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	Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The OECS was created on 18 June 1981, with the Treaty of Basseterre, which was named after the city of the same name, the capital city of St.
		The OECS is the successor of the Leewards Islands' political organisation known as the West Indies Associated States (WIAS).
		The decision to establish an Economic Union was taken by OECS Heads of Government at the 34th meeting of the Authority held in Dominica in July 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/OECS (1692 words)

	1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Course Descriptions - Occupational Education, Computer Technology
		Prerequisite: OECS 125, OECS 140, OECS 185, and OECS 215, or consent of instructor.
		Prerequisites: OECS 105, OECS 125, and OECS 215, and OECS 220, or consent of instructor.
		Prerequisites: OECS 105, OECS 125, and OECS 140, or consent of instructor.
	www.nmsu.edu /Academic_Progs/Undergraduate_Catalog_99_00/ch8/oecs.html (867 words)

	WTO Trade Policy Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		OECS Members are expected to continue to implement of the CET reductions in the near future.
		A critical element in the OECS grouping is the fact that a number of activities are conducted under common arrangements.
		The membership of the OECS in the CARICOM regional integration movement is aimed at fostering stronger economic ties with the rest of the Caribbean.
	www.sice.oas.org /ctyindex/wto/tprs_oecs01.asp (6712 words)

	Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplants: Is it Time for Clinical Trials?
		OECs are glia that are found along the PNS-CNS border, from the olfactory epithelium to the nerve fiber layer of the olfactory bulb (see Figure 1).
		The morphology of OECs are spindly-bipolar (Schwann-like) or flat-angular (astrocyte-like), (Barber and Lindsay, 1982).
		OEC and SC transplants need to be tested in conjunction with other therapies, such as IN-1 antibodies (Schnell and Schwab, 1990), to discover which combinations are most beneficial.
	www.ucs.mun.ca /%7Er82kmw/OEGessay.html (2525 words)

	Health Sector Reform Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At the Third Meeting of the OECS Ministers of Health in July 2000, Ministers were apprised of the status of the proposal that had been submitted to the Government of France for possible funding of the OECS Health Sector Reform Programme.
		In early January 2001, the OECS Secretariat was informed that the ministerial committee in France had given favourable consideration to the request.
		The OECS Health Advisor is designated as the Project Coordinator and he will, among other things, ensure implementation of project activities in accordance with the project documents.
	www.oecs.org /proj_health.htm (598 words)

	Eastern Caribbean urges restraint by Venezuela over Bird Rock
		OECS member states agreed to set up a Task Force on Energy Policy to advise on effective conservation, alternative energy exploration as well as sector reforms, according to the communique issued at the end of the meeting.
		The OECS Authority reiterated its concern regarding the acceptance of Bird Rock as an island by several jurisdictions in the region and the claim by Venezuela.
		OECS states also noted a paper on design elements for governance under the proposed economic union and received an update on the constitutional reform initiatives underway in member states.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news402/ns406025.htm (622 words)

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		The Vision for environmental management in the OECS is informed by the draft OECS Development Strategy, insofar as the achievement of economic growth, international competitiveness and improved quality of life are largely dependent on the appreciation and management of the environment.
		RATIONALE The OECS states are already directly or indirectly signatories to several multilateral agreements that relate to environmental quality and sustainable development and it is therefore in their interest to cultivate broad understanding of the responsibilities and advantages of compliance.
		OECS states should jointly and individually strengthen their capability to be active players in the international environmental negotiating arena so as to have their positions adequately represented.
	www.oas.org /champ/docs/OECS/OECS_EMS.doc (9755 words)

	Rules of the OECS Bar Association
		The affairs and business of the OECS Bar shall be managed and controlled by a body to be called the Council of the Bar Association of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (hereinafter called "the Council").
		The officers shall be elected at the Biennial General Meeting of the OECS Bar from among the members of the Council.
		A General Meeting of the OECS Bar shall be deemed to be duly convened if notice thereof with the agenda be posted to the Secretary of every constituent member and to every individual member and honorary member not less than twenty one (21) days before the date of the meeting.
	www.oecsbar.org /rules.html (2442 words)

	Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the 42nd Meeting of the OECS Authority, 6 - 8 Nov. 2005, Meads Bay, Anguilla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He wants to see each OECS country develop strategies to ensure their economies are agile enough to change with the times; stable enough to rebound from global downturns; and resilient enough to sustain the sub-region through times of uncertainty.
		The Meeting emphasized the need for a strong and focused OECS team to represent the sub-region’s interests at the Hong Kong Ministerial and further mandated that the issues and procedures involved in the negotiation process be crystalised and given greater focus ahead of the meeting.
		OECS Participation in the Grand P The Meeting received a report on the recent OECS Participation in the Grand Pavois Boat Show in La Rochelle France and gave its strong endorsement to future participation by the sub-region in this event.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/communications/communiques/42oecsauth_2005.jsp (2797 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF)
		The OECS itself acknowledged, in an internal memo last year, that "member states are either unable or unwilling to sustain the organisation at current budgetary levels" and "it is necessary to effect cut backs in the size and budget of the organisation."
		Outgoing OECS Director-General Swinburne Lestrade put it in more diplomatic terms: "We (the OECS Secretariat) are in a very good position to appreciate the fact that all of our member states are financially strapped and will from time to time experience difficulty in meeting their financial obligations to the organisation."
		The OECS, which celebrated its anniversary last week, was established in the tiny federation of St Kitts and Nevis in 1981, a time of tumult in the Caribbean.
	www.africanfront.com /caribbean.php?printable=1 (779 words)

