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| Region Told to Be Proud of OECS Model of Regionalism and Integration |
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| Written by Media |
| Monday, 14 November 2005 08:56 |
 OECS Director General Dr. Len Ishmael has called on the region’s people to take note of the accomplishments of the OECS sub-region, speak to them and build on them. Her call came as she addressed the Opening Ceremony of the just ended 42nd Meeting of the OECS Authority at the CuisinArt Resort in Anguilla. In a very pointed address, Dr. Ishmael told the audience “the OECS model of regionalism and integration” is now being touted by some of the most influential multi-national institutions, including the World Bank and the IMF, as well as the sub-region’s chief development partners, CIDA, USAID, the European Union and UNDP, as an impressive model that can be exported to similar regions around the world. She said this home grown model has provided the region with an impressive array of sub-regional institutional and policy making architecture, including the OECS Secretariat, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and Securities Exchange, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority, the joint overseas missions in Brussels, Ottawa and Geneva, joint procurement of pharmaceuticals with up to 60 percent savings to Member States, functional cooperation in education and health reform, environment management, sports development and the daily 15 minutes OECS News Link radio programme broadcast across the region. Dr. Ishmael however warned that the sub-region is setting the stage for grave disillusionment if the issue of security of financing for these institutions is not ensured. She called on the region’s people to take note of the accomplishments at the sub-regional level, speak to them and build on them. Contacts: |
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