BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir K Dwight Venner will present the 2009 Economic Review of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) on Thursday 28 January 2010 at 8:00 pm on radio and television stations throughout the ECCU. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Former Jamaican Prime Minister, PJ Patterson, has endorsed a move by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to form an Economic Union by June this year. He said a sense of "shared destiny" was needed with all Caribbean families fully involved. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Leaders from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) joined St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and current Chairman of the grouping on Tuesday in signing a treaty to establish an Economic Union. “Today is a great day. It is a day of profound historical... read more...

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BRADES, Montserrat -- Pending internal approval, Montserrat will only be observing next week’s historic signing of the OECS Economic Union Treaty. The signing on December 29, 2009 will take place in the St Kitts capital, venue of the signing of the Treaty of Basseterre on June 18, 1981. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- “An incredible juncture in the historic evolution of the OECS,” is how St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Denzil Douglas is describing next week’s signing of the Treaty which takes the sub-regional grouping to an Economic Union. The signing will take place in the St Kitts capital. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis outpaced Barbados and the member countries of the OECS as the leading exporter of goods and services to the United States in September and October this year, according to the Foreign Trade Division of the United States Census Bureau. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- St Kitts and Nevis is the first Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) territory to be part of the OPAAL video documentary filming. The OECS Protected Areas and Associated Livelihoods project (OPAAL) is an initiative by which participating countries have made... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- There are more signs that the local business sector continues to have confidence in the St. Kitts and Nevis economy. A recent survey found that in Barbados and the OECS, St Kitts and Nevis has the most optimistic investment outlook over the next 12 months. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas says the results of the referendum in St Vincent and the Grenadines last week are an indication that there is need to fully study and analyse the existing constitutions of the members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA -- A Grenadian diplomat believes that regional political and economic unity are crucial more than ever, given the many global challenges being faced. Consul General to New York, Derrick James said that while there have been tremendous efforts at political and economic unity, significant work... read more...

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Development cannot be limited to mere economic growth. In order to be authentic, that is genuine and realistic, it must be complete and integral, and it has to promote the good of every man or woman and of the whole person. The patterns of behaviour, in the region of the Caribbean Basin of the English speaking peoples... read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The new Treaty of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will be signed in the St Kitts capital in December. This was disclosed Friday in Anguilla by Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas at the conclusion of the historic 50th meeting of the OECS Authority. read more...

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THE VALLEY, Anguilla -- Montserrat will not have to negotiate its place in the establishment of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union Treaty says Chief Minister Reuben Meade. The OECS Economic Treaty is intended to further cement the integration of the member states. read more...

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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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