Media Releases

Feb 01
Police arrest and charge male person on allegation of domestic violence in Western Province

Police in Gizo, Western Province have arrested and charged a male person in his 20’s for allegation of domestic violence on 1 February 2019 during an incident at Gizo.

Provincial Police Commander Western Province, Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu says, “It is alleged that on 1 February 2019, the victim, a female police officer went home after night shift duties. Upon arrival at home she sighted her partner drinking Island rum, which is a home brewed alcohol. She approached him that what he was doing is not right.”

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Feb 06
RSIPF urges communities to work together with police for a safe NGE

With the 2019 National General Election (NGE) date set for 3 April 2019, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is now preparing its resources for the upcoming event and urges the communities throughout the country to work with the police for a safe and secure election.

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Feb 06
RSIPF investigate gun shots in Shortland Islands

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the Western and Choiseul provinces are investigating gunshots allegedly fired in Maleai Village, in the Shortland Islands on 6 February 2019.

It is alleged that at about 6.30 am this morning (6 February 2019) a group of armed men believed to be from Bougainville went ashore at Maleai and discharged firearms.

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Jan 27
Police arrest man for alleged rape of 16-year-old girl in Guadalcanal Province

Police at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province have arrested a 33-year-old man for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in a cocoa plantation at K-G Seven in the Tenaru area of Central Guadalcanal on 27 January 2019.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “It is alleged the defendant showed his private part to the victim and grabbed her and laid her on the ground in the cocoa plantation and had sexual intercourse with the victim.”

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Feb 05
Police investigate collision of two vehicles in Honiara

Officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIPF) Kukum Traffic Centre are investigating a collision between two vehicles on the Kukum Highway at the road junction leading up to the Florence Young School in East Honiara on 5 February 2019.

Director of the RSIPF Traffic Department, Superintendent Fredrick Satu says, “My officers attended a report of the collision of the two vehicles. One of the driver was tested with random breath testing (RBT) at the spot but was negative while the other driver allegedly escaped police after being taken for medical attention.”

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Feb 02
Police investigate fatal logging accident in Guadalcanal Province

Police in Guadalcanal is investigating a fatal logging accident involving two men at the Vavale Logging Camp in East Central Guadalcanal on 2 February 2019.

The fatal accident involved a Malaysian national who worked as a bulldozer operator and a local Solomon Islander who worked as a crew at the logging camp.

Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixson Manetoga says, “The local male person is from Toanaboko Village.”

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Feb 04
RSIPF-UN training and screening underway

About forty officers from the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) are currently undergoing training and screening at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara to be eligible for United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Missions deployment.

RSIPF Deputy Commissioner (DC) for National Security and Operation Support, Juanita Matanga says, “About forty RSIPF officers across the country have been undergoing training and screening to be eligible for United Nations Peacekeeping Missions deployment this year 2019.”

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Feb 04
RSIPF advertise its positions for current serving officers

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is currently advertising internally for officers to fill up positions ranging from Sergeant to Assistant Commissioner within the Force.

“The call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in the positions started mid-December 2018 and will close on 15 February 2019,” says Deputy Director RSIPF-HR, Inspector Flotilda Sabino.

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Feb 01
Police in Choiseul arrest eight people for various offences

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Choiseul Province made a total of eight arrests during the period 17 – 30 January 2019 for various offences.

The various offences include one person for intimidation on 17 January 2019, five people for restriction on making liquor from 19-25 January 2019, one for simple larceny (stealing of general property) on 23 January 2019, and one for wilful and unlawful damage of property on 28 January 2019.

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Jan 29
Police in Honiara recover fake foreign notes

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Honiara Central Police Station on 29 January 2019 recovered an alleged five hundred Euro fake Note and an alleged United States fifty dollar fake Note.

“The fake Notes were recovered by shift officers from Honiara Central Police Station and they were worth around SBD$6,500.00 (for the Euro Note) and around SBD$400.00 (for the USD Note),” says Commissioner Matthew Varley of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) when addressing local media.

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