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Dominica overcame tough competition from favourites Grenada and hosts St. Lucia to capture the OECS 2007 Amateur Boxing Title on December 2nd. It was an interesting turn of events which doused the host country visible victory celebration before the offici...
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OECS Tourism Ministers are considering short and medium term measures to address declining visitor arrivals believed to have resulted from the increase in regional airfares. This is among the conclusions of a recent meeting in Montserrat. The Ministers ha...
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Castries, St. Lucia, November 14th 2007:- The OECS Secretariat’s Agricultural Economist is suggesting that Member States review special consumption agreements to reverse the increasing cost of basic commodities. Responding to calls by CARICOM leaders fo...
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The OECS HIV AIDS Programme Unit (HAPU) Health says tremendous health benefits can be achieved from the continuous improvement of physical education in schools. ...
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Efforts are continuing to set up a Chamber of Agriculture for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) with national chapters in each OECS Member Country. The French Embassy in Castries has been supporting the process and assisting the OECS Sec...
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OECS Member States who are also Members of the World Trade Organization successfully concluded the second review of their trade policies on Wednesday 7th November. The Trade policies of the OECS countries are reviewed every six years as part of a mechanis...
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Trade Ministers Guy Mayers of St. Lucia and Louis Straker of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, both from the Windward Islands, today intervened in the Panel that is considering the United States challenge to the European Community's preferential system unde...
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OECS Heads of Government have restated their commitment to the establishment of an Economic Union among the countries of the sub-region....
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In order to show its dedication to strengthening the ties between the French Caribbean and the OECS, the University of the French West Indies and Guiana (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane – UAG) is offering a language training programme to new ap...
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The sensitive industries of the less developed countries (LDCs) within the CARICOM region, will top the agenda of a meeting of Trade and Private Sector Officials from these territories, when they meet in Saint Lucia on October 22-23. The meeting which i...
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OECS trade experts meet in Dominica this week to discuss tariff liberalization. The two day meeting scheduled for September 12 and 13 hopes to harmonize tariff liberalization offers that member states will be making in the CARIFORUM-EU EPA negotiations....
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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States extends condolences to the Government and people of St. Lucia on the passing of their beloved Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Sir John George Melvin Compton, on Friday 7th September 2007. Sir John was, thr...
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Education officials from OECS member countries will meet in Grenada on Friday, 14 September 2007....
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The effects of Hurricane Dean on August 18th severely limited operations of the OECS Secretariat’s Headquarters at Morne Fortune in St. Lucia. Consequently the Directorate of the OECS Secretariat were forced to advise all staff of the OECS Secretariat...
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The OECS Secretariat is urging member states to carefully consider donations offered to them as hurricane or disaster relief supplies. This comes as the OECS and wider CARICOM Countries experience another Atlantic hurricane season. Managing Director of ...
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OECS Member States are making final submissions towards a World Trade Organisation WTO report on the commitment of OECS WTO members to liberalise trade. This follows a recent preparatory meeting for second OECS/WTO Trade Policy Review. During the August 9...
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OECS Member States that are also members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are to discuss a WTO report on their trade policies and practices later this week. The draft report, which was produced by the WTO Secretariat in July, will be reviewed by the ...
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The OECS Export Development Unit (OECSEDU) is working towards enhancing efforts by the sub-region’s private sector in product promotion and distribution....
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OECS Tourism Ministers are to increase collaboration with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation in joint marketing and promotion efforts in European markets, and in the exchange of market intelligence information. This as the Ministers are of the view that a...
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Basseterre, St.Kitts (July 30th 2007):-St.Kitts national basketball league 2005 and 2006 scoring champion Marvin “Skywalker” Davis has just signed with Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville Florida. The 6’5” national team forward has been one ...
