Suva, Fiji, 29 March, 2021. Palau’s Bureau of Customs and Border Protection relies on Joline Spesungel for any IT related work. Joline has been working for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection for the last 21 years. She is now in charge of the IT section. Joline is one of those featured in the…
Suva, Fiji, 29 March 2021. The Cook Islands Customs Services (CICS) Trade and Revenue Assurance Section is an all women team. The seven-member team manages client services as well as trade and revenue assurance. Heading the team is Senior Customs Officer, Maria Matua Ioane who joined the service fresh out of college as an 18-year-old…
Suva, Fiji, 19 March, 2021 – Criminals trying to infiltrate borders with illicit drugs and contrabands is real. In Fiji and across the globe, one of the key roles of Customs administrations such as the Fiji Revenue and Customs Services is to stop criminals and arrest this illegal trades. In Nadi, one of our international…
Suva, Fiji, 25 March 2021. Catherine Mori is the oldest female employee in the Customs and Tax Administration in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). And she may just well be the oldest female employee in the Department of FSM Finance, the jurisdiction under which her institution comes under. Beginning her career as a Revenue…
Suva, Fiji, 23 March 2021 – In an organization, there is always that one person who everyone goes to get things done. At the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), that person is Stephanie Waqanivavalagi who is the “trouble-shooter” making sure operations run smoothly. This is her story. Life’s experiences Growing up in a family of six…
Suva, Fiji, 23 March 2021 – Jayvina Victus is a Customs and Revenue Officer IV with the Customs and Tax Administration under the Department of FSM Finance. In the 13 years of her career as a revenue officer and in her present role, she has grown both professionally and personally. She has had to take…
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has 23 independent, self-governing territories with 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, 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? Currently, I am supporting a national project aimed at disrupting organised criminal…
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 have had to rely more on the digital platform to remain connected,” OCO…
Suva, Fiji, 1 March 2021 – Laisiana Tugaga is the Trade and Revenue Adviser at the Oceania Customs Secretariat. A Fijian national, her career has spanned over two decades with 15 years spent in trade and customs. She is one of those women who are making footprints in Customs in the Oceania region and yet…
