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BRAZILLIAN DIPLOMAT PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE OECS SECRETARIAT

(Castries, May 08, 2012) Tuesday May 8th 2012 marked another special occasion at the OECS Secretariat where His Excellency Joaquim Augusto Whitaker Salles, presented his credentials to Dr. Len Ishmael, Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, and became the second Ambassador/Resident Representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the OECS. Ambassador Whitaker Salles was preceded by H.E. João Batista Cruz who ended his tour of duty earlier this year. Read more

09-May-2012 | Media | More in: Secretariat

Meeting of OECS Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition Hailed a Success

Castries, May 05, 2012, Leaders of the Parliamentary Opposition in the Member States of the OECS ended a successful meeting in Saint Lucia on May 04, 2012 at which they discussed issues relating to the operationalisation of the OECS Economic Union. The meeting was convened at the instance of Dr the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Chairman of the OECS Authority and Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, and was attended by opposition Parliamentarians from all Member States except Montserrat and the BVI. The meeting had a three-fold objective, namely: To brief Parliamentarians on developments relating to the Economic Union; To... Read more

09-May-2012 | Media | More in: Economic Union

Commencement of Assessment Phase of OECS Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS)

OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, April 2012. The Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the OECS Economic Union, signed on June 18, 2010 as an instrument to foster deeper integration among OECS Member States, has profound implications for both the regional and national statistical systems in the area. Informed decision-making at the regional level, as well as the design, implementation and monitoring of regional policies, require data which are not only fit for purpose in terms of coverage and timeliness, but which are also harmonized across countries. The challenge thus facing statisticians in both the individual OECS Member States and in the institutions... Read more

24-Apr-2012 | Sean Mathurin | More in: Statistics

OECS National Statistics Offices to benefit from Capacity Building in Household Survey Methods

OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, April 17th 2012, The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat is conducting an OECS training workshop in St. Lucia, on Household Survey Methods, from 16th – 20th April, 2012 Staff of National Statistics Offices in OECS countries, are among those expected to significantly benefit from the five day training exercise on building capacity in Household Survey Methods. The primary purpose of the training will be to complement and supplement material covered in an E-Learning course on Household Survey Methods, which would have been completed by staff of OECS Statistics offices ahead of the workshop. This activity, part... Read more

17-Apr-2012 | Media | More in: Statistics

Eastern Caribbean States Foreign Ministers attend ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

BRUSSELS. Three Ministers of Foreign Affairs from three Eastern Caribbean States participated in the bi-annual intersessional ACP and Joint ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly that was held in Brussels, capital of the European Union. Honourable Sam Condor of St. Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Alva Baptiste of Saint Lucia and Honourable Dr. Douglas Slater of St. Vincent and the Grenadines attended meetings from 19 – 22 March 2012 at the ACP House and at the European Parliament with Members of African, Caribbean and Pacific national Parliaments as well as Members of the European Parliament. Read more

27-Mar-2012 | Media | More in: ECS Mission in Brussels

UNDP Barbados and the OECS launches Youth Think Tank (YTT) Open Competition

February 2012, Bridgetown. Globally and regionally there is increasing support and investment in youth programmes, support to expand the inclusion of the voices of youth in policy and decision-making processes. Investing time, efforts and resources in Caribbean youth creates new opportunities, choices and helps build the human capital and human development needed to support Caribbean development goals. Read more

24-Feb-2012 | Media | More in: Secretariat

Featured Documents

Meeting of the Leaders of the Opposition (2012-05-04 )	Message by Chairman of OECS, Dr. the Hon Denzil Douglas - Operationalisation of OECS Economic Union ( 2011-01-24 14:47:36)	Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the OECS Economic Union ( 2010-06-28 15:44:13)

Remarks by Dr Len Ishmael, Director General ( 2010-06-23 09:04:18)	Remarks by Dr. Len Ishmael at the Accreditation Ceremony of Ambassador H. E. Dr. Ernst Martens ( 2010-04-26 10:19:34)	Economic Union Treaty: FAQs ( 2009-07-14 12:51:43)