Media Releases

Aug 04

The Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Island Police (RSIPF) Mr Mostyn Mangau strongly denies the front page Solomon Star article with the title ‘arrest looms’ is misleading.

Commissioner Mnagau said the report on the paper on the alleged arrest of the two government ministers and a top official to face an arrest within days which is published on the paper is not true and totally misleading.

Mr Mangau said the

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Aug 02

Deputy Team Leader (DTL), also Chief Instructor of China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) Mr Yin Wei has highlighted that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

The Chief Instructor was referring to a saying in China which reflects it in the context of training provided by CPLT to the officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) for the past months, he mentioned this when speaking at a farewell dinner in Honiara on Sunday 31July 2022.

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Jul 29

Acting Commander of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF)-Australian Federal Police (AFP) Policing Partnership Program (RAPPP), Heath Davies, handed over six new vehicles to the RSIPF to support its frontline policing operations.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS), Ms Karen Galokale, and the RSIPF Commissioner, Mostyn Mangau, received the vehicles during a brief handover ceremony held at the at Rove Police Headquarters today (29th July 2022).

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Jul 29

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita Province held its first interfaith fellowship program today 29 July 2022 after the State of Public Emergency (SoPE) was lifted recently.

During the interfaith program, Pastor Malcom Moli from South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) in Auki inspires and encourages officers with the theme ‘Why we are here serving the RSIPF’.

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Jul 28

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) conducted joint Public Order Management (POM) exercises last week.

Under RSIPF ‘Operation Parliament’, the RPNGC and the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) contingents will support the RSIPF in maintaining law and order to ensure the continued safety of the Solomon Islands people, institutions and infrastructure.

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Jul 28

The third batch which consists of 21 Close Personnel Protection (CPP) officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) have completed two weeks training on close protection.

The Very Important Person (VIP) training was conducted by the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) police instructors and were issued with certificates and excellent participants certificates.

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Jul 25

The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) Recruit Program is aimed at providing and equipping police recruits with better knowledge and skills to perform their work effectively as constables with professionalism and integrity a key note highlighted by the RSIPF Commissioner Mr Mostyn Mangau during official opening of Patteson OTI’s Recruitment Course 1/2022 at Rove Police headquarters today (25 July 2022).

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Jul 25

The National Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have charged five candidates of the National General Election (NGE) in 2019 who had failed to submit their statement of account over the weekend.

Supervising Director NCID Superintendent Michael Bole Says, “Police will continue to charge those who have been involved in breaching the Electoral Act.

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Jul 25

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)’s Fire and Rescue Service has received new firefighting equipment from the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

The essential equipment, worth about SBD$280,000, included firefighting boots, gloves, torches, hoses, hose branches and a generator. The gift from the AFP is intended to help the RSIPF when responding to fire, rescue and hazardous material incidents.

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Jul 22

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will be conducting an unexploded ordnance (UXO) demolition (bomb blasting) on Shortland Island in the Western Province from Monday 25 July to Tuesday 26 July 2022.

The operation will be conducted from 8am to 4pm in those two days respectively.

The tasks will be carried out on two specific areas at Nila and Hitou in the Shortlands.

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