Media Releases

Thirty-seven officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are farewelled during a parade at Rove police headquarters in Honiara today 12 September 2024.

Out of that thirty-seven retired police officers thirty-two are male officers and 5 female officers. Most of the female retired officers from the provinces while only one from Rove police headquarters.

The retired police officers in the provinces their Provincial Police Commanders (PPC) will organise a similar program for them in their provincial level.

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) EODD is working closely with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and international partners on Operation Render Safe 2024 IN Western Province.

This operation has been the most successful ever with more than 3000 bombs already removed from the communities.

Director EODD Inspector Tunuki said, “Those UXOs destroyed were collected from Munda, Noro and surrounding communities in New Georgia Island. And other communities around Kohingo at Ringi and Teme on Kolombangara island.”

Auki police have arrested four male suspects for an alleged wounding incident at Buma village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province recently.

A group of young men ranging from 20s and 30s consuming kwaso (homebrew) went to a 57-year-old victim’s house and attacked him.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Malaita Province, Chief Superintendent Tex Tafoa said, “It was alleged that one of the suspects used a strong mangrove tree branch and struck the victim which landed on his right leg lower ankle and broke his bone.”

Tulagi police have rescued 28 passengers from a sunken ship between Guadalcanal and Florida islands on 8 September 2024.

The landing craft Adi Wai Tui left Honiara to Tulagi and experienced the sea coming from the bottom of the ship.

Crew members of the ship try to pump out the water but the water coming into the ship is more that water going out and it is getting worse as a result the ship sank.

Tulagi police fast craft with the help of four additional small boats respond to the incident and rescue the passengers and the crew members.