Media Releases

Aug 20

Provincial Police Commanders (PPC) and the Senior Executive of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are participating in the three-day National Security Strategy (NSS) Summit being held in Honiara 20 – 22 August 2019.

The opening of the official program was held at the National Museum Auditorium in Honiara with the theme “Excelling together toward building a Prosperous, Safe and Secure Solomon Islands”. The Police Band of the RSIPF also took part during the official opening program.

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Aug 20

The suspect in a murder incident at Aoto Village, in Utupua, Temotu Province on 13 January 2019, has been further remanded in custody following a mention appearance in the Magistrates Court at Lata on 16 August 2019.

The man in his 40’s has been remanded at the Lata Correctional Centre as police investigations continue into the incident. He will next appear in Court on 30 August 2019.

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Aug 20

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has closed down the KTV night club in East Honiara as it continues to check on the licenses of pubs and night clubs as well as underage youth entering the premises in the capital city.

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Aug 16

Shandra Berol Inaoyo, 21 years old from Santa Cruz in Temotu Province is one of the female police recruits who graduated from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) with a special award on 16 August 2019 at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.
She was awarded the RSIPF Academy Fitness Award.

The Fitness award is given to recruits who excel in the RSIPF fitness tests. It includes physical fitness, outstanding participation in physical trainings and sports, hardworking, courageous and disciplined.

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Aug 16

Three male defendants, all in their 30s, from Duff Islands in Temotu Province have been sentenced from nine to 11 months in imprisonment by a visiting Magistrate to Lata on 16 August 2019 after been found guilty of charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.

The charges relate to separate incidents which occurred on 1 August 2018, 10 December 2018 and 17 April 2019 at Kahula Village in the Duff Islands.

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Aug 15

Officers of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) in Honiara have arrested and charged a 42-year-old female for two counts of larceny by servant on 15 August 2019.

It is alleged that on 20 and 31 of April 2017, the suspect who was a bank teller at the Bank South Pacific (BSP) in Honiara stole total cash of $54,688.00 from the Naha SDA Primary School. It is alleged she took the cash and cheques when the head teacher at the School came to deposit the money into the school account at the Bank.

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Aug 13

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Auki in the Malaita Province have arrested a 15-year-old male for the alleged rape of a 9-year–old girl at Zion Village in Central Kwara’ae on 13 August 2019.

Operation Manager at the Auki Police Station, Inspector Charles Koto says, “The arrest was done by my officers not long after the incident occurred on 13 August 2019. The suspect is now in police custody as investigation into the alleged incident continues.”

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Aug 13

Kwaso is illegal. It affects the health of people who consume the home brew and it causes social problems including violence in families and the community at large.

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is issuing the warning as it continues to roll out the Kwaso Action Plan throughout the provinces with stakeholders including the National and Provincial Governments, the private sector, the justice sector, the youth sector, Crime Prevention Councils, non-government organisations, councils of chiefs, civil organisations.

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Aug 13

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara have started an operation to ensure under age youth are not allowed to enter public bars and night clubs within the capital city.

This follows the abduction of a 14-year-old girl from one of the public bars in Honiara last month. A man has been arrested and charged.

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Aug 13

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has discussed further areas of cooperation with the United States Government during meetings held in Honiara last week.

RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley and his Executive as well as the Supervising Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services of Solomon Islands, Christopher Laore and Supervising Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police, Mactus Forau met with a high level delegation of the US Government at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara on 8 August 2019.

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