Media Releases

Police in Tulagi, Central Province are assisting the Central Provincial Government through the provision of training for security officers employed by the Province.

The Training, from 20 – 25 May 2018 is being conducted by the Provincial Police Commander Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta and her officers.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) in Taro, Choiseul Province are searching for a 55-year-old man who had gone missing recently.

The man is believed to have gone missing between Malopaga Reef and Borokuni village in North West Choiseul during a diving trip with four other people on 9 May. The incident was only reported to Taro Police Station on 10 May 2018.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Superintendent Vincent Eria Says, “Upon receiving the report of the missing person my officers attended to it and assisted in the search for the missing person.”

Four men and a child missing at sea since 30 March 2018 in Temotu Province have been found by local fishermen at an island near the Duff Islands in that Province.

The boat with four men and one child went missing when travelling from Lata to the Reef Islands. Police and relatives have been searching for them since then.

Police in Lata, Temotu Province have been informed that the missing boat and five people were located by local fishing men on 16 May 2018 and have been taken to the Duff Islands.

In its preparation for major upcoming operations, officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are undergoing an Operational Safety Assessment requalifying course which started in late April 2018 and will end in June 2018 at the Rove Police Headquarter in Honiara.

The RSIPF Police Response Team Training wing is coordinating the training.