Law enforcement in Vanuatu


has a small mobile para-military force part of the national police service, the Ni-Vanuatu Police or Vanuatu Police Force, headquartered in Port Vila.

Organisation

of the Vanuatu Mobile Force, was sworn in as the acting police commissioner in 2002.
In a 2006 interview Police Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Lui Patu Navoko voiced support for the idea that Vanuatu would benefit from having a National Security Council.
Lieutenant Joshua Bong was appointed to a four year term as Police Commissioner, on 29 September 2009, replacing Lui Patu Navoko.
Bong was terminated in October 2012 by President Iolu Johnson Abil. Arthur Caulton, his deputy, was announced as interim Commissioner.

Maritime arm

The Vanuatu Marine Force currently operates a single Pacific-class patrol boat, the RVS Tukoro. This old vessel was delivered in 1987 by Australian grant aid, and is due to be replaced by a Guardian-class patrol boat in 2021. Australia provides other material and infrastructure assistance to Vanuata.

History

Vanuatu has provided police officers to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands since July 2003. Ni-Vanuatu police officer Benson Samuels is contingent commander of the ni-Vanuatu police serving as part of RAMSI's Participating Police Force.