Navigating Future Currents Together From Samoa

Written by Media Release
Friday, 05 September 2008
The 37th annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) was held in Apia, Samoa between 2 - 4 September 2008. The theme for the conference was “Navigating Future Currents Together" and was hosted by the Samoa Police. The members of the PICP considered a range of issues such as HIV/AIDS and human rights, the Pacific Patrol Boat Programme, Armouries Project and Use of Force. The Chiefs reaffirmed their commitment to the PICP/UNAIDS programme. They agreed to continue the HIV/AIDS/Human Rights programme for another two years. The increasing number of cruise ships in the region has become a concern for the Chiefs and the potential criminal behaviour of some passengers and how police jurisdictions will deal with this behaviour. The Chiefs have committed resources to review this potential problem and work with the cruise ship industry to find solutions. The Chiefs continue to support a range of activities to enhance the response capability and management of information and intelligence to combat transnational crime in the region. This includes the Transnational Crime Units established in several jurisdictions. Many of the police jurisdictions operate patrol boats under the Pacific Patrol Boat Programme. At their conference last year the Chiefs recognised the potential of their patrol boats to expand their current role to include other transnational crime matters. The Chiefs will continue to support and promote interagency cooperation and multitasking of the patrol boats for wider law enforcement purposes beyond fisheries. The Chair of the 36th Conference, Niue's Chief of Police Ross Ardern, awarded the Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Service to Chief Inspector Steven Francis of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). The award recognised his outstanding service through his involvement in the Pacific Regional Policing Initiative, Regional Training Team and the development of training opportunities within the RPNGC. The Chiefs endorsed the PICP WAN Exchange and Sister City Programme. These programmes enable female police officers from the different jurisdictions with the opportunity to travel to other Pacific police services and undertake study related to a specialised operational aspect of policing. The current Pacific Regional Policy initiative will conclude in December 2008. The Chiefs received a briefing on the preliminary plans and processes surrounding the Australian Government funded Pacific Police Development Programme (PPDP). The underlying principles of this programme were explained and a commitment to enter into extensive 'conversations' with all participating Chiefs. The conference reconsidered the suspension of Fiji Police from the PICP and resolved that it should continue. The effect of the suspension has been that the PICP continues to interact with Fiji Police staff on humanitarian and operational issues, such as HIV/AIDS and human rights, as well as disaster response management. The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police will meet again in Papua New Guinea in 2009. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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