Suva, Fiji, 17 March, 2021 - Michelle Bond works for the Australian Border Force with extensive experience in Customs. The proud single mother of two is one of the women featured in the OCO/PACNEWS Women in Customs Series. What are your current responsibilities?...
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OCO helps members to remain connected PR13/21
Suva, Fiji, 19 March 2021 - Ten members of the Oceania Secretariat Organisation have received communication equipment to assist them in accessing and sharing information on security issues. "The pandemic has forced us to implore new methods of operation where we all...
OCO/PACNEWS PACIFIC WOMEN IN CUSTOMS SERIES “Talei’s contribution to Fiji” PR11/21
Suva, Fiji, 17 March, 2021 - Talei Katonibau is a Customs Officer in the Tariff and Trade Section of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, a position she has held for six years. The Tariff and Trade Section is responsible for the administration of duty concessions,...
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES PR10/21
OCO Head of Secretariat, Richard Brennan makes a point during the training Suva, Fiji, 16th March, 2021- Through the Australia Pacific Security College (APSC), the region’s law enforcement agencies- Customs, Police and Immigration- are working to improve their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...