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Involving Caribbean men in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic

As part of its sensitization efforts within the Eastern Caribbean basin, the Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean held a three-day workshop geared at greater participation and involvement of men in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The workshop dubbed “Men as Partners” was held in St Lucia with participants from Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, St Kitts […]

OECS Trade Ministers prepare for Canada Negotiations

OECS Trade Ministers want to see the areas of Services, Development and Special and Differential Treatment for their small island states, become integral in the OECS Strategy and Approach to negotiating Bilateral Trade Agreements, including the upcoming CARICOM-Canada negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
The Ministers made the recommendation at a meeting on September 24th in […]

Dominica Opposition Leader Supports Proposed ‘union’

Image via Wikipedia By Oscar Ramjeet - Caribbean Net News Special Correspondent
ROSEAU, Dominica: The newly appointed opposition leader of Dominica is supporting the proposed political and economic initiative spearheaded by Trinidad and Tobago and three Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries.
Ron Green was quoted in a CMC report as saying, “The Trinidad and […]

St. Kitts/Nevis Takes Lion Share of Awards as Dominica Found The Going Too Tough

by Rawle Nelson Aug 19 2008
The 2008 OECS Male Volleyball championships climaxed last evening with the bronze and gold medal places being contested. The championship, contested by five teams and held over a four-day period at the Marriott Dome, saw St. Kitts/Nevis capturing three of the seven special awards at stake.
Defending champions Dominica found the […]

Dominica PM Outlines Provisions in Draft Treaty on OECS Economic Union

ROSEAU, Dominica: In his address at the launching of the year-long programme of public dialogue on the OECS Economic Union, Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit explained the objective for the creation of an Economic Union among OECS member states as well as some of the provisions in the draft treaty.Continue Reading >>

Dominica PM launches public dialogue on OECS economic union

ROSEAU, Dominica: Just as Basseterre in St. Kitts will forever be remembered as the city where the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) was born, the city of Roseau in Dominica will create its own history on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, when the next phase of the OECS integration process begins.Continue Reading >>