ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Prime Minister Tillman Thomas will give the Grenada government’s position on the deepening of the integration process and the establishment of the OECS economic union when he meets with his colleague heads of government at a meeting of the OECS Authority in Anguilla. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- “We have been preparing for quite some time, but with no OECS sports coordinator appointed, we had to wait,” stated Leroy Llewellyn, vice-president of SVG Athletics in a telephone interview with sportcaraibe.net. He was discussing the issues associated with the OECS Half-marathon read more...

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Come November 6, 2009, some of the best junior swimmers from the Organisartion of Eastern Caribbean States members countries will dive into the Good Hope Pool, and race against each other in a bid to be the sub-region’s best. This will be when the 2009 Organisation... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas said on Monday in Castries, St Lucia, it was imperative for there to be a deepening integration within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) so as to fully take advantage of the changing global environment. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Boxing fans and boxers in the OECS will this year not have an opportunity to witness and compete at the OECS Boxing championships. That’s because the 2009 OECS Boxing Championships scheduled to be held here November 20th and 21st has been called off. read more...

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- The 2009 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States half-marathon scheduled to be contested in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday November 15, 2009, will again be sponsored this year by Nemwill Insurance now Guardian General Insurance. According Arletta Jeffery-Bailey... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis exported more goods and services to the United States for the first seven months of this year among the member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Barbados. Figures indicate the twin-island Federation also exported more... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Maintaining the stability of the EC currency is one of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s main achievements as the Bank celebrates its 26th anniversary on 1 October. Governor of the ECCB, Sir K Dwight Venner says the fact that the ECCB has been kept together for 26 years and... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Bank met in its 6th special meeting at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Headquarters in St Kitts and Nevis on Friday, under the chairmanship of Roosevelt Skerritt, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Dominica. read more...

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HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bermuda has been elected Vice Chair of the Steering Group of the new Global Forum at the 5th Meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information
for Tax Purposes held in Mexico City September 1-2 2009.  Some 178 delegates from over 70 jurisdictions... read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines --The importance of seizing opportunities despite the current global economic crisis, is one of the important recommendations that the OECS Credit Unions will be following. This announcement was made at a briefing by Ingrid O’Marde of the Antigua Credit Union. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines -- President of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions, CCCU, Yvonne Ridguard has called on Credit Unions in the Caribbean to be undaunted by the global recession that plagues the economy. Ridguard is the first female President of the CCCU. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- 'Standing firm in uncertain times'. That’s the theme under which the 7th Annual Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, (OECS) Credit Unions Summit will be held. The event will run from 20 August until 22 August 2009 in host country St Vincent and the Grenadines. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- OECS Member States have started to roll out an Electronic Government for Regional Integration Project (EGRIP) which should help them address some of the huge challenges of size and isolation faced by small island developing states. The governments of Dominica, Grenada and St Lucia... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The OECS Trade Policy Unit is collaborating with the Regional Integration Unit to convene a two day consultation on regional integration and cooperation in St Lucia, August 17 to 18. The consultation will bring together National Authorising Officers, trade and finance officials. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The OECS Trade Policy Unit will be part of a delegation to Dominica next week to discuss the harmonization and standardization of the country’s administrative practices and procedures to ensure that they are compliant with the arrangements under the CSME. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA -- Dr June Soomer, St Lucia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with responsibility for the OECS, CARICOM and Diaspora Affairs, says the OECS Economic Union to be launched in July next year will not counter Caribbean Community (CARICOM) efforts to unite the region. read more...

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BRADES, Montserrat (OCM) -- The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Heads of Government, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council and the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) Union Task Force held a regional public discussion via videoconference on Thursday. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The OECS Secretariat has shipped supplies of a special antiviral medicine known as Tamiflu to all OECS Member States for combating the H1N1 or swine flu virus. The Secretariat’s Pharmaceutical Procurement Service purchased the medicines from a top quality generic supplier in India. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Dominica national Vincent Philbert has been named Head of the Export Development Unit, Dominica, under the OECS Secretariat, taking over from Colin Bully effective July 1, 2009. Philbert is a 1990 graduate in Economics from Cambridge University, U.K and holds an MBA. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt says significant opportunities and programmes are afforded through association with the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). Defending his government’s move to join ALBA on Friday in Georgetown Guyana... read more...

