Press Release
Here are the latest press release involving OCO Seccretariat and its members.
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](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NZ-HoC.jpg)
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](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sione_niue.jpg)
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](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OCO-Logo-New_icon_1-1080x675.png)
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](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-15_15-20-27.jpg)
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](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Group_Day1-1080x675.jpg)
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...
![OCO Provides Capacity Building on Digital Customs and E-commerce to Members PR24/21](https://www.ocosec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/photo3-1080x675.jpg)
OCO Provides Capacity Building on Digital Customs and E-commerce to Members PR24/21
Suva, Fiji, 24 May, 2021- The Oceania Customs Organisation organised its first Virtual Workshop on Digital Customs & Ecommerce from 18-21 May,...