OCO 2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: “DR CLARKE USES VAST GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN NAURU” PR09/21
Suva, Fiji, 16 March 2021 – Dr. Jennifer Clarke is a UK-trained academician, practitioner, and researcher of development administration with over 20 years of practical experience in institutional strengthening and capacity building. She is currently the head of Nauru Customs Service and is one of the three female heads of Customs in OCO membership of…
OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: “BARBARA’S JOURNEY FROM A DANCER TO A CAPTAIN” PR08/21
Suva, Fiji, 15 March 2021 – Captain Barbara C. Tayama is the operations supervisor of the Logistics and Support Division of the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency. As a young person, she loved to dance and performed in various places in Guam and even in the United States at the Disneyland in Anaheim, California, the…
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO SUPPLY MOTOR VEHICLES
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) invites proposals from reputable companies for the supply of motor vehicles for the Secretariat. For a copy of the tender requirements please contact Rejieli Rokosalu at RejieliR@ocosec.org All completed proposals should be submitted by email to tender@ocosec.org no later than 4pm on 22 March 2021. END
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – OCO FRENCH TRANSLATOR (SHORT TERM)
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has 23 independent, self-governing, and territories Customs jurisdictions in the Pacific. Established in 1986, its mandate is to promote effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations in the harmonization and simplification of Customs procedures, facilitation of trade, law enforcement, and building the capacity of members in meeting the development objectives of…
OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: “TRENDSETTER DAPHNEY MANAGES OCO OPERATIONS” PR07/21
Suva, Fiji, 10 March 2021 – Irma Daphney Stone is a trendsetter. She began her career as a development accountant in her home country in Tonga in 1994, a time when business graduates in the kingdom were rare. She became the first female chief executive officer of the Ministry of Revenue and Customs in 2012,…
OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: VAEIRA’S PARISIAN EXPERIENCE HELPS HER WORK IN FRENCH POLYNESIA PR06/21
Suva, Fiji, 10 March 2021 – When the COVID-19 crisis hit French Polynesia, it was déjà vu for Vaeari Tauira who had spent some time as a customs auditor at Roissy Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris when the pandemic enveloped France. The opportunity helped her to gather invaluable insights into the crisis, which…
OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: “LA REINA” OF CNMI CUSTOMS PR05/21
Suva, Fiji, 09 March 2021 – Lieutenant Lareina Camacho is one of the 32 percent of women who work for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Customs (CNMI) after joining in 2017. She is the special assistant to the director at the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Customs Department. This is her story. In Spanish,…
OCO PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES: AVALISA’S BALANCING ACT TO KEEP SAMOA SAFE PR04/21
Suva, Fiji, 08 March 2021 – In 2019, the OCO held its inaugural Change Management on Gender Equality workshop, which suggested there should be gender equality in all aspects of OCO’s work program. This suggestion was endorsed at the 2020 OCO Annual Conference. In 2020, OCO member countries were encouraged to celebrate International Women’s Day…
OCO CELEBRATES THE UNSUNG HEROINES IN THE FRONT LINES PR03/21
Suva, Fiji, 04 March 2021– Oceania Customs Organisation Chairperson, Mr. Salvador Jacob says the Pacific Islands States have benefited enormously from the contribution of women in Customs administrations, who like their male counterparts, are the unsung heroines in their front lines. “On this 2021 International Day of Women, the OCO and its members pay tribute…