Police at the Henderson Police Station in Guadalcanal Province are investigating a fatal traffic accident resulting in the death of a 3-year-old boy in the Charikulu area of Tangarare, in West Guadalcanal on 11 October 2018.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says, “The incident occurred between 4 and 5pm on 11 October in the Charikulu area at Tangarare.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Women’s Rugby Team has finished second in its pool at the inaugural Pacific Military Women’s Rugby Sevens Tournament (PACMIL Sevens) currently underway in Canberra, Australia.
The tournament will end tomorrow 13 October 2018.
The RSIPF “Royals” thrashed the Cook Islands 22 -0 in its first match and also beat Samoa in its second game 22 to 15 today (12 October 2018)
Sadly the RSIPF “Royals” went to Australia after being beaten 48 – 0 in its third match. However player of the match was RSIPF’s Rose Nigalo.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime has completed another successful patrol of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with the return of the patrol boat Auki to Honiara after spending 10 days at sea.
‘Operation Kurukuru’ held from 1 – 10 October 2018, was coordinated by the Forum Fisheries Agencies (FFA) in Honiara. It is an annual operation done for FFA member countries targeting illegal fishing and illegal activities within the EEZ of its member countries.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) strongly remind sea travelers in the country to always think safety first when travelling in our waters.
This comes after Police at Yandina received a report about a boat which sank on 6 October 2018.
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Women’s Rugby Team is competing in the inaugural Pacific Military Women’s Rugby Sevens Tournament (PACMIL Sevens) being held in Canberra, Australia from 10 to 13 October 2018.
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) National Response Department (NRD) will now be able to maintain and repair all Penn Arms 40 mm launchers following the completion of a training course held in Australia recently.
“We are very fortunate that two of our officers, Constables Philip Da’agi and Peter Diudi successfully completed the training held in Melbourne, Australia. They are now certified to maintain all Penn Arms 40 mm launchers both single shot and multi launchers,” says Director of NRD, Superintendent Stanley Riolo.
Police at Auki in Malaita Province is investigating a fatal accident that occurred in the Fulo area near Bona Village in West Kwaio on 5 October 2018.
Operation Manager Malaita Provincial Police, Inspector Michael Maebiru says, “It was a sad incident that claimed the life of a male person in his 60’s from Fulo Village. It is alleged he was travelling on a vehicle owned by the Jubilant Development Company operating in the Fulo area.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team will conduct a live demolition of a bomb in the Taihohoru Area of North West Guadalcanal on Thursday 11 October 2018.
Officer In-charge (OIC) of EOD, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “This bomb was reported recently to EOD by logging operators in the area. The task is to safely destroy the bomb by explosive means.”
OIC Tunuki says, “The Taihohoru area in North West Guadalcanal area will be active from 8am to 12 mid-day on 11 October 2018.”
Seif Ples, which provides services for survivors of family violence, will increase its services with the extension to accommodation space at its facility at the Rove Police Headquarters in West Honiara.
The ground breaking ceremony for the extension to its accommodation space was held on 5 October 2018. The ceremony was attended by the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, HE Roderick Brazier; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Karen Galokale and officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF).
Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Matthew Varley has thanked provincial police commanders (PPCs) and department directors for their contributions to the RSIPF’s Annual Business Plan 2019 (ABP) during the one-week conference held at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara 1 – 5 October 2018.
The ABP provides appropriate Strategies to achieve each of the six goals set out in the RSIPF Strategic Directions 2017 – 2020.
