OECS celebrates 32 years

In Castries, St. Lucia the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) celebrated its 32nd anniversary on Tuesday 18th June, 2013. The officials of the OECS marked the occasion by highlighting the number of achievements as well as the institution of the Economic Union for the past three decades.

The OECS member states comprises of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands.

This group has collaborated on the following initiatives to date:

• a collective plan of action to develop the agricultural sector.
• training in information and communications technology for persons associated with the agriculture sector, with particular reference to the collection and management of critical data and related information. 
• increased efforts towards enhancing agriculture food and health safety systems in member states.
• advancement on the implementation of an agreed OECS Common Tourism Policy.

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