Media Releases

Police in Makira Province will now be able to carry out random breathalyser tests on drivers in that province after the recent completion of a two-day training workshop and the presentation of two breathalyser devices to the KiraKira Police station.

Two traffic officers, Staff Sergeant George Mouli and Police Constable Joel Donia from the Kukum Traffic Centre in Honiara conducted the training for 16 officers at the KiraKira Police Station from 3 – 4 October.

A visiting academic from the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji commends the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) for implementing the Executive decision of recruiting equal number of males and females into its new recruit intake every year.

Dr Danielle Watson, Coordinator of the Pacific Policing Program at the USP was invited as a Guest Speaker at the Conference of Provincial Police Commanders and Directors currently underway in Honiara.

More than 60 women officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) across the country today (9 October) attended a one-day workshop at the Police Headquarters in Rove, Honiara called Women in Policing.

The Workshop was initiated by the RSIPF Women’s Advisory Network (WAN) in which represents women officers from each provincial police and the various departments and divisions within the Force.

The Workshop discussed how women officers can contribute effectively in policing.

The Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Hon. Moses Garu today opened the one-week conference of the Provincial Police Commanders and departmental directors of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Rove Police Headquarters in Honiara.

The Conference is the second for this year, is being attended by 27 Provincial Police Commanders from all the provinces and Honiara City, and departmental directors from the RSIPF Headquarters in Rove.