Media Releases

Dec 03

Police in the Western Province is appealing to people living in that Province to have a crime-free and safe festive season celebration 2018.

“I want to remind the good and loving people of Western Province from Gatokae to the Shortland Islands to have a crime-free and safe festive season celebration 2018. My Christmas message to you all is, always do the right thing and more importantly respect each other,” says Provincial Police Commander, Western Province, Chief Superintendent, Mathias Lenialu.

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Nov 28

Police at Taro in the Choiseul Province have arrested and charged four Bougainvillians and a Solomon Islands national with alleged armed robbery in connection with an incident at Supizae Island near Taro Station, Choiseul Province on 28 November 2018.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province, Superintendent Vincent Eria says, “The incident was reported to police by members of the community and my officers attended and made the arrests on the same day.”

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Nov 28

Police in Guadalcanal Province provided security at Marau during a visit of Seabourn Soujourn passenger cruise ship on 28 November 2018.

Six Officers from Henderson Police Station were deployed to Marau to support police there to provide security for about 400 passengers who came on board the cruise ship Seabourn Soujourn.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Chief Superintendent Evelyn Thugea says,

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Dec 02

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) calls on all people throughout the country to respect the public inquiry process into omissions and objections filed following the registration of voters as it launches a national operation to ensure the process is carried out safely and securely.

The public inquiries will be conducted at venues to be determined by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission in the 50 National parliamentary constituencies from 4 – 23 December 2018.

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Nov 29

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has lost another of its officers following the death of Police Sergeant Jimmy Misimake Mao who passed away at the Kilu’ufi Hospital near Auki on the night of Tuesday 27 November after a short illness.

The late Sergeant Misimake had served in the RSIPF for 27 years. He was Officer-In-Charge of the Maritime Unit in Malaita Province when he passed away.

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Nov 26

Police at Tulagi in Central Province is investigating into the alleged suicide of a woman at the Dota Community High School on Small Gela Island on 26 November 2018.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Maelasi says, “The woman who is from Makira and Gela, is married with two children and was residing at the School with her husband who is a teacher at Dota Community High School.”

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Nov 15

Forensics officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have returned to Honiara after being deployed to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting from 5 to 20 November 2018.

The team, which included a female and two male officers, travelled to Port Moresby a week before the meeting to join the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). They were accompanied by an Australian Federal Police Forensics Advisor under the Solomon Islands Police Development Program.

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Nov 28

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Community Policing Department together with the Family Support Center today (28 November 2018) conducted an awareness talk at Burns Creek, East Honiara as part of the 16-days activism against violence against women and girls.

During the awareness talk a group from the Family Support Centre performed a drama about family violence along the theme of this year’s campaign, “Herem Vois Blong Me - Stop Violence against Women and Girls”.

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Nov 26

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has made many significant steps to improve the way it responds and manages gender based violence incidents in Solomon Islands.

“Although there is much work to do since the passage of the Family Protection Act in 2014, the RSIPF has made many significant steps to improve the way the Force responds and manages gender based violence incidents during the past 12 months,” says RSIPF Commissioner Matthew Varley.

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Nov 29

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of bombs at Hells Point, in the Alligator Creek area East of Honiara on Thursday 29 November 2018.

Officer In-charge (OIC) of the EOD Team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says,

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