Media Releases

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It is also White Ribbon Day, which is a movement where men around the world stand up and say “No” to any violence against women and girls.

This is my daughter Laura. I want to make the world a safer place for her to grow up in. I want to make the world a safer place and protect all women and girls from living in fear of violence.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will join other stakeholders to kick start the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence against women and girls in Honiara on 25 November with a float parade through the capital stopping at various locations for awareness talks.

The campaign will start at Henderson Police Station and continue into the city as far as White River in West Honiara.

The national theme for this year’s campaign is “Together we can end violence against women and girls through education.”

Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu strongly appeals to the people of Western Province to think ‘safety first’ when travelling on out board motors from island to island and more importantly not to drink when going out to sea.

PPC Lenialu makes the appeal after an incident where a 36- year- old man from Vella la Vella was successfully rescued after he was stranded at sea for about 24 hours from 20 November 2017 until 21 November 2017 outside the island of Kolombangara.

Police in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 40-year-old suspect in relation to the death of a young girl at Avuavu in the Weathercoast area of South Guadalcanal which was reported to police on 17 November 2017.

The suspect was arrested by police at the Marau Police Station after being invited from his village at Haliatu on the Weathercoast of Guadalcanal. The suspect is expected to appear in the Central Magistrates Court in Honiara tomorrow.