During the zero-tolerance operation in Honiara over the weekend majority of the cases and reports attended to by police are alcohol-related involving youths. Operation (Ops) Commander Mr. Simpson Pogeava said some people are involved in the illegal sale of alcohol, such as Kwaso (homebrew). Even others illegally sell off alcohol along with their betel nut…
A training on how to prevent and investigate online fraud crimes was held recently in Honiara. Criminal investigators of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Central Police Station undertook the training. The training has been supported and facilitated by CPLT to boost the capability of investigators to navigate the new trends of online crimes,…
The Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) and China Police Liaison Team (CPLT) have conducted a police awareness talk at the Fighter One community at the back of the Henderson airport runway recently. Nearly 40 people, including local community leaders, key members of the Crime Prevention Committee (CPC), and people from the community, attended the…
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is urging members of the public to show respect for police officers and government vehicles when carrying out their duties. The call comes in response to a recent incident where officers have faced unnecessary verbal abuse and rocks being thrown at the government vehicles while responding to an…
Among the latest kwaso (homebrew) arrests at Gwailiki village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita province, is a female with two other male suspects. Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Malaita Province, Michael Ramosaea said, the suspects were arrested right on the spot while they were brewing kwaso. PPC Ramoaea said they were apprehended and transported to…
U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock hosted the 83rd Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the Battle of Guadalcanal at the World War II Guadalcanal American Memorial, August 7, 2025. Ambassador Yastishock noted that these events “continue to indelibly bond the United States and Solomon Islands” even though “as years…
A suspect has been arrested for swearing at police officers during a foot beat patrol at Gilbert Camp, Borderline, and the Kobito area, East Honiara on Wednesday 6 August 2025. Naha police have successfully conducted a high-visibility foot beat in areas such as Gilbert Camp, the 10-dollar Market, and the surrounding vicinity, showing proactive community policing in our…
Police is appealing to parents in Honiara to look after their children after police assist a missing child in the Borderline area in Honiara on 31 July 2025. Operation (Ops) Commander, Zero Tolerance Mr. Simpson Pogeava said, the 3-year-old child was brought to police for safekeeping, and later his parent called in at the police station and…
A 24-year-old male suspect was arrested by Auki Police in Malaita for allegedly attacking of a 24-year-old male victim at Kwaimela village in Central Kwara’ae recently. The incident occurred after an argument between the suspect and the victim, where it was also alleged that the suspect went to the victim’s pig fence and killed one of his pigs…
RESIDENTS of Gizo, the Western Provincial capital, are once again facing one of their most persistent challenges – a severe shortage of water. The prolonged dry spell currently affecting the town has worsened an already fragile situation, leaving many households and communities in distress as their water sources continue to dwindle. For weeks, now months Gizo and…