(Wednesday October 26, 2011, OECS Secretariat Castries)– The USA and the OECS established relations at the diplomatic level on Tuesday October 25^th 2011.

OECS Director General Dr. Len Ishmael accepted Letters of Introduction from the United States Envoy to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Mr. Christopher Sandrolini, at a ceremony which took place earlier today at the OECS Secretariat. The formalization of relations between the USA and the OECS is expected to enhance a longstanding relationship between the United States and the region, signifying, in the words of the Director General. “…the beginning of a new chapter in the long and enduring relationship between the United States and its friends in the Eastern Caribbean.”

Castries, September 29, 2011 

The Director General of the OECS has congratulated the Government and people of Montserrat on the recent adoption of a new Constitution by that OECS Member State. 

As of midnight September 26, 2011 a new Constitution came into force for Montserrat featuring numerous improvements in respect of fundamental rights and freedoms, and the governance arrangements for that country. 

(OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, August 31^st 2011)  – Dr. Len Ishmael, Director-General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) adds her voice to the chorus of praise that has come from the people of the Eastern Caribbean as they share the proud moment of victory won by Grenada’s Kirani James in Tuesday’s 400 metre race at the World Athletic Championships in Daegu,South Korea.