Suva, Fiji, October 22 October 2021– Christine Stevenson is the Comptroller and Chief Executive of New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs), which is the country’s oldest government department. Ms. Stevenson has had a long career in the public sector and has worked for the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Department of…
The Australia Pacific Security College has developed a short Law Enforcement Video as an outcome of a Multi-Agency Exercise.
Greetings from the OCO Secretariat! We are pleased to present the OCO E-Newsletter for the period July – September 2021. In this edition we bring you up to speed on: Activities for the period July – September 2021. News from OCO and its Members and, Activities currently lined up for the upcoming 3 months. We…
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 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…
