Media Releases

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are continuing with their public awareness talks in Honiara as part of the ‘Operation High Visibility’ which started after the Solomon Islands Government made the decision to switch diplomatic relations from the Republic of China (ROC) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 16 September 2019.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) commends the good behaviour of the citizens of Honiara and throughout the rest of the country over the past several days and urges people to continue with such behaviour.

“Generally the situation has been calm and peaceful in Honiara and the rest of the country since the decision by the Government to switch diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from the Republic of China (ROC) early this week,” says Assistant Commissioner of Police, National Capital and Crime Prevention, Simpson Pogeava.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on members of the public in Gizo Western Province to respect law and order during the visit of cruise ship to the provincial capital tomorrow (18 September 2019).

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “The cruise ship, Ma’asdam Holland America, carrying about a thousand tourists, will arrive at Gizo in the morning with activities planned for the visitors at various parts of the town.”

The Fire and Rescue Services of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara say that there are two possible causes of the fire that gutted the Motor Corporation building in East Honiara on the evening of 7 September 2019.

Supervising Director Fire and Rescue Services Department, Inspector Fredy Pelebo says, “Based on the information gathered by our investigators who attended the scene, it was clear that the fire could have been caused by either an electrical equipment fault or faulty cooking stoves in the kitchen room.”