COP24: Improving Climate Resilience – GGGI and OECS To Promote Green Growth

COP24: Improving Climate Resilience – GGGI and OECS To Promote Green Growth

OECS COP24 Coverage Wednesday, December 12, 2018 — Climate smart development for better resilience in the OECS has been given a boost with deeper cooperation between the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). OECS Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, met with Mr. Frank Rijsberman, Director-General, and Mr. James Sheppard, Head […]

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 History Made! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pass Medicinal Marijuana Bill

History Made! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Pass Medicinal Marijuana Bill

OECS Media Release Wednesday, December 12, 2018 — In a first likely to impact the North American and Canadian medicinal marijuana industry, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made history as the first OECS Member State to decriminalize for medical purposes and scientific research, the production of the coveted crop under a tightly controlled framework. […]

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 Weather Update

Weather Update

Weather Outlook for Dominica and the Lesser Antilles. Valid from: 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A high-pressure system will remain the dominant feature generating a brisk trade wind flow and a few scattered showers across the area during tonight. Thereafter, during tomorrow, a slight reduction in wind speeds is projected as a surface […]

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 Dominica: Hurricane Maria – Emergency Appeal Operations Update – 12-month operations update (MDRDM003)

Dominica: Hurricane Maria – Emergency Appeal Operations Update – 12-month operations update (MDRDM003)

 Click image to view report:  Reliefweb Summary of modifications from revised Emergency Plan of Action This 12-month operations update provides an overview of consolidated achievements delivered through the operation in Dominica. The operation has been extended by 3 months (with a new end date of 31 March 2019) to complete the DRR activities funded by the […]

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 Statement To Mark CARICOM-Cuba Day, 8 December 2018

Statement To Mark CARICOM-Cuba Day, 8 December 2018

Kendol Morgan  The 8th of December 2018 marks the Forty-Sixth Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, the four CARICOM countries independent at that time, and Cuba.  That historic and courageous act of 8 December 1972 has grown over the years into a strong fraternal relationship… READ MORE

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