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CARICOM Kicks Off Government Procurement Consultations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat has convened three regional consultations to discuss the findings of a major consultancy on government procurement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The consultations are being facilitated by the European Union under the Tenth European Development Fund (10th EDF). Country missions to 13 CARICOM Member States (excluding Haiti and…
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CARICOM youth to benefit from regional after-school programme
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Young people in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will benefit from an after-school programme designed to use creative techniques to reduce at-risk behaviours, increase health-related awareness, impact educational aspirations, self-esteem and social connectedness among the youth in all CARICOM Member States. Framed through a partnership among the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) sub-regional Office…
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OECS border officials want more guidelines
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Senior Customs and Immigration officials from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are calling for guidelines to improve the socio-economic potential of the sub-region through the further development of the tourism industry. Chief Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs officials met in Antigua recently to develop an action plan to facilitate ease of travel for…
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Reforming The OECS : A Paper From The Government Of Antigua And Barbuda, Presented By Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister Of Antigua And Barbuda To A Meeting Of The Authority Of The OECS, Grenada, Saturday, 28 April, 2001
INTRODUCTION The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is a founder member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Lester B. Bird, is the only survivor in Government of those persons who signed the Treaty of Basseterre on 18th June 1981 bringing the Organisation into existence. Indeed, the conceptualization of the Organisation originated…
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