Rove, Honiara

Rove is a suburb in Honiara located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the main center on the Tandai Highway.[2][3] Rove borders the Honiara City Council ward of Nggosi and Rove-Lengakiki.[4]

Rove
Suburb
Sir Jacob Vouza memorial at Rove, Honiara Solomon Islands
Rove
Location in Honiara (Council boundary-red box)
Coordinates: 9°26′S 159°56′E
Country Solomon Islands
ProvinceHoniara Town
IslandGuadalcanal
Elevation
29 - 100 m (−299 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total2,613 [1]
Time zoneUTC+11 (UTC)

Rove is East of Tanaghai and West of Town Ground.

Law enforcement

Rove Solomon Islands Police Armory

Previous audits of the Solomon Islands Police armory in Rove were conducted by New Zealand Defence in 1997 and August and November 1999 and the results of these audits were 865, 961 and 881 weapons respectively that were stored in this facility. In 2000, as a precursor to RAMSI, the International Peace Monitoring Team (IPMT) conducted another audit with numbers ranging from 320 weapons (December 2000) to 222 weapons (May 2002).[5]

On 5 June 2000 during the tension period the newly formed Malaita Eagle Force with the help of serving police officers, raided the Central armory at Rove and then effected a coup and removed the Prime Minister.[6]

During the deployment of the Australian-led IPMT, 2050 weapons were collected which included 152 high powered weapons originally belonging to the Royal Solomon Islands Police. In mid-June 2002 the IPMT assisted Solomon Islands authorities dispose of weapons collected under the Townsville Peace Agreement with remains stored under a monument in Police Memorial Park.[5] Weapons include SR-88A assault rifles and Ultimax 100 machine guns.[7]

Rove Police HQ, Academy and Correctional center. Sir Jacob Vouza memorial to the right. Prison to the rear

Rove prison

On 5 October 2012 three people escaped from the Correctional Services Facility at Rove.[8][9][10]

In March 2012, 192 prisoners were involved in a violent confrontation with the prison service over the weekend at Rove Prison.[11] Damages to prison premises is estimated at SBD$2 million (US$272,000).[12]

In 2012 an attachment of two members from the Correctional Service of Solomon Islands (CSSI) joined the Office of the Chief Inspector for nine days in April to see how Queensland Corrective Services inspects and reports on prison performance.[13]

Rove Police Academy

In 1958 the police depot had 3 gazetted officers, 4 inspectors, 4 sub-inspectors and 201 Constables with European officers stationed at Headquarters [14]

Renovation and refurbishment of existing Royal Solomon Islands Police Force buildings at Rove commenced in 2009.[15]

Rove Police Barracks

In 2008 the New Zealand Government in partnership with RAMSI and the Solomon Islands Government constructed new houses for the police to ensuring a functional police force across the country.[16]

Culture

Botanical Gardens
Main article: Honiara Botanic Gardens

The Rove Botanical Gardens is located immediately behind the Rove Prison.

Memorials

HMAS Canberra Memorial In August 1942, HMAS Canberra was wrecked by torpedoes and gunfire during the Battle of Savo Island. The original memorial to HMAS Canberra in the Solomon Islands was located in the grounds of Vilu Private Museum and was destroyed a few years ago during tensions in the country. The memorial and plaque is now located at the Police Memorial Park, Honiara. In 2008 the Overseas Privately-Constructed Memorials Restoration Program provided funds to the HMAS Canberra/Shropshire Association to restore the memorial.[17]

Jacob C. Vouza Memorial Sir Jacob C. Vouza (1900–1984) [18] was made an honorary Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps in 1941 for his services assisting the Marines during the Guadalcanal campaign. The memorial is located outside the Rove police HQ site.

