Press Release
Here are the latest press release involving OCO Seccretariat and its members.
PR 35/21 Chief Commissioner Towe outlines plans for PNG Customs Service
Suva, Fiji, October 28, 2021- It’s almost a year since Mr. David Towe was appointed as the Chief Commissioner of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Customs...
PR 34/21 OCO and WHO Stand Against Illicit Trade of Tobacco
Suva, Fiji, October 28, 2021- A joint operation by the Oceania Customs Organisation and the World Health Organization codenamed “Operation EXIT” is...
PR 33/21 Christine Stevenson leads New Zealand Customs Service through COVID-19
Suva, Fiji, October 22 October 2021- Christine Stevenson is the Comptroller and Chief Executive of New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs), which...
PR 32/21 Sione’s vision for Niue Customs
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...
PR 30/21 John leads Palau’s Border Protection Efforts
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...
PR 29/21 Mitchell leads Oceania and Cook Islands Customs Service
Suva, Fiji, September 12, 2021- The newly appointed chairperson of the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO), Xavier Mitchell is your typical islander...
PR 28/21 OCO 21st Annual Meeting – Transnational crimes require regional collaboration
Suva, Fiji, September 02, 2021- Despite border closures and reduced air and sea travel because of COVID-19, Customs administrations in the region...
PR 27/21 Heads of Customs in Oceania region meet for Annual Conference
Suva, Fiji, August 26, 2021- The Heads of Customs administrations in the region are holding their annual conference virtually today to discuss...
Vanuatu keeps up with the World of E-Commerce and Digital Trade PR26/21
Suva, Fiji, June 16, 2021- COVID-19 has not only decimated Pacific Island economies, it has also catapulted to the fore the urgent need to move...
Regional collaboration against transnational crimes PR25/21
Suva, Fiji,08 June 2021- The OCO Head of Secretariat, Richard Brennan says the more knowledge OCO members have of organized crimes, the better they...