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OECS sets standards for CBI/CIP to safeguard their integrity and sustainability

OECS Sets Standards for Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBI/CIP) to Safeguard Their Integrity and Sustainability The Heads of Government of the participating Citizenship Investment Programmes of the Eastern Caribbean States today announced the signing of an agreement to further strengthen the integrity, transparency, and sustainability of the Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIP) offered by the five Member States through the establishment of a regional regulatory authority. These reforms were developed […]

todaySeptember 24, 2025

Press Release

OECS Athletes Compete at CARIFTA Aquatics

In the XXXVII CARIFTA Aquatics Championships, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States enjoyed significant representation, with Martinique, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines all figuring in the medal count. Over four days of competition at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre in Nassau, The Bahamas, some 500 athletes from 25 participating nations engaged in friendly rivalry. The host team emerged overall winners once again, with […]

todayApril 10, 2024

Statement by OECS Director General in Celebration of International Women’s Day

Press Release

Statement by OECS Director General in Celebration of International Women’s Day

Today the OECS Commission joins the rest of the World in observance of International Women’s Day, under the theme ‘Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow’. This theme is apt, as it seeks to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contribution of women around the globe, whose impact continues to inspire change and action in our quest for  sustainability and climate resilience. The impact of climate change on our region continues to […]

todayMarch 8, 2022

LUCELEC supports Education through OECS’ COVID-19 Response

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LUCELEC supports Education through OECS’ COVID-19 Response

Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) supports Education through OECS’ COVID-19 Response. OECS Media Release The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Eastern Caribbean’s education system to adjust to a new norm in curriculum instruction. The academic term, which commenced on April 20, 2020 will be administered across the region through an online classroom environment, particularly as the need for social distancing has become a mandatory protocol to contain the spread […]

todayMay 13, 2020

Disease Outbreaks

Health

Preparedness for Disease Outbreaks

The OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (PPS) attends training to improve emergency supply chain processes for disease outbreaks such as COVID19 In an effort to improve its emergency response capacity, the OECS Commission partnered with USAID’s Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Programme to host a workshop on Emergency Supply Chain (ESC) Preparedness in Saint Lucia from 12-13th February 2020. The two-day workshop sought to develop and […]

todayFebruary 19, 2020

2020 Caribbean Travel Awards

Local News

2020 Caribbean Travel Awards

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States extends heartiest congratulations to the OECS Member States that topped the Caribbean Journal’s 2020 ‘Caribbean Travel Awards’ – winning 8 of the 21 prestigious tourism honours. This year’s Caribbean Travel Awards included winners across 21 categories, selected by Caribbean Journal’s editorial staff and its network of contributors. Editor and publisher of Caribbean Journal, Alexander Britel, said the ‘Caribbean Travel Awards’ honoured the hotels, destinations, […]

todayJanuary 9, 2020

ECSC - Mediation Public Education Campaign

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ECSC Launches Mediation Public Education Campaign

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court – Dominica Circuit launched the Court’s Connected Mediation Public Education 2019 and Beyond Programme on Friday, October 4, with support from the Canadian-funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The purpose of the media launch was to sensitize the media, generate public interest and heighten the public’s understanding of the Court’s connected mediation programme and its associated benefits in the Commonwealth of Dominica. His Lordship The […]

todayOctober 10, 2019

OECS Music Talk comes to Saint Lucia

Entertainment

OECS Music Talk comes to Saint Lucia

The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) continues its Music Mentorship and Artiste Development Programme in Saint Lucia with the third installment of the OECS Music Talk series, featuring four well-known local music mentors and well over 20 mentees, today Thursday 29 August at the Finance Administrative Centre, Pointe Seraphine, Castries. The OECS Music Talk is a programme conceptualised by the OECS CBU targeting emerging musical talents in the OECS, connecting musicians 30 years and […]

todayAugust 29, 2019

RePLAST OECS

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‘RePLAST OECS’ Launches in Saint Lucia

- OECS Press Room - Plastic Recycling Project 'RePLAST OECS' Launches in Saint Lucia Environmental stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Saint Lucia lent their support and expertise towards the successful launch and two-day workshop for the RePLAST OECS project – an initiative that seeks to create a sustainable economic model for the management and recycling of plastic waste in the Caribbean, particularly between the OECS Member States […]

todayAugust 8, 2019