Dominica Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime initiatives organizes national consultation on covid-19

Dominica Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime initiatives organizes national consultation on covid-19

The Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives organized a National Consultation on Dominica’s response to the COVID-19 chaired by the Prime Minister Hon Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit. Ministers of Cabinet were in attendance as well as leaders of private sector and civil society. The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association, Dominica Association of Industry and […]

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 Dominica held one of the most recent Bloom Software training sessions with 48 primary school teachers

Dominica held one of the most recent Bloom Software training sessions with 48 primary school teachers

The USAID/OECS Early Learners Programme (ELP) has facilitated the training of primary school teachers in Bloom Software to enable the creation of customized content for their classrooms.  One of the challenges in the OECS is a lack of culturally relevant books for students and the Bloom software makes it easy to create simple relatable books. […]

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 Three Dominicans among  21 citizens of OECS Members States awarded  UWI Scholarships by OECS Commission

Three Dominicans among 21 citizens of OECS Members States awarded UWI Scholarships by OECS Commission

The OECS Commission has awarded 21 scholarships to citizens of its independent protocol Member States to pursue studies under a special dispensation of the University of the West Indies Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) flagship Masters in International Trade Policy (MITP) Programme (OECS-MITP).  The students are beneficiaries of a fully-funded OECS-MITP Scholarship Programme, made possible via […]

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 IOM Launches Study and Hosts Regional Discussion on Study of Free Movement of Persons in the Caribbean

IOM Launches Study and Hosts Regional Discussion on Study of Free Movement of Persons in the Caribbean

The number of people utilizing free movement provisions to move within the Caribbean is increasing each year. However, the lack of public awareness about how to migrate within the free movement regimes limits the provisions’ impact. That was the main finding of a recent study presented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) last Thursday, […]

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 OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) Programme  helped to facilitate the formation of National Fashion Associations in  Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) Programme helped to facilitate the formation of National Fashion Associations in Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

 As a means of stimulating the growth and development of the fashion and design sector in the region, the OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) through its Creative Industries Sector Programme, has helped to facilitate the formation of National Fashion Associations in the Commonwealth of Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Associations aim to […]

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 Aecid and 10 Spanish regions contribute 4.25 million euros to save lives and support development through the united nations world food programme

Aecid and 10 Spanish regions contribute 4.25 million euros to save lives and support development through the united nations world food programme

  MADRID – The United Nations World Food Programme thanks the Spanish Agency for International Development (AECID) and 10 Spanish regions for contributing 4.25 million euros to provide critical humanitarian and development assistance to people affected by disasters and conflict in 2019. The funding will support food assistance for vulnerable populations, humanitarian logistics in the […]

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