Chief Superintendent David Wate comes from Sulufou Village in North East Malaita, Malaita Province. He joined the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the age of 26 with the dream to become a Police officer like his father who was also a Police officer.
Today, 23 May 2019 Chief...
Read moreMeet Probation Woman Police Constable (WPC) Mirriam Manu Boniekap, who is also known by her artist’s name, ‘Big Momma,’ who hails from Nep village, a remote community in Santa Cruz, Temotu Province, in the far eastern part of the Solomon Islands.
WPC Boniekap began her policing journey in...
Read moreLegislation for the alcohol testing of drivers or operators of vehicles has been gazetted and is now in force. The Police and Transport Legislation (Amendment) (Alcohol Testing) Act 2016 commenced operation on 1st June 2016.
The Act provides police with the power to require the driver or...
Read moreA 2009 report from the Ministry of Women Youth and Children’s Affairs found that 2 out of 3 women aged between 15 and 49 years had been abused, and placed the Solomon Islands as the third worst country in the world for Family Violence behind Ethiopia and Peru.
Since then little has...
Read moreMeet Inspector Warwick McKee, a New Zealand (NZ) Police advisor who deployed and worked under Solomon Island Support Program (SIPSP) to support the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF).
Inspector McKee has a big heart which drives him to do the job voluntarily at his own time. This...
Read moreMeet Mrs. Wendy Tamaika, one of the many local Solomon Islands members supporting the Australian Federal Police (AFP) ongoing Solomon Policing Partnership.
Mrs. Tamaika has completed professional trainings in business management and administration at the University of the South Pacific (...
Read moreThe Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is mourning the loss of one of its senior officers who died after a short illness at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara on 20 January 2019.
The late Chief Superintendent Vincent U’upwe was from Mwajoa Village, Ulawa Island, Makira...
Read moreThe centre which operates 24 hours 7 days a week takes calls from the 132 Hotline and receives clients at all hours of the day and night. The goal in every interaction with clients is to offer safety, respect, confidentiality and non-discrimination while creating great health and justice...
Read moreThe RSIPF works in partnership with other agencies including the Honiara City Council and the Internal Revenue Division to achieve this goal.
In addition to the information below, please see the following awareness brochures related to Traffic and Road Safety;
Meet Woman Police Constable (WPC) Jenny Faramoa, a 33-year-old officer from Baraulu Village, Roviana, Western Province, and Gwaunaru'u in west Kwara’ae, Malaita.
She has served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operator at Hells Point for nearly five years, standing as one of only...
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