Vanuatu's government is planning to significantly increase the size of the police force.
The force currently has about 500 personnel.
But the Daily Post reports that the government intends for 1,000 extra personnel by 2023.
They would be recruited into the general police force, as well as the Vanuatu Mobile Force paramilitary and maritime wings.
The recruitment drive is coinciding with a major extension of the Vanuatu Mobile Force's barracks in Port Vila and Luganville.
An Australian construction company, Icon, has been contracted by Vanuatu for the extension work, and is looking to recruit arund 400 local workers for the project.
Source:
RNZ Pacific