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ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday became the third country within the OECS to sign on to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) during a ceremony in Venezuela. Prime MInister Spencer during his statement at the singing ceremony said that the country's accession to... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) marked its 28th anniversary on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Activities to mark the occasion include the regional launch of an animated television series called “U” which highlights the benefits of OECS integration to citizens of the sub-region. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- Libya is to set up a commercial bank in the OECS region. The decision was taken in Libya following discussions St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves had with Libyan leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi, in Tripoli, Libya's capital. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning wants a political union in the region, and he is convening a special convention of his People´s National Movement (PNM) on June 21 to discuss the issue. The PM said the party had perused, last Sunday, a document on regional integration. read more...

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TORTOLA, BVI -- OECS Heads of Government wrapped up their 49th Meeting in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on May 22, calling it a watershed in the historical evolution of the organization. Heads noted the enhanced international profile of the Organisation which has resulted from the repositioning of the OECS. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Opposition leader Basdeo Panday said that Trinidad and Tobago should not join political and economic union with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) without a referendum. He said that it is a very serious matter, which should be decided by the electorate. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis and other member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have been asked to examine the feasibility of establishing arrangements for joint procurement of sand cement, steel and high quality lumber. read more...

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BRADES, Montserrat (OCM) -- Montserrat is partnering with the Export Development Unit (EDU) of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) secretariat to design and develop a comprehensive action plan for audio-visual industries in the OECS member states. A team of two consultants... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Closer functional co-operation between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the United States Virgin Islands was discussed during the just concluded 49th Meeting OECS Heads of Government in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. read more...

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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reportedly had a successful meeting in Tortola, BVI, and issued a lengthy 14-page release on matters discussed and decisions taken. The first was the taking of the chairmanship by Montserrat Chief Minister, Dr Lowell Lewis. read more...

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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- British Virgin Islands Premier Ralph O'Neal spoke about the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in his presentation at the opening ceremony of the 49th conference of the sub-regional body being held in Tortola. He said he was pleased with the operations of the OECS. read more...

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (OPM) -- Speaking on Wednesday in the BVI, outgoing chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, has called for a deepening of the unity that characterized the sub region’s response to the global financial crisis. read more...

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ROAD TOWN, BVI -- The 49th meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is now underway in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The conference began with a ceremonial opening at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College on Wednesday afternoon. Business sessions will start on Thursday. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Implications of the global and regional financial crisis for OECS economies will be among matters facing OECS Heads of Government when they meet in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for the 49th Meeting of the OECS Authority, May 20 to 22. The meeting will consider the effects of the financial crisis. read more...

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- Tourism Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in regular session at their 8th OECS Council of Tourism Ministers Meeting, held in St Vincent and the Grenadines on April 21, 2009. The main purposes of the meeting were to track progress... read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Consumers in the OECS are in a position to gain from reduced prices recently obtained for additional medical products under the OECS PPS bulk purchasing arrangement. Officials from the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (OECS PPS) have observed that in some cases... read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- A US$50 million rescue of CL Financial subsidiaries British American and CLICO in the OECS countries are necessary, given the impact of the failure of these companies on territories that are major markets for local manufacturers, Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira said. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Senior officials, from key agencies involved in trade in Dominica, met with OECS officials to discuss the establishment of a national coordinating body on trade facilitation late last month. The presentations and discussion focussed on Trade Facilitation in the context of customs reform. read more...

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CASTRIES, St Lucia: In the second in a series of consultations on the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda (DDA), the OECS Secretariat will bring Trade and Fisheries Officials from OECS-WTO members to St John’s, Antigua on 8-9th April, to discuss rules for the treatment of fisheries subsidies. read more...

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