Media Releases

Jul 22

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have farewelled late Stephen Dekyi in a sending out service conducted at All Saint Parish Church in Honiara on 21 July 2023.

Dekyi is the Director of the RSIPF Fire and Rescue Services who died on 14 July 2023 during a scenario training exercise at Hells Point.

The late director is a long serving officer of the RSIPF. He joined the RSIPF on 30 October 1994 and served under the Fire services department for 29 years.

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Jul 21

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have completed a weeklong training program that will enhance the drone capability of the RSIPF.

Officers from the Close Personnel Protection (CPP) unit, Police Response Department (PRD) and Maritime are attending this Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) Training 1-2023.

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Jul 19

Three officers of the Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS) are in the country to share their policing experience with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Pacific Games 2023 (PG23) Planning Team in preparation for the Pacific Games in November.

The team arrived in the country on Sunday 16 July and will leave tomorrow 20 July 2023 after visiting various departments of the RSIPF.

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Jul 19

Director National Traffic Department (NTD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Superintendent (Supt) William Foufaka, recently visited Canberra, Australia, as part of a RSIPF and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) exchange.

Supt. Foufaka was provided an opportunity to visit and observe how the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Road Policing conducted operations and how such capabilities may assist the RSIPF planning for the Pacific Games in November.

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Jul 19

Police have arrested an adult male person during a raid at a settlement close to Kongulai dam in West Honiara on 14 July 2023.

The arrest came after a joint operation by the White River Police investigators and General Duties conducted at the settlement and followed the river to Namoruka.

The raid happened after the culmination of information gathering into the illegal production and sale of kwaso (homebrew) in the area and supplies to other parts of Honiara.

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Jul 18

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek area East of Honiara on Wednesday 19 July 2023.

Officer In-charge Supervising (OIC Spvg) of EOD, SSgt Peter Ririvere says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal will be active from 8am to 1pm (19 July 2023).”

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Jul 17

Police children of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have learned the basic martial art Kung Fu provided by China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) recently.

The two days training engaged police officers children aged between 6 to 16 years old to train and build confidence in self-defence and how to be disciplined themselves.

Superintendent John Matamaru during the opening session of the two days training said this training is important as it prepares the children way forward whenever they intend to join any martial art or sports activities.

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Jul 17

The Provincial Training Officers (PTO) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) across the Solomon Islands have attended a method of instruction course held at the RSIPF Police Academy at Rove police headquarters recently.

The course developed the training skills and capability of the PTO to allow them to deliver the best training to their respective staff in the provinces.

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Jul 13

On 18 June 2023, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Chaplain Melden Hall travelled to Australia for the first visit of the RSIPF and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Chaplaincy Support Program. The ten-day trip to Brisbane, Gold Coast and Canberra provided Chaplain Melden with the opportunity to meet and work with AFP Chaplains, visit a number of AFP facilities across the East Coast of Australia, and to share his own experiences and knowledge with members across multiple AFP areas.

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Jul 11

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is one of the supporters of the Avaiki Netball Challenge that was opened in Honiara on 5 July.

RSIPF Operations Manager for Honiara city, Inspector Tex Tafoa, was joined by members of the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) and the RSIPF and Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP) in witnessing the opening of the tournament at the SMI Netball courts at townground.

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