The Royal Solomon Island is appealing to Landing Craft (LC) owners and operators to ensure their vessels are sea worthy.
The appeal came about after LC Coast Way sank between Leru island and Mary island in West Russell Islands, Central Province with 13 crew members.
The recent incident Tulagi police recused 28 passengers from a sunken LC between Guadalcanal and Florida islands on 8 September 2024.
Mr. Mostyn Mangau was sworn-in as the Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) for the next 12 months.
The sworn-in took place before His Excellency the Governor General of Solomon Islands at the Government House.
The cabinet has approved his re-appointment as the Commissioner of RSIPF after he received his retirement notice on 29 May 2024.
The delay of the re-appointment due to appointment of the new Governor General (GG) State House was under full renovation to prepare the residence for the new GG to occupy.
Police in Buala are conducting an investigation into an alleged abortion case that took place at one of the villages in Isabel province recently.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel province Inspector Harry Vanosi says, “It was alleged that the young woman who was seven months old pregnant aborted her baby.”
PPC Vanosi says, “It was further alleged that her boyfriend who is a medical officer provided her with the necessary drugs, equipment and materials for the abortion process.”
A 20-year-old male person raped a 16-year-old girl at Kwailabesi area in North Malaita, Malaita Province recently.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Inspector Michael Ramosaea says, “The 20-year-old male person is a crew for a public transport provider for the Northern Malaita road.”
Supervising PPC Ramosaea says, “The victim dropped off at around 7pm on the main road and walked along the bush track to her home village. The victim was on her way home when the horrific incident occurred.”
Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Buala in Isabel Province have arrested a male suspect on 12 September 2024 for damaging an excavator.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province, Inspector Harry Vanosi said, “The incident of damage to the excavator has occurred at Maglau village.”
PPC Vanosi said, “It was alleged that the suspect went and broke the brass pipes of the excavator and took them back to his house. A total of 17 thousand dollars plus damage incurred by the suspect on the machine.”
A high-level delegation visited the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EODD) in East Honiara and later flew to Munda in Western Province on 12 September 2024.
The delegation includes the RSIPF Assistant Commissioner Provincial Mathias Lenialu, Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton, Acting Honourable Minister for Police and Correctional Services Trevor Hedley Mahaga, and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Advisor Justin Bywater.
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Police in Auki have arrested and charged two male suspects, aged 46 and 37, in relation to a burglary incident that occurred in Auki, Malaita Province, on 17 July 2024.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa says, “Suspects entered a C-Corps cocoa buying shed near the Auki main market and removed four 100 kg bags of dried cocoa beans worth $20,000.”
The Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS), Hon. Jimson Tanangada today (16Septem 2024) opened the one-week conference of the Provincial Police Commanders and departmental directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.
The Conference is being attended by all Provincial Police Commanders from all the provinces and Honiara City, and departmental directors from the RSIPF Headquarters in Rove. The PPCs and Directors conference will close on 20 September 2024.
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Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Noro have arrested and charged a 36-year-old male person on 6 September 2024 for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl.
It was alleged that the suspect rape the girl in different times between 2021 and 2023. The first rape incident has occurred when the aunty of the victim went to Honiara.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said, “The rape case was reported to police on 25 August 2024 and currently investigation into the rape incident is ongoing.”
Thirty-seven officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are farewelled during a parade at Rove police headquarters in Honiara today 12 September 2024.
Out of that thirty-seven retired police officers thirty-two are male officers and 5 female officers. Most of the female retired officers from the provinces while only one from Rove police headquarters.
The retired police officers in the provinces their Provincial Police Commanders (PPC) will organise a similar program for them in their provincial level.
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