The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) observed its 32nd anniversary yesterday with officials pointing to a number of achievements including the establishment of the Economic Union over the past three decades. OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael said the union, which followed the historic signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre, creates a single economic and financial space covering participating OECS member states. She said the union also sets the stage for deeper integration within the sub-region. “This will provide direct benefits to the people of the OECS, by facilitating seamless travel for purposes of gainful employment, setting up business, trading, education, as well as for leisure,” she added. The OECS groups the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:48 +0000
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