Media Releases

Jul 15

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have arrested two suspects for a murder incident this morning (15 July 2021) at Forest valley in west Honiara.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City, Superintendent John Matamaru says, investigators from White River Police and National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) have responded to the murder incident while White River General Duties officers support them to manage the situation.

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Jul 15

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Buala Police Station in Isabel Province has confirmed that the missing seven people at sea between Isabel and Central Province were found alive and well at Kaevanga in Isabel Province on 13 July 2021.

The seven people were travelling from Sepi in Isabel Province to Buenavesta in Central Province by an Out Board Motor (OBM) on 10 July 2021 for a convention at Nagotano village.

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Jul 15

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect from Halavo village yesterday (13 July 2021) for receiving stolen property contrary to section 313 of the penal code.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent David Soakai says, “Investigators have carried out an investigation into the matter. Police officers located the suspect, as he is the one who received the stolen mobile phone worth $3000-00 from a group of boys.”

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Jul 13

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi in Central Province have participated in the 8th convention to the Vatilau house of chief in Ngella Island to the Bugotu house of chiefs held at Nagotano community on 12 July 2021.

More than hundred participants including Vatilau Chiefs and Bugotu Chiefs with some of the high dignitaries’ official from both Isabel Province and Central Province have also form part of the convention program.

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Jul 13

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (RSIPF EOD) team will be conducting bomb blasting tasks on the areas of Barakoma and Valapata on Vella La Vella, Pienuna on Ranogga, Ringgi on Kolombangara and Noro and Munda on New Georgia Islands respectively. The dates and times of the tasks will be from Wednesday 14 July 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021 between 9am to 4pm respectively.

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Jul 13

Police in Isabel Province were carrying out an enquiry into the seven people missing at sea who are travelling from Sepi in Isabel Province to Buenavesta in Central Province by an Out Board Motor (OBM) on 10 July 2021.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Isabel Province Superintendent Leonard Tahimana says, “There are seven people on board the canoe. Six male and a female. All of them were adults. They travelled to Nagotano village in Central Province for a convention.”

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Jul 13

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands police Force (RSIPF) in Western Province have arrested 72 people including six female in relation to an arson incident in Western Province on 7 July 2021.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “There are three dwelling houses burnt down and other three permanent houses were looted and completely destroyed.”

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Jul 12

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) would like to clarify an article published by Solomon Star newspaper over the weekend on mysterious missing money.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support Mr Ian Vaevaso says, first I must put the facts right base on the article. To suggest that a ‘… link of a foreign advisor in the suspected delaying the conclusion of police investigation in to the matter’. This is not true and a matter subject to investigation.

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Jul 09

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the Henderson Police Station have charged a suspect with careless driving in relation to the fatal road accident at the Tenaru Bridge East of Honiara on 7 July 2021 that took the lives of five people.

The accused has been charged for causing death by reckless and careless driving, contrary to section 38(1) of the Road and Transport Act after he was arrested yesterday 8 July 2021.

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Jul 08

Five people have died in a fatal accident at Tenaru Bridge last night and three people sustained injuries.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Edwin Sevoa said the fatal accident involved a land cruiser traveling easterly direction towards the Tenaru Bridge and run through a group of people who were doing a fundraising in front of the old Tenaru Bridge.

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