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Director General of the OECS speaks on the Collective Action to support Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Friday, April 9, 2021 — Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, gave an update on the collective regional action to support and assist Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in this times of crisis. …
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Unlocking the Power of Digital Payments for the Growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the OECS
Friday, March 26, 2021 — The goal of digitizing OECS economies will be one small step closer on March 30, 2021, as Micro and Small Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), Financial Institutions, Financial Technology (Fintech) Firms and interested consumers operating and living in the…
975 pounds of plastic collected at first RePLAST collection point!
Monday, January 25, 2021 — On Saturday, January 16th, 2021, 60 residents from Gros Islet and its environs delivered 975 pounds of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (High-density polyethylene) plastic waste to the first of three RePLAST Collection Points (RCP) to…
OECS Commission to support consumer protection under the 11th EDF
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 — The 11th European Development Fund (EDF) will provide a new boost to the OECS’s commitment to implementing this framework, and advance the improvement of conditions for consumers. Under the 11th EDF the OECS will be executing several initiatives…
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OECS and Compete Caribbean partner to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in the OECS
By Ricardo James Friday, June 19, 2020 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission (OECS Commission), with the support of Compete Caribbean, recently hosted a Kick-off Meeting for a project that seeks to strengthen the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in…
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OECS celebrates International Day of Education
Education has always existed alongside man. Distinguished from schooling, education focuses on the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of our world and the values to navigate life. The process of learning is central to humanity. This perspective is echoed in American philosopher,…
OECS nationals encouraged to apply to The UWI Five Islands Campus
Principal Stafford Griffith Undertakes Courtesy Calls to Spread Awareness The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Friday, December 20, 2019—Six OECS countries have been beneficiaries of courtesy calls from Professor Stafford A. Griffith, Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Five Islands…
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Spreading the Christmas cheer
Des Barras Combined School celebrates Christmas with OECS Commission Staff Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Students from the Des Barras Combined School received an early Christmas treat at the Commission’s annual gift giving celebration. This year, sixty students from the Des…
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Sion Hill Government School in St. Vincent innovates with agriculture to improve literacy!
By Tracey Warner-Arnold From OECS/USAID Early Learners Program Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — As part of the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) within the Education Development Management Unit of the OECS Commission, small grants were provided to support school-based reading intervention…
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1st Lancet Countdown launch on climate change and health to be held in the Caribbean
On the heels of COP25, OECS partners with HCC to launch 2019 report By Maisha Hutton Executive Director, Healthy Caribbean Coalition Tuesday, December 17, 2019 — The Caribbean has been selected as one of the priority regions of the Lancet Countdown…
