Media Releases

The Traffic Department of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has reminded all vehicle owners and drivers to check the renewal dates of their vehicle and driver’s licenses before they are caught.

“It is cheaper and easier to pay renewal fees than to end up in Court if you are caught with an expired vehicle and driver’s license,” says Director of Traffic, Superintendent Fred Satu.

He adds: “On 24 February 2019 Traffic officers in Honiara conducted a checkpoint operation where one driver had their vehicle impounded and he now faces charges for driving matters.

Parishioners of the Holy Cross Parish in Honiara have been told to work together with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) for a free, fair and peaceful National General Election (NGE) during an awareness talk conducted at the Holy Cross Cathedral on 24 February 2019.

More than two hundred parishioners of the Holy Cross Parish attended the awareness talk by a team from the RSIPF Crime Prevention Department.

More than 300 male students at the Saint Nicholas College in Honiara had the opportunity to hear about the responsibilities of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and that of the public and registered voters in the National General Election (NGE) when a team from National Crime Prevention Department visited the School on 21 February 2019.

The NGE will be held on 3 April 2019.

The 70 new recruits of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) got their first taste of being in an official parade when they joined the weekly Commissioner’s parade at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara this morning.

The 43 male and 27 female recruits started their 22 weeks intensive training on 11 February 2019.