Media Releases

The National Community Policing Team within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) conducted awareness talks in line with the 16 days campaign against violence against women in several communities on Savo island in the Central Islands Province from 5 - 6 December 2016.

The awareness talks were conducted at Kalaka Community High School and Kuila, Sisiaka, Mbalola, Panueli and Pokilo villages. Most of the communities are on north Savo except for Kalaka which is in south Savo.

Members of the RSIPF and the Ministry of Finance & Treasury executed search warrants at the Honiara office of the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) where an IRD employee was arrested and charged with corruption.

It is alleged that the IRD Officer has received payments for unlawfully remitting a company’s tax liabilities.

This is the second arrest by Task Force Janus since its inception as it continues to investigate and prosecute those involved in fraudulent offending.

The RSIPF Commissioner, Frank Prendergast, two RAMSI PPF trainers and the officers who completed the two-week negotiation training which ended at the RAMSI base at the GBR on 17 November. Mr Prendergast commended the officers for completing the training which he remarked is very important in the work of the officers as they try to defuse situations before they escalate. The training is also important in the implementation of the limited rearmament of the RSIPF where officers will be required to use their negotiation skills before the use of any firearms only as the last resort.

Royal Solomon Islands Police announce a reward of $100,000 for information in relation to the shooting and arson attack at Mbike Island on 9 December 2014.

On 9 December 2014 persons attacked the motor vessel Sun Express at Mbike Island, Central Province. The persons fired a number of shots at the boat and later threw petrol onto the boat and set the petrol on fire. At the time the shots were fired three crew members of the Sun Express were on board the vessel. Also present on Mbike at the time of the attack were 17 newly elected members of parliament.