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The Diplomatic School in Spain has advised the OECS Secretariat that admission is now open for one hundred places at the School for academic year 2009-2010 to pursue the Masters in Diplomacy and International Relations which specifically targets foreign s...
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Some media reports have incorrectly given the impression that the inclusion of Venezuela as a member of the OECS grouping is under active consideration at this time....
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The Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer affairs of St Kitts and Nevis will on Monday officially open a weeklong activity aimed at assessing the Trade Facilitation needs and priorities for Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and...
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Saint Lucia continued the process of regional stakeholder dialogue on the OECS Economic Union with its island launch of public consultations on Monday November 17th, in Castries. Delivering the keynote address Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Stephenson Ki...
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Former First Secretary at the OECS High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, Ms. Anita Joseph will take up her new post as Head of the OECS office in Puerto Rico from December 2008. Ms. Joseph, a national of Dominica, has also worked as Foreign Service Officer...
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St. Lucia will launch its public consultations on the OECS Economic Union on Monday 17th November 2008....
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OECS Heads of Government gather on Montserrat, November 19th to 21st for the 48th Meeting of the OECS Authority.The on-going efforts to establish an OECS Economic Union and the move by Trinidad and Tobago to join the Union will be among the major talking ...
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Trade and Finance officials from the independent Member States of the OECS meet in St. Lucia on Thursday 13th November to examine the findings of study commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat which reviewed the application of the customs service char...
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OECS Director General Dr. Len Ishmael has written to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding expressing deepest sympathy on behalf of the OECS Secretariat on the passing of the legendary Jamaican and Caribbean musician Byron Lee....
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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has appointed Ms. Shirley Skerrit-Andrew as the new OECS Ambassador to Brussels. The OECS Mission in Brussels represents the interests of some OECS Member States to the European Union and along with Mi...
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Haiti was ravaged by four hurricanes — Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike — in less than four weeks during August and September. Nearly 800 people were killed and much of the country's agriculture was destroyed, leaving many people hungry. Total damage has be...
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Youth participation in national development was the main focus of discussion as architects of the second OECS Human Development Report (HDR) gathered in Castries on Tuesday, October 21st. A joint meeting of the Policy Advisory Committee comprising sta...
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OECS Trade Ministers want to see the areas of Services, Development and Special and Differential Treatment for their small island states, become integral in the OECS Strategy and Approach to negotiating Bilateral Trade Agreements, including the upcoming C...
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As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) region forges ahead with plans to establish an OECS Economic Union by 2009, the OECS Secretariat is embarking on several initiatives to develop enhanced support systems for the proposed union. ...
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The OECS Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish Diplomatic School on October 3rd 2008 which will provide assistance for training in diplomacy and protocol for OECS nationals. The MOU was signed at the OECS Headquarters in Castri...
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OECS Member States are currently engaged in negotiations at the World Trade Organisation in the context of the Doha Development Agenda. One component of these negotiations relate to the development of rules on Trade Facilitation. The negotiations on Trade...
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OECS Member Countries begin discussions on September 23rd and 24th on the issues they want included in the upcoming CARICOM-Canada negotiations for a Trade and Development Agreement....
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Castries, St. Lucia, September 12th 2008: - OECS Heads of Government have thrown their full support behind a move to have Trinidad and Tobago become a part of an OECS Economic Union within the next two years...
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In order to show its dedication to the strengthening of the ties between the French Caribbean and the OECS Member States, the University of the French West Indies and Guiana (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane – UAG) is offering a language trainin...
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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat and the International Labour Organization have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on labour market issues to support national development efforts and the integratio...
