| OECS Heads of Government to gather in Anguilla for the 50th Meeting of the OECS Authority |
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| Friday, 13 November 2009 08:42 |
 OECS Secretariat, Castries St. Lucia November 12th , 2009: It started with the signing of the Treaty of Basseterre on June 18, 1981, forming the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Now, twenty-eight years later, the OECS lives on as a cohesive unit of Member States attracting world-wide admiration as a model of functional cooperation and integration.
Today, the OECS prepares to observe another watershed event with the gathering of Heads of Government for the 50th Meeting of the OECS Authority on Wednesday November 18th in The Valley, Anguilla. The 50th Meeting of the OECS Authority, which ends on Friday November 20th, will include a packed agenda dealing with, among other issues, matters pertaining to the imminent establishment of the OECS Economic Union, the region’s strategic responses to the global economic crisis, and regional crime and security. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Denzil Douglas will chair this historic gathering of OECS Heads of Government. Prime Minister Douglas will also address the opening ceremony on Wednesday evening. The 50th Meeting of the OECS Authority is also expected to be a fitting send-off for the outgoing Chief Minister of the host country Anguilla, the Hon. Osbourne Fleming, who has announced plans to retire from active politics in 2010. The OECS Authority will also welcome a new Head to the family in the person of the new Chief Minister of Montserrat, Hon. Reuben T. Meade. The 50th Meeting of the OECS Authority promises to be the most covered OECS event so far, as Media personnel from all the OECS Member States will be in Anguilla for a Spokespersons Workshop on the OECS Economic Union, conveniently arranged to coincide with the event. In addition, in solidarity with the event, at least 14 Radio Stations along the OECS News Link Network will join in a live simulcast of the opening ceremony of the historic OECS Anthority meeting on Wednesday November 18th in The Valley.. |
| Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 10:05 |
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