Forty students from two schools in the Central Islands Province had the first experience in their life-time of seeing the inside of a police station when they visited the Tulagi Police Station during the ‘Open Police Station Day’ on Friday 29 September 2017.
The 40 students were from Voloa and Halavo Community High Schools.
Police have arrested an adult male suspect in relation to a stabbing incident in the early hours of today 30 September 2017 at Mbokonavera one area in Honiara which resulted in the death of an adult male.
The alleged suspect surrendered himself to Hon. Jimmy Lusibaea, Member of Parliament for North Malaita Constituency before police arrested him.
The suspect is now currently in police custody awaiting further investigations.
Police are in the process of obtaining permission for the medical examination of the deceased.
Police investigate stubbing incident happen in the early hours this morning at Mbokonavera one area in Central Honiara today.
Currently police investigators at the scene are collecting possible information’s that could lead to the death of a male person.
The decease currently at the National Referral Hospital morgue while investigations still continue in to the stubbing.
Provincial Police Commander, Honiara City Mr Alfred Uiga calls on to the surrounding communities and the general public to give more information’s to police.
Police at Gizo in the Western Province have commended members of the public in the township for their behavior during the Mini Tomoko Festival and the visit of the cruise boat the Pacific Eden today.
“I want to commend the public in Gizo for their behavior during the visit of the cruise boat which saw 2,000 tourists come ashore. The tourists spoke highly of their visit due to the friendliness of the people who they met during their short visit to Gizo,” says Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Mathias Lenialu.
Several hundred secondary school students today (29 September) visited police stations in Honiara and other provincial stations throughout the country as part of the ‘Open Police Station Day’ initiative to market the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to our youth population.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today (29 September) marked the ‘Police Remembrance Day’ as known as the ‘Blue Ribbon Day’ with a ceremony at the Police Headquarters in Rove, Honiara.
The ceremony was attended by the Governor General, HE Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui, the Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Manasseh Maelanga, the Patron of the RSIPF Blue Ribbon Foundation, Sir Paul Tovua and other dignitaries including members of the diplomatic corps. Relatives of the RSIPF officers who passed away during the past year also attended the ceremony.
Police in Guadalcanal Province appeal to members of the public for information that will assist their investigations into two plaques allegedly stolen from the Mbarande Bridge in North East Guadalcanal.
The plaques, which were installed at both ends of the bridge when it was officially opened recently, were reportedly removed on Thursday 21 September 2017.
Police at the Naha Police station in East Honiara are investigating an alleged suicide involving an adult female at the Gilbert Camp settlement on the evening of Sunday 24 September 2017.
The deceased, believed to be from South Malaita, was pronounced dead on arrival at the National Referral Hospital.
Police was informed of the incident at mid-night of 24 September and investigations have started into the incident. The body of the deceased is currently at the National Referral Hospital morgue.
Police at Gizo in the Western Province have arrested seven suspects following a raid on black market outlets on allegations of illegal selling of alcohol at several locations in the township on 23 September 2017.
Police also confiscated several cartons of beer and some cash during the raid.
All suspects have been questioned and have been released awaiting a date for their appearance in Court.
The rest of the RSIPF officers deployed to Darfur, in Sudan as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission touched down in Honiara today (22 September) to a welcome by members of the RSIPF Executive and representatives of the rank and file as well as members of the officers families.
The three officers, Sergeant Lionel Kapisa, Sergeant Jamie Hagaria and Inspector Kerry Siriheti were part of a five-member contingent, the first ever from RSIPF, on any UN Peacekeeping Mission. Two members of the group returned to Honiara a few weeks ago after a one year deployment.
