Suva, Fiji, 1 November 2021– Customs administrations and border agencies in the region shared experiences and learned best practices on how to respond better to natural disasters and infectious diseases through a four-day workshop facilitated by the World Customs Organization and the Oceania Customs Organization. With the support of the Japanese Government, WCO held the…
Suva, Fiji, November 1– Jim Sutton is the head of Solomon Islands Customs and is one of the most experienced Customs officers in the region with 45 years of Customs work experience in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Liberia, Ghana, Angola, India, Vietnam, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea. Even with his vast experience and despite the…
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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…
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…
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
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
