, Ian Vaevaso says, “The combined team had seized some items suspected that will assist in the police investigation. A man and his wife were interviewed and released as investigation continues,” says AC Vaevaso.

Police have arrested seven people at Moto Pool in the Henderson area of Central Guadalcanal for alleged drunk and disorderly and brewing of kwaso on the night of 17 April 2019.

Duty Commander at the Guadalcanal Provincial Police Forward Command Post, Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “On the night (17 April) officers of my Police Respond Unit (PRU) attended to a report and arrested six adult males for allegedly drunk and disorderly behaviour.”