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Apr 08
RSIPF thanks Australian High Commission for donating fuel and communication kits for Seif Ples

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has thanked the Australian High Commission in Honiara for donating fuel and communication kits to Seif Ples to assist gender based violence (GBV) survivors during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Australian High Commissioner in Solomon Islands Dr Lachie Strahan handed over the mobile phones, power banks, solar panels, USB lights, transistor radios and two drums of fuel to the Seif Ples Deputy Centre Manager Ms Falu Maesugea during a ceremony at the Seif Ples compound at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on 7 April 2020.

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Apr 07
RSIPF explains anchorage of patrol boat AUKI west of Honiara

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) says one of its patrol boats the AUKI was anchored outside the Kakabona area west of Honiara last Sunday 5 April 2020 because of the recent bad weather associated with the tropical cyclone Harold.

The crew of the patrol boat has been under quarantine as part of the Government’s quarantine measures to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering Solomon Islands after returning from an operation in Vanuatu.

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Apr 06
RSIPF recovers one more dead body from the MV Taimarehu

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today recovered the dead body of a male person at Uhu Village in South Malaita, Malaita Province as the search for the 27 people missing from the MV Taimarehu continued today.

The body was washed ashore at Uhu Village and discovered by villagers this

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Apr 06
15 people survive sunken boat in Western Province

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) strongly urges small boat operators throughout the country to take sea safety very seriously especially during bad weather being experienced throughout the country at the moment.

This appeal is being made after police at Gizo police station received a report that an OBM boat carrying 15 people from Gizo to North Vella La Vella sunk outside Sumbolai Village on 4 April 2020. Luckily all 15 people survived the ordeal.

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Apr 05
Five bodies found during search for missing people on MV Taimareho

A total of five dead bodies have recovered today (5 April 2020) during the search for the 27 people missing from the MV Taimareho in West Are'are, Malaita Province during heavy seas associated with Tropical Cyclone Harold early last Friday.

The bodies discovered includes three female and two male. Three of the bodies have been identified but not the other two.

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Apr 04
RSIPV assists in search for missing people on board MV Taimareho

The Royal Solomon Island Police Vessel (RSIPV) GIZO O5 has joined the search for people missing from the MV Taimareho in the early hours of 3 April 2020 while travelling from Honiara to West Are ‘are in Malaita Province.

The patrol boat Gizo arrived in the area for the search this morning and the search is continuing.

The MV Taimareho is also taking part in the search for its missing passengers following a directive from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Honiara.

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Apr 03
RSIPF assists in determining how many people missing from the boat Taemareho

Officers from the Royal Solomon Island Police Force in Auki are now assisting the captain and crew of the boat TAEMAREHO to confirm how many people are missing from boat the Taemareho in the early hours of 3 April 2020 while travelling from Taivu to Aiarai in West Are ‘are in Malaita Province.

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Apr 03
RSIPF receives reports of damage caused by current bad weather

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) appeals to members of the public throughout the Guadalcanal province to think safety first during the current bad weather caused by tropical cyclone (TC) Harold.

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Apr 03
RSIPF advises public to take care as TC Harold affects SI

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) strongly advises members of the public to take extra care as the country experiences bad weather related to Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold currently located between Rennell and Bellona Province and West Guadalcanal early this morning.
At 5 am this morning, TC Harold was located about 96 kilometres Southwest of Wanderer Bay in Guadalcanal Province.

TC Harold is moving East at 22 kilometres per hour towards the waters between Rennell and Bellona and Makira Ulawa Provinces and is strengthening.

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Apr 02
RSIPF meets with private security owners in Honiara

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) today met with about 40 representatives from 20 private security companies at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara to explain the role of the police under Orders declared by the Government under the current State of Public Emergency announced on 25 March 2020 as the country puts into place measures to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) from entering Solomon Islands.

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