	OECS wants more from Canadian farm work - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Last year, 420 workers from the OECS were contracted under the programme, but Jamaica had the lion's share with just over 5,500 workers.
		He pointed out that that there is currently no member from the OECS employed on the Border Farm, which is one of the largest farms in Canada participating in the programme.
		Arguing that the programme constitutes an important source of employment for the OECS, Williams said she would be using her office to maintain and intensify a campaign for greater recruitment.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20031202T200000-0500_52466_OBS_OECS_WANTS_MORE_FROM_CANADIAN_FARM_WORK.asp (544 words)

	Caribbean Net News: OECS 40th Authority Meeting opens in Tortola.
		ROAD TOWN, BVI: OECS Heads and their delegations, fresh from the 10th CARICOM Special Summit which ended in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday, began arriving in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, late Tuesday for Wednesday's opening ceremony of the 40th meeting of the Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
		Morgan, went on to note that the OECS Secretariat will also present the response of the international donor community to its macro social and economic impact assessment of the impact of Hurricane Ivan on Grenada, and engage in a discussion on the next move.
		The OECS was formed on June 18, 1981 when seven countries signed the Treaty of Basseterre, agreeing to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity among members.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/11/10/opens.htm (626 words)

	OECS Heads Announce Plans to Enhance Judicial Services as They End Talks in Kingstown
		Addressing a live media conference at the end of the 39th OECS Authority last Friday, Chairman of the Authority St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony advised that appropriate system be put in place to ensure the continued appointment of a Chief Justice for the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court using the most effective approach.
		The meeting agreed that the OECS Development Strategy, which provides a road map for the economic development of the sub-region, is to be tabled in the national Parliaments of each OECS Member State.
		A report on an assessment of the OECS School system showed there was reason for serious concern about the level of performance, and Heads mandated that the report goes before OECS Ministers of Education for work on a corrective plan of action.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2004/may/oecs_heads_announce_plans_to_enhance_judicial_services_as_they_end_talks_in_kingstown.htm (657 words)

	Economic Contraction and Fiscal Crisis in the OECS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The extraordinary CARICOM summit held in St Lucia August 15-16 is a further sign of a deepening economic and fiscal crisis afflicting the smallest economies of the Greater Caribbean region.
		Economic growth for the OECS as a whole declined from an average of 6 percent in the 1980s to 3 percent in the 1990s.
		By 2001, the fiscal current account balance moved from a surplus to a deficit amounting to 1.5 percent of the GDP, and the overall fiscal deficit reached 6.5 percent of the GDP.
	www.acs-aec.org /column/index48.htm (605 words)

	About the OECS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) came into being on June 18th 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty agreeing to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity among the Members.
		The Treaty became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, so named in honour of the capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis where it was signed...
		The OECS is administered by a Central Secretariat located on the Morne, Castries, St Lucia.
	www.oecs.org /about.htm (110 words)

	OECS & Puerto Rico to Sign Memorandum of Understanding
		Heads of Government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will travel to Puerto Rico on Friday, January 30th 2004 for the signing, that will foster closer ties in the areas of trade and investment promotion, agriculture, tourism, health, education, the environment, justice and security.
		The meeting explored the possibility of establishing an OECS desk in San Juan, financed by the Puerto Rican Government and staffed by the OECS.
		The two sides are already in negotiations for the development of an Eastern Caribbean label for the yachting sector based on the principle of shared space.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2004/january/oecs_and_puerto_rico_to_sign_mou.htm (467 words)

	Economic contraction and fiscal crisis in the OECS
		Economic growth for the OECS** as a whole declined from an average of six per cent in the 1980s to three per cent in the 1990s.
		Governor Venner pointed to a range of recent policy initiatives by OECS countries and the ECCB adopted in response.
		There is a wider regional significance to the OECS economic dilemma.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news022/nc208186.htm (604 words)

	DPU- BVI: Plans Educational Reform Strategy for the OECS - Primary Education
		The Caribbean and the OECS sub-region have rich sources of creative experiences and expressions that the school needs to tap in the education of Caribbean children.
		There is a wide variety of experience in the subregion in respect of the transfer of students from the primary to secondary level.
		In some respects some countries in the OECS are more advanced than other countries in the wider Caribbean region.
	www.dpu.gov.vg /Plans/OECS/EducationOECS9.htm (1125 words)

