Media Releases

A Catholic catechist in the Gaomai community on Shortland Islands in the Western Province has praised officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) deployed to the common border between Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (SI-PNG) for providing security in the common border region.

Catechist Martin Kibule says, “The security at the common border today is not like before. We feel safe as we see more police patrols in our communities and along the red line between the SI-PNG border.

Officers of the National Crime Prevention Department (NCPD) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have collected seven kwaso distillation equipment from the Mosquito Community at Burns Creek with the support of the community elders.

Director NCPD Superintendent Solomon Sisimia says. “The collection of the kwaso equipment was done yesterday (21 May 2020) in response to an appeal given to the community earlier on.”

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force at the Gizo Police Station have conducted Crime Prevention awareness talks in south east Vella la Vella in Western Province following a request by community leaders and the Chairman of the Crime Prevention Committee (CPC) 20 May 2020.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The Community Policing (COMPOL) Team at the Gizo Police Station conducted awareness talks at Varese, Malasova and Leona villages mainly on crimes committed in the communities.”

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) operation to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown in the declared Emergency Zone from Poha to Alligator Creek has begun this morning with officers deployed to assist with movement of people from Honiara City safely to their homes before the lockdown starts at 6 pm this evening.The lockdown will end at 6am on Friday this week.