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation

The headquarters of SIBS is located at Rove[19]

A 2012 project to build the capacity of Solomon Islands media budgeted at US$14 300.00 aimed to strengthen the skills of media workers in all provinces of the countries in areas such as basic news writing, scripting for current affairs, or how to differentiate between news and non news.[20]

Sport

The Rove field hosts the annual Inter-Ministry Soccer and Volleyball league consisting of 86 teams including the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services.[21]

  • Lengakiki Warriors (Soccer club)

Amenities

Rove Markets

Rove market is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Central Market and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the White River Market and subject to council closures.[22]

Tourism
  • Mambo Juice, Tasahe Ave
  • Tropicana Motel

Health clinics

Honiara City has 8 General Health Clinics and only Kukum and Rove are opening during weekends and public holidays.[23]

The two clinics, Kukum and Rove, are upper clinics called "Area Health Clinics (AHC)"given more human and material resources by the government compared to other six clinics called "Urban Health Clinics (UHC)". AHC are expected to work as "gate keepers" before patients are referred to the central hospital in Honiara[24]

Schools
  • St. John's Community High School
  • Rove boarding school[25]
  • Tamlan Primary School
  • Bishop Epalle School
Photos of Rove
  • RAMSI memorial, under which are the destroyed firearms from the tensions.
  • HMAS Canberra memorial.
  • HMAS Canberra memorial.
  • Health Clinic at Rove
  • Tropicana Motel
  • Police Memorial Park, Rove, Honiara Solomon Islands
  • Talega motors and bootleg movies
  • Solomon Islands Broadcasting
  • Rove markets and fish markets
  • Mambo Juice Bar and minimart
  • Police Memorial Park, Rove Honiara
  • Bishop Epalle School
  • Panoramic photo of Tamlan School
  • Panoramic photo of St. John School


References
  1. 2009 2009 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS. "Report on Migration and Urbanisation". Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Geographic Information Unit (June 2004). HONIARA LOCATION GUIDE. Department of Lands and Survey. p. 205.
  3. Hughes, Bryn; Hunt, Charles T.; Curth-Bibb, Jodie (2013). Forging new conventional wisdom beyond international policing learning from complex, political realities. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-24482-5. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. Honiara City Council. "Ward Map". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. Australian Parliament (October 2002). "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED BUDGET ESTIMATES 2002-2003" Check |url= value (help). Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. James Rosenthal. Living Communion. Church Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-796-4. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. Security Force Armouries. "gunpolicy". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. Pacific Islands Report. "Ex-Militant Escapee Criticizes Solomon Islands Peace Process". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. Solomon Times Online (4 November 2013). "Police Recapture Escaped Fugitive". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. Island Sun (26 October 2012). "Police get little support as hunt for escapees continues". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  11. Radio Australia (22 March 2012). "Protest at Rove Prison ends with tear gas". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  12. Pacific Islands Broadcasting (August 19, 2004). "Police Commissioner estimates damages to Rove prison at SBD$2 million". Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  13. Corrections NEWS (May 2012). "Correctional Services of Solomon Islands gain QCS insights" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  14. Great Britain. Colonial Office (1953). Annual Report on the British Solomon Islands. H.M. Stationery Office. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  15. Natalia Szablewska, Sascha-Dominik Bachmann (27 October 2014). Current Issues in Transitional Justice: Towards a More Holistic Approach. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-09390-1. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  16. RAMSI (6 Nov 2008). "Rove barracks to be replaced under new RAMSI NZ police housing project". Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. "HMAS Canberra Memorial". Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  18. Solomon Times online (22 September 2008). "Sir Jacob Vouza-Solomon Islands War Hero". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  19. Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. "SIBC Headquarters Honiara". Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  20. "Building the capacity of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation correspondents". IPDC Projects database. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  21. SIBC. "INTER-MINISTRY TOURNEY KICK STARTS IN HONIARA TODAY". Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  22. Pollard, Alice Aruhe'eta (2000). Givers of wisdom, labourers without gain : essays on women in Solomon Islands. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies. ISBN 978-982-02-0149-1. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  23. Honiara City Council. "General Clinics". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  24. Kunimitsu, Ayano (2009). "The accuracy of clinical malaria case reporting at primary health care facilities in Honiara, Solomon Islands". Malaria Journal. 8 (1): 80. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-80. PMC 2685810. PMID 19389239.
  25. "A UNFPA Pacific humanitarian response in the Solomon Islands". 2014-04-24. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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