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OECS to hold International Development Conference January 27, 2007
CASTRIES, St Lucia: The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will bring together representatives of major international and regional institutions for its first International Development Conference, to be held at the Bay Gardens Hotel in St. Lucia, January 29-30 2007. read more..

OECS must invest heavily in education, says Dominican minister January 27, 2007
ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Minister for Education, Human Resource Development, Sports and Youth Affairs, Vince Henderson has called on member States of the OECS to continue to invest heavily in education in response to the many challenges facing the region. read more..

OECS Countries to continue World Trade Policy talks in early 2007 December 19, 2006
CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS member countries on the World Trade Organisation are likely to meet in January 2007 to consider the draft report of an OECS Trade Policy Review as well as a coordinated approach regarding a World Trade Organisation Trade Policy Review meeting. read more..

OECS countries prepare for WTO trade policy review December 7, 2006
CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS Member states on Tuesday commenced preparation for their second World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Policy Review scheduled for December 2007. read more..

Call for more resources to address OECS environmental issues November 27, 2006
CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS Ministers of Environment concluded their 10th Environment Policy Committee meeting in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with a strong call for more resources to advance the work that falls within the ambit of environmental management and sustainable development. read more..

OECS Geneva Mission welcomes the resumption of trade talks November 27, 2006
CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS Member Countries are seeking to maximise opportunities from the resumption of Doha Round Trade talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Doha Round Trade talks, suspended in July of this year, have resumed at the technical informal level. read more..

Small Vulnerable Economies group achieves milestone at WTO October 23, 2006
CASTRIES, St Lucia: The OECS Technical Mission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), working with the Small Vulnerable Economies group, has won a symbolic victory for small States. This victory has been realised with the General Council endorsing a package of proposals. read more..

OECS tourism ministers take wide-ranging decisions at Puerto Rico meeting October 10, 2006
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The fourth Meeting of the OECS Council of Tourism Ministers ended in Puerto Rico on Friday October 6, with several decisions geared towards enhancing joint marketing, achieving greater benefits from cruise tourism, improving security for the yachting sector, read more..

Major obstacles to OECS joining single market cleared, says Manning June 15, 2006
PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Issues surrounding the Regional Development Fund (RDF) are largely resolved, clearing the way for OECS member states to join the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) at the end of June. read more..

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