Police Anti-corruption unit have arrested former Guadalcanal Premier, Steven Panga for corruption. Police Commissioner Mathew Varley confirmed Mr Panga was arrested last week and has already appeared in court last Friday.
The words “bomb” and “airport” generally don’t mix. So it is no surprise the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force has called on the community to more vigilant about these relics after one was found 32m from the Munda Airport last week.
The Australian Government has announced its plan to help replace police patrol boats “Auki” and “Lata.” Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Roderick Brazier said the replacement boats will have improved capabilities and technology.
Hundreds of secondary school students got an inside look at the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force last week. Students visited police stations in Honiara and in provinces across the country on Friday as part of the Open Police Station Day initiative to inform the youth population about the police…
“They had no idea where the Solomon Islands was,” senior sergeant Charlton Metopa told SIBC news “We were shocked because we know where their country was on the map, but they didn’t know ours.” It is a common occurrence for Solomon Islanders travelling abroad.
Police are still investigating the case of a police constable allegedly using a police vehicle without permission and driving while under the influence of alcohol. Constable Moffat Manelusi has not yet been charged after the police vehicle was found at his parents’ residence last week.
Police in Guadalcanal Province are appealing to members of the public for information to assist their investigations after two plaques were allegedly stolen from the Mbarande Bridge in North East Guadalcanal.
Two men who stole $5000 US dollars and $10,000SBD gave away most of the loot to their friends, a court has been told, with a large chunk of the stolen money still yet to be recovered. Tom Gagame,19, and the other defendant, who is a juvenile, today pleaded guilty in the Honiara Magistrate’s Court to
Police have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the shooting of a Melanesian brother, known as a ‘Tasiu’, in Makira province. The arrest was confirmed by Supervising Commissioner of Police Juanita Matanga at the weekly press conference today.
Guadalcanal Police have arrested an 18 years old girl for concealing her infant baby at Henderson in Central Guadalcanal on Sunday. Police say the baby was taken to the national referral hospital but was later declared dead.
Police are investigating the death of an infant in the Guadalcanal Plains area of North Guadalcanal on Monday. Police say the body was found across from the GPPOL 2 clinic and was brought in for examination but found to be deceased.
Two Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officers returned yesterday from their service with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan. Charlton Metopa and Robert Satini were part of the peacekeeping mission for the past year.
Police Commissioner Matthew Varley has rejected claims in the local media about delays in Janus task force anti-corruption investigations. Responding to an article in the Island Sun newspaper yesterday which claimed a delay in task force investigations was due to a lack of forensic auditors in the…
Solomons Police are appealing to the leaders of the cultist group called ‘Platform’ on Makira to come forward to discuss the alleged shooting of an Anglican Tasiu in the Rea Highlands last month.
Naha police have arrested a male suspect for allegedly raping a 33-year-old female with a disability over the weekend at Lau Valley, East Honiara. The arrest was made after the male suspect was apprehended by the victim’s relatives and brought to the Naha Police Station.
As the Solomon Islands national football team prepares to face off against New Zealand in the second leg of the World Cup Qualifier at Lawson Tama Stadium, police are managing security for the game. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force security operation started yesterday.
Police are continuing their investigations into the case of suspended Permanent Secretary of Ministry Infrastructure Development, Henry Murray. Mr Murray and his wife are accused of defrauding more than 1.1 million dollars from the Government.
A 29-year-old Bangladeshi citizen has been arrested for suspected illegal liquor sales. Police media reports, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officers, in collaboration with the Immigration Department, raided a business premises in the Henderson area last Tuesday and confiscated liquor worth…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be sending 8 new officers to the United Nation’s Peace keeping mission in Sudan. Police Commissioner, Matthew Varley confirmed this today during his weekly Police Media conference.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a local company last week to destroy the Vietnamese Blue Boats caught fishing illegally in Solomon Islands’ waters earlier this year.