	Caribbean Net News: OECS summit in St Lucia next week
		CASTRIES, St Lucia: Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are due to meet in St. Lucia, November 10th and 11th at the 38th Meeting of the OECS Authority, the highest decision-making body for the nine member grouping.
		This is the first meeting of the OECS Authority for new Director General Dr. Len Ishmael who assumed the leadership of the Secretariat in May this year.
		The nine Member States of the OECS are Antigua/Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2003/11/06/oecs.htm (535 words)

	WTO \| Trade policy review - WTO Members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States — OECS 2001
		This is linked to their intensive participation in international trade, which, despite shortcomings in their trade regimes, has allowed services exports to grow and imports to meet most of their domestic needs.
		However, according to a WTO report on the trade policies and practices of the WTO members of the OECS, there are wide disparities in and among these countries, and their low populations result in a high per capita cost of social and economic infrastructure.
		The entry into force of the WTO brought in new rules that are yet to be fully incorporated into the domestic statutes of all the OECS Members; most of them have also lagged in meeting their notification obligations.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp166_e.htm (8042 words)

	JOINT COMMUNIQUE FROM OECS AND CABLE & WIRELESS MARCH 2ND 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		After a full day of deliberations at the Ocean Terrace Inn in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, the two parties agreed that, in order for some of the key elements related to liberalisation to be introduced in the marketplace in an orderly manner, it is critical that there be a planned transition to full competition.
		The transition period to full liberalization of the telecommunications sector within the OECS contracting states shall be no less than 12 and no more than 18 months, commencing on the 1st of April 2001.
		The OECS and Cable and Wireless agreed to the principle of rebalancing between domestic and international tariffs, to be substantially achieved during the transition period.
	www.vincysurf.com /Press_Info/JOINT_COMMUNIQUE_FROM_OECS_AND/body_joint_communique_from_oecs_and.html (722 words)

	UNDP Barbados and the OECS - Poverty Reduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Over the last 10 years, the average growth rate of economies within the OECS sub-region have experienced, a decline to approximately 2% in 2000, from 4.5% in the late 1980s.
		Many of the problems concerning poverty in the OECS have been listed as important goals to achieve within the scope of the millennium goals (MDG).
		UNDP has thus adopted the MDGs within its support framework to Barbados and the OECS and countries have committed to achieve the MDGs as part of the national, sub-regional and global commitments.
	www.bb.undp.org /p1p106p108.html (1334 words)

	Welcome to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
		OECS Ministers of Trade will review an impact assessment of the pending Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union at a meeting on Friday September 1st in Castries...
		In a move designed to increase understanding of trade issues among secondary and tertiary level students, business people and the general public, the OECS Secretariat has published a new booklet on international trade...
		The objective of the ACS Language Training Project is to facilitate and improve communication and regional cooperation among ACS Member States and Associate members through the strengthening of foreign language skills (French and Spanish)of OECS Countries.
	www.oecs.org (226 words)

	OECS:Small Enterprise Development Unit (SEDU) Saint Lucia
		As the islands gained their independence from Britain it became evident that there was need for a more formal arrangement to assist with their development efforts.
		The WISA Secretariat became the central Secretariat of the OECS and the ECCM, the Economic Affairs Secretariat.
		In mid-1997 as a result of restructuring of the organisation, the Economic Affairs Secretariat was merged into and became a Division of the OECS Secretariat in St. Lucia.
	www.sedcostlucia.com /oecs/index.htm (293 words)

	Antigua Sun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The OECS finished 8th in the nine-team competition that included three rounds of matches in boys' and girls' divisions.
		The OECS recorded a total of 37 points, which was only better than the 25 points registered by the United States Virgin Islands team.
		Her OECS team-mate Vachelle Byron shot scores of 98, 106 and 92 to finish 12th in the same section, from a field of 14 golfers.
	www.antiguasun.com /paper/?as=view&sun=371040069106202004&an=434353049007152005&ac=Sports (599 words)

	The European Union's Agreements with... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Established in 1981 and governed by the Treaty of Basseterre, the OECS combines the smallest states in the region and established a Monetary Union.
		The OECS headquarters are located in St. Lucia with representative offices in Brussels and Ottawa.
		The following are the OECS Member states: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St.
	www.delbrb.cec.eu.int /en/irtr/oecs.htm (134 words)

	cyec
		For, it is their expectations of OECS governments that have enabled all of us to realise that democracy and participation is journey not a destination.
		For years OECS countries have warned that the strict adherence by great powers to the new gospels of globalisation and trade liberalisation, without taking cognisance of the special circumstances of small states like ours, threatened us with marginalization and exclusion.
		Participation in the OECS is now threatened by the hundreds of youth rendered unemployed through the doctrine of trade liberalization.
	www.cyec.org.uk /c_reportsdetails.asp?id=16 (1012 words)

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