As the Commonwealth celebrates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s II Diamond Jubilee on the anniversary of the 1952 accession on February 6^th, 2012 it is a wonderful time for exposure of OECS Women-owned Enterprises to the European market of over 73,000 International and UK direct buyers and an additional 525,000 buyers viewing the website at www.springfair.com.   The Spring Fair 2012 is taking place at a key time for buyers; Spring Fair 2012 is where the retail industry comes to do business.

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Education Reform Unit (OERU) launched a three-phase project to develop a new 10-year OECS Education Sector Strategy at its headquarters on November 30, 2011.  The purpose of the regional strategy is to encourage collaboration and harmonisation of educational initiatives among Member States and strengthen educational outcomes in the sub-region.

(Tuesday November 29th 2011-Castries Saint Lucia)The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) will celebrate its 7^th anniversary as an autonomous Civil Aviation Authority serving the OECS Member States on 1^st December 2011.  The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority is guided by the motto “Aviation Safety through Service and Partnership”

(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.”