Friday, June 2nd, 2017
$100,000 Mbike reward remains
THE $100,000 reward for any person having information about the 2014 Mbike shooting still remains standing. Police Commissioner, Matthew Varley made this reassurance during his police conference this week. He said the police announced the reward last year and is calling on anybody who may have information on the case to come forward. “We have people in custody at the moment facing charges already over the case. “So I would point out that this case is a very high profile one and we are very focused on,” he said. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley said the case is not new and that investigations into Sun Express shootin is very muchRead More
Western border challenge highlighted
WESTERN Province’s immediate challenge is the border issue in relation to its monitoring and management. At the moment the border on the Western end of Solomon Islands is left open with no proper management, monitoring and regulations. The fact that it remains open attracts so many illegal activities like drug smuggling, arms movement, human trafficking and others. Western Province Premier Hon Wayne Maepioh during his meeting with the Australian High Commissioner HE Mr Roderick Brazer and delegation briefed them on evidences of these illegal tradings which he said keeps increasingRead More
New PPC for Western Province
THE new Provincial Police Commander (PPC) for Western Province is Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu. Police Commissioner Matthew Varley who is on his first visit to the Western Province introduced the new PPC to Premier Hon Wayne Maepioh during a courtesy meeting yesterday. “I thank the Acting PPC Vincent Eria for his support and commitment during the absence of a PPC for the province as I have seen in the newspaper for myself the strong work that the police teams are doing here in the communities, strengthening the relationship between them,”Read More
Police Commissioner visits Gizo
POLICE Commissioner Mathew Varley is on a visit to the Western Provincial capital, Gizo. Upon arrival yesterday, Commissioner Varley met with the Province’s outgoing Acting Police Commander Vincent Eria, Western Province Premier Hon Wayne Maepio and the new Provincial Police Commander Chief Superintendent Mathias Lenialu. Mr Varley introduced the new Provincial Police Commander to officers, community members and the provincial government. Speaking during his courtesy visit to the Premier, Commissioner Varley said he is very happy to meet with police officers and the people of Western Province. Among the topicsRead More
Ex-militants on guns mission
EX-MILITANTS have been deployed to collect firearms in the government’s gun amnesty which ends on June 9, a move opposed by many in the communities. The government’s move is also seen as a deliberate attempt to sideline police, as they will merely be observing the weapons collection. The first group of around 90 ex-combatants in Groups of seven left under cover of darkness for Malaita early on Thursday morning. They boarded the Patrol craft Auki from the Patrol Boat Base at Mbokona shortly after midnight on Thursday. Each was reportedlyRead More