Suva, Fiji, October 13, 2021– As head of one of the smallest Customs administrations in the region, it comes as no surprise that Sione Sionetama is well known in Niue. But that doesn’t make his work any easier as he also becomes the unpopular guy when it comes to tax collection. Mr. Sionetama is one…
Suva, Fiji, 07 October, 2021-The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and All Partners Access Network (APAN) Community recently held an APAN Train the Trainer (TtT) workshop to improve the usage of the information sharing tool by Intelligence Contact Point (ICP) members. This followed the increase in the usage of the tool in the last 10 months,…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) invites proposals from Strategic Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation specialists to facilitate and develop a new successor 5 year Strategic Plan for the Secretariat and its members. Please refer to the Terms of Reference “Develop OCO Strategic Plan” here for more detailed information. Completed proposals should be submitted by email…
The WCO-Japan Career Development Programme (CDP) for 2021-2022commenced on Thursday 16 September 2021. View full story.
Suva, Fiji, September 22, 2021– Six OCO members who are also members of the World Customs Organisation will receive training on the Harmonized System classification and Customs Valuation following the launch of the Master Trainer Programme (MTP) earlier this month. The six countries are Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu. The…
Suva, Fidji, 12 septembre 2021 – Le nouveau président de l’Organisation des douanes de l’Océanie (OCO), Xavier Mitchell, est un insulaire typique qui aime beaucoup la pêche, en particulier la pêche sportive. Mais ce que beaucoup ne savent pas, c’est que le chef du Cook Islands Customs Service and Inland Revenue est également passionné par…
Suva, Fidji, 13 septembre 2021 – Le week-end, vous trouverez John Tarkong Jr soit en train de pêcher en mer, soit dans sa “maison de repos”, loin du bruit et de l’agitation de la vie urbaine, en train de gratter sa guitare et de chanter une note ou deux autour de quelques bières. Parfois, il…
Suva, Fiji, September 21, 2021– Jose Mafnas is one of the most experienced Customs officers in the region with over three decades of experience. The head of CNMI Customs, however, makes sure he has time to also enjoy himself and more importantly with his family and friends either on picnics, fishing or just cruising the…
Suva, Fiji, September 13, 2021– On weekends you will find John Tarkong Jr either out at sea fishing or in his “rest home” away from the noise and the hustles and bustles of city life, probably strumming his guitar and singing a note or two over a few beers. Sometimes he is just building things…
Suva, Fiji, September 12, 2021– The newly appointed chairperson of the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), Xavier Mitchell is your typical islander with a great love for fishing, in particular game fishing. But what many would not know is that the head of Cook Islands Customs Service and Inland Revenue also has a passion for the…
