Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, crime records for the past two weeks have been fairly low despite minor cases which are currently under police control.
The Solomon Islands Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, MRCC, was given a huge boost in capacity last week as a result of RAMSI sponsored training in the latest search and rescue software.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang who robbed the Honiara Casino of over 50-thousand dollars. The robbery happened yesterday at the West Pac Bank in Point Cruz. Police say two men were waiting near the entrance to the bank and attacked an employee of the Honiara Casino, who
A man in his fifties, convicted of raping a disabled girl, has been sentenced to 14 years of jail time. The man, who is a close relative of the victim, raped her on two separate occasions in 2010 and in 2011 in her bedroom at her parents house in Western Province. He was 46 years
Members of Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, at Tetere have arrested a second suspect in relation to a murder incident at Dudula area, Tasimboko in 2011.
A concerned Honiara man has questioned the government as to when it will compensate licensed firearm owners whose properties were destroyed in 2003. Tuma Ma’alo told SIBC News Solomon Islanders who have licenses to own small arms were promised to be compensated, but till now a lot of them are still…
Police are investigating a death incident where a male body was found at the Lungga river early this morning. According to the Police Media Unit, the deceased is in his early 20’s and is from the Central Islands. Locals who discovered the body early this morning alerted the Police.
A young man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a man with a screwdriver. The stabbing took place at Lungga in February, 2010. On the night of February 10 that year, the deceased and his brother took a taxi from the China Town bus-stop and headed East to Henderson.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the presence of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force at the Gold Ridge Mine site is important for the country. He says the police presence at the mine site will protect it for any future investors who want to invest at the site. “If in the event that we
A US Navy Dive team is currently training members of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team at the Hell’s Point training camp. The training focuses mainly on underwater clearance of unexploded ordnance and is part of an ongoing program that began three years ago.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Policing Unit will launch a Cyber Safety Pacifica program on Tuesday. The program aims to protect children and vulnerable people in accessing the Internet.
Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at Ranandi, East Honiara. The armed robbery happened yesterday afternoon, when five men wearing masks and armed with bush knives, entered an Asian-owned Concrete Company compound and stole more than 30-thousand dollars, along with electronic…
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga says the police investigation into the beche-de-mer issue is still a priority. The beche-de-mer consignment weighed one-thousand five-hundred and ninety-eight kilograms and was valued at just under 10-million Solomon dollars.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force will remain on high alert, following the rioting, looting and arson last weekend. Speaking during a police conference yesterday, Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga said police will continue its operation until the situation returns to normal.
Police have arrested 22 suspects in relation to the rioting, looting and arson in Honiara over the weekend. Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga confirms the numbers, saying the suspects were charged with arson,criminal trespass and unlawful assembly.
Acting Police Commissioner Juanita Matanga is urging people in Honiara to remain calm and allow the Police to continue in its operations. In a statement today, Commissioner Matanga said the Police will remain on high alert and will continue to conduct their operation high visibility in hot spot…
Honiara City residents have been urged not to spread rumours and cause confusion and fear amongst themselves. Acting Police Commissioner Junita Matanga says rumours can do a lot of damage to our peaceful communities.
A man is standing trial in the High Court for allegedly stabbing another man with a screwdriver in February 2010 at Lungga, East Honiara. The deceased was later found at the Panatina field. The Crown’s case is that the accused intended to cause the death or grievous bodily harm to the deceased.
A total of 53 suspects relating to last weekend’s looting and burning incident have been apprehended and are assisting police investigations. The Police Media Unit confirms in its latest update.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, RSIPF, has launched a major security operation to target the current lawlessness experiences in parts of Honiara. Additional officers have been deployed and are patrolling Honiara and surrounding communities.
