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OECS Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sign Memorandum of Understanding
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Jul-11
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OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, July 6 2011. The
OECS Secretariat and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support ongoing and
planned collaboration between the two organisations on population
related issues.
Antigua: More Places Needed For OECS Students at UWI
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Jul-11
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Education
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July 4, 2011 - Antigua and Barbuda has called for affirmative action to allow more
students from CARICOM’s non-campus territories to access tertiary level
education at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Free Movement within the OECS by August
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Jun-11
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June 28, 2011 - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says all
restrictions on the free movement of nationals within the sub-region
will be removed by August.
OECS Mission in Ottawa to Close
- By S Coward
- Published 25-Jun-11
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June 25, 2011 - At the recently concluded 53rd Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority, held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Heads of Government agreed to the closure of the OECS High Commission in Ottawa, Canada by December 2011.
OECS Communique 53rd Meeting
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Jun-11
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June 6, 2011 - The Fifty-third Meeting of the OECS Authority was convened in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines over the period May 19-20, 2011 under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Stephenson King, Prime Minister of St Lucia.
OECS to Further Explore Ways to Stimulate Intra-regional Travel
- By S Coward
- Published 20-May-11
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Travel/Tourism
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OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia -- May 20, 2011 -- Chairman
of the Council of OECS Ministers for Tourism Honourable Richard Ricky
Skerritt says the OECS is considering strategic mechanisms to stimulate
intra-regional travel, so as to facilitate easier movement of persons
across the region.
Joint OAS - CARICOM Mission in Haiti Notes Postponement of Publication of Haiti's Preliminary Results
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Apr-11
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Haiti - April 1, 2011 - The Joint - CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission (JEOM) in Haiti
has taken note of the postponement of the publication of the
preliminary results to 4 April 2011 which was announced by the
Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) in its Press Release #91 of 29
March 2011.
OECS Member States move towards developing the first Common Tourism Policy for the OECS
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Mar-11
- Travel/Tourism , Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
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OECS, Castries, St. Lucia -- March 18, 2011--Senior Tourism Officials from across the OECS will meet in St. Lucia from March 23 & 24, 2011, at a workshop designed to develop the first Common Tourism Policy for the OECS region.
Antigua and Barbuda to Host Special Meeting of OECS Authority
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Mar-11
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March 18, 2011 -Today Friday 18th March, 2011 Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States will converge in Antigua and Barbuda at the Office of the Prime Minister for a Special Meeting of the OECS Authority.
Communique - 52nd Meeting of the OECS Authority
- By S Coward
- Published 30-Jan-11
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Jan. 30, 2011 -- At the Fifty-Second Meeting of the OECS Authority convened on January
24th 2011 on the Calvigny Island, St. George's, OECS leaders focused on
a new agenda and a new beginning for the OECS region.
OECS To Host Series of Seminars for the Media on Protected Areas
- By S Coward
- Published 11-Jan-11
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Environment/Energy
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Castries -- Jan. 11, 2011 -- The OECS Secretariat will host a series of seminars on the role of
protected areas in biodiversity conservation for the media in January
and February 2011 across all independent States of the OECS.
OECS Moves Closer to Indicative Date for Operations of Economic Union
- By S Coward
- Published 22-Dec-10
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OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, Monday December 22, 2010 -- On June 18, 2010, the OECS Member States of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed the Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the OECS Economic Union, in order to pave the way for the deepening of OECS integration.
OECS Customs and Trade officials discuss further plans to make trading in the OECS better for business
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Nov-10
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Economy, Trade & Investment
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Castries -- Nov. 28, 2010---Issues and recommendations from national consultations in OECS Member States formed the main part of Wednesday’s talks on the importance of trade facilitation in improving the region’s competitiveness and sustaining an OECS Economic Union.
OECS and PAHO to Help Health Sectors Affected By Hurricane Tomas
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Nov-10
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Hurricanes/Natural Disasters
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OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, Tuesday November 9, 2010. The Castries based OECS Secretariat is collaborating with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), to help reduce the strain on the region’s health sector caused by the deadly impact of Hurricane Tomas.
OECS Countries Closer to Finding Common Business Opportunities in Negotiations with Canada
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Oct-10
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Economy, Trade & Investment
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Castries -- Oct. 28, 2010 -- Trade experts in the OECS are upbeat about efforts towards a common Offer of Services as part of ongoing Caricom-Canada negotiations.