Media Releases

The Traffic Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) was able to check 232 vehicles during an operation undertaken in Honiara from 19 - 20 October 2018.

Police at Taro in Choiseul Province is investigating a fatal accident that occurred at the Kutu logging camp in East Choiseul which resulted in one death and two injuries on 10 October 2018.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria says, “It was a sad incident that claimed the life of a male person in his 30’s from Lulimekolo Village. The group of seven local men were allegedly having a few beers after work at Dudurana log pond. After finishing their drinks they decided to travel to a nearby village to buy more.”

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Rugby Team ‘The Royals’ returned home on 15 October 2018 after they came fourth in the inaugural Pacific Military Women’s Rugby sevens tournament (PACMIL Sevens) in Canberra, Australia.

The tournament, organized and funded by the Australian Defense Force (ADF), was attended by other Pacific nations including Australia, Fiji Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

Police at Tulagi in Central Province have been praised for their participation during a programme to mark the official launching of International Rural Women’s Day in that Province on 15 October 2018.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Inspector John Sara says, “The programme was held on Nagotano Island in Sandfly Buenavester. Between five to six hundred women from around the Sandfly area gathered to celebrate the event. This is the first time ever for such an event to be conducted in the rural communities.”