Media Releases

Officers of the National Traffic Department of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have impounded 30 vehicles during a traffic and RBT check near the Kukum Traffic Station as part of the Covid 19 Operation Order on 1 May and 2 May 2020.

During the first check on the night of 1 May 2020, a total of 16 vehicles were impounded which included 12 vehicles impounded for presence of alcohol in drivers' blood, two for unlicensed motor vehicle and two vehicles impounded for unlicensed driver."

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, (RSIPF) National Traffic Department have recorded a 50 percent decrease in the total number of traffic incidences in Honiara during the period 24 to 30 April 2020 compared to the previous week.

As part of its COVID -19 Operation Plan to assist the Government’s efforts to prevent any outbreak of the coronavirus in Solomon Islands, RSIPF officers from the Tulagi Police Station with officers from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the Central Provincial Environmental Department have recently completed awareness meetings in 25 communities in the Russell Islands.

The capability of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) in the Western border region will be boosted after receiving a high speed craft donated by the Government of Australia through the Australian High Commission Office in Honiara today (29 April 2020).

The handover ceremony was conducted at the RSIPF Maritime Aola base in Honiara in the presence of the Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Anthony Veke. MP.