Media Releases

Apr 19

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Taro Police Station in Choiseul Province have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male person for allegedly attempt to rape a 17-year-old girl at Vuvudu Village in South Choiseul on 9 April 2021.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province Superintendent Vincent Eria says, “Initial report states that the suspect allegedly push the victim down to the ground, pull her skirt down and indecently pressing her breast. The victim managed to escape after she struggle against the suspect.”

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Apr 17

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at the National Traffic Centre are investigating a traffic accident, which involve a white Toyota Hilux opposite the Solomon Motor gas station in Honiara on 17 April 2021.

Director of the National Traffic Department Superintendent Fredrick Satu says, “The Hilux was travelling in the eastly direction when approaching towards the Yacht club intersection opposite to Solomon Motor when the vehicle accidently veered off road by climbing up the middle lane island and crashed on to the an electric street light.”

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Apr 16

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today (16 April 2021) farewelled Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) local advisor Johnson Honimae after serving four years with the program.

RSIPF Commissioner Mostyn Mangau has acknowledged and greatly appreciate the service rendered by SIPDP advisor Honimae during his four years in the RSIPF. Advisor Honimae was the first and only local advisor employee by the Australian High Commission under the SIPDP program.

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Apr 16

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has started on the construction of two new police stations at Aola and Avu Avu in Guadalcanal province to allow RSIPF to continue to deliver its services in the province.

The Aola police station located in East Central Guadalcanal will be re-built after it was burnt down in a fire due to an electrical fault in 2020 and the Avu Avu police station in South Guadalcanal has been taken down and a new one built in its place.

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Apr 13

Officers in the National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) together with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at the Honiara City Central Police Station are investigating the suspicious death of a 44-year-old female Chinese national in Honiara today (13 April 2021)

An initial report say that the deceased left her house in the Ranadi area, east Honiara to drop off her twin sons at school in the morning and then went down to her shop inside the White Angel Building in Point Cruz to open it as normal.

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Apr 12

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Royals Women’s Football team began their title defense with a 3-0 win over rivals Naha FC on Sunday 11 April.

RSIPF Royals star Laydah Samani, scored two goals and collected the Woman of the Match award.

The Royals finished the 2020 season as undefeated league and cup double champions and will look to replicate their good form through 2021.The Royals will play their next game on Saturday 17 April at the Lawson Tama stadium in Honiara.

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Apr 09

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Tulagi Police Station in the Central Province have arrested and charged a suspect in an alleged murder incident of a 25-year-old male person at Halavo on 5 April 2021.

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Apr 09

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Immigration and Customs deployed to the western border with Papua New Guinea have conducted COVID-19 vaccine awareness to the Famoa Council of Chiefs in the Shortland Islands.

The meeting was held on 7 April 2021.

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Apr 09

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will be conducting another live demolition of bombs at the Hells Point, in Alligator Creek from 13 to 16 April 2021

Supervising Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Staff Sergeant Peter Ririvere says, “The Hells Point Demolition Range in Central Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12 mid-day from 13 to 16 April 2021.”

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Apr 09

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) deployed at the western border with Papua New Guinea have conducted an awareness talk in the Falemae community on Mono Island, in the Shortlands on the border restrictions and the COVID-19 vaccination program on 6 April 2021.

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