OECS Secretariat, Castries St. Lucia November 26th, 2009: In keeping with the historic nature of the event, the 50th meeting of the OECS Heads of Government paid glowing tribute to the Chief Minister of Anguilla, The Hon. Osbourne Fleming who plans to leave active politics in 2010. In his capacity as Chief Minister, Mr. Fleming hosted and sat in his last formal meeting of OECS Heads of Government when the landmark event was staged in Anguilla from November 18th to 20th 2009.

OECS Secretariat, Castries St. Lucia October 28, 2009: For the first time, officials of all Member States have assembled for talks on developing an OECS Foreign Service and School of Diplomacy. 

The meeting in Saint Lucia from October 26th to 28th and organized by the OECS Secretariat, saw resource persons including diplomats from Mexico, Brazil, the OECS and Spain sharing successes and challenges in training and working in the Foreign Service.