Suva, Fiji, November 24, 2021– The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) is mourning the loss of Mr. Salvador Jacob, its deputy chairperson and also head of the Tax and Customs Division of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Mr. Jacob passed away after a short illness on November 23, 2021, three days after his 53rd birthday….
Suva, Fiji, November 18, 2021– Tonga’s Ministry of Revenue and Customs CEO, Kelemete Vahe has called for more regional commitment towards the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to protect millions of Pacific Islanders from receiving counterfeit items, which could pose economic, social and health hazards. Mr. Vahe made the comments at the IPR Legislative…
Suva, Fiji, November 18, 2021– Almost a year since the PACER Plus agreement came into effect, countries met to discuss opportunity areas in the implementation of the trade tool. Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) and the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) convened a virtual workshop of trainers this month from Cook Islands, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Solomon…
Suva, Fidji, 1er novembre – Jim Sutton est le chef des douanes des îles Salomon et l’un des douaniers les plus expérimentés de la région, avec 45 ans d’expérience professionnelle en Australie, en Afghanistan, au Pakistan, au Liberia, au Ghana, en Angola, en Inde, au Vietnam, au Timor oriental et en Papouasie- Nouvelle-Guinée. Malgré sa…
Suva, Fidji, 28 octobre 2021- Cela fait presque un an que M. David Towe a été nommé commissaire en chef du service des douanes de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (PNG). M. Towe, titulaire d’un master en droit international et en administration des douanes, a commencé sa carrière professionnelle en tant qu’agent des douanes en 2000, gravissant les échelons…
Suva, Fidji, 22 octobre 2021- Christine Stevenson est contrôleur et directrice générale du Service des douanes de Nouvelle-Zélande (NZ Customs), qui est le plus ancien ministère du pays. Mme Stevenson a eu une longue carrière dans le secteur public et a travaillé our le ministère du développement social, le ministère de la justice et le…
Suva, Fiji, November 16, 2021– In the last two years, Jean-François Tanneau has been the head of French Polynesia Customs. With his sailing background and having managed coast guard services in France, being sent to the idyllic tropical paradise of French Polynesia was an opportunity he did not want to give up. But while French…
Suva, Fidji, 12 octobre 2021- En tant que chef de l’une des plus petites administrations douanières de la région, il n’est pas surprenant que Sione Sionetama soit bien connu à Niue. Mais cela ne lui facilite pas la tâche, car il devient aussi le type impopulaire lorsqu’il s’agit de collecter des impôts. M. Sionetama est…
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…
