OECS and CGSS of Guadeloupe sign Cooperation Agreement on Healthcare
OECS Media Statement Thursday, August 23, 2018 — Efforts to facilitate the ease of access to medical care in the French Departments of the Eastern Caribbean for nationals of OECS Member States were reinforced by a recent cooperation agreement signed…
Aquaponics: new ways to help reduce the OECS Food Import Bill
Sunday, August 12, 2018 — Tackling the region’s high food import bill and improving food security is increasingly being explored through aquaponics or the production of food that combines aquaculture (farming fish) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic…
Improving financial literacy
OECS Feature Series highlights St. Kitts and Nevis national advocating for financial security in low income communities Monday, August 6, 2018 — It was in the small village of Newtown in the capital city of Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis,…
OECS Commission completes third Spanish-language course
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — The OECS Commission celebrated another successful end of tenure this month, as the current three-year “Spanish as a Second Language” resident lecturer agreement with the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) attached to…
Successful Interreg Caraïbes Stakeholder Meeting held in Saint Lucia
OECS-INTERREG Joint Media Release Wednesday, July 25, 2018 — The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg Caraïbes Programme in collaboration with the OECS Commission held an intensive two-day session during July 19th – 20th 2018 in Saint Lucia to provide insight…
OECS partners with IRENA on two key initiatives
Monday, July 23, 2018 — The OECS Commission is pleased to partner with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on two key initiatives, the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) and the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI) understanding the importance of partnerships in…
Enhancing Trade and Investment: TEECA Programme hosts Business Retreat in Martinique
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 — Roseau, Dominica – A group of fifteen (15) OECS small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) together with their counterparts from Martinique participated in a Business Retreat held in Martinique from July 1st – 3rd 2018 as…
Antigua: Government to identify new equipment for sargassum fight
From Antigua Observer Within a few weeks Antiguans and Barbudans will see new equipment on island which will aid in the fight against the sargassum seaweed. Cabinet had agreed to the purchasing of machines to collect the smelly substance at…
OECS Commission and ANOCES ink MOU on Cooperation
OECS Media Release Saturday, July 14, 2018 — The OECS Commission and the Association of National Olympic Committees of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (ANOCES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in the areas of sports…
Fifteen Dominican Schools receive USAID reading enhancement grants
OECS/USAID Joint Media Release Friday, July 6, 2018 — Fifteen schools in Dominica will benefit from a US$36,000 grant to implement projects that improve the reading levels of learners of Grades K-3 under the United States Agency for International Development’s…