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These 10 Caribbean Islands Are Small, Quietly Cool, and Full of Personality

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Riding a flats boat through the mangroves, the engine cut low, water so clear you can see the bottom slide past. Walking a beach long enough that the footprints behind you disappear before you reach the next bend. Standing at the edge of a dock while a resident grouper circles below, close enough that you […]

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Eastern Caribbean Planning to Deepen Trade Ties With Cuba, Martinique

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it is committed to deepening trade and economic ties with both Martinique and Cuba. The proclamation comes after the second meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers: Trade in late May. Talks on OECS engagement with Cuba focused on […]

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How Chile is Helping the Caribbean With a New Anti-Poverty Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new project is looking to put a significant dent in poverty in the Eastern Caribbean. The new multi-dimensional project was launched by five Organization of Eastern Caribbean States member states this week. The project is being funded by the government of Chile to the tune of about $1 […]

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Expanding Intra-Regional Caribbean Travel

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How can intra-regional travel in the Eastern Caribbean be expanded? That was the question at a recent summit in Antigua and Barbuda to discuss an OECS-commissioned study on the factors inhibiting the growth of intra-regional travel. The talks led to a number of practical solutions, including […]


How Chile is Helping the Caribbean With a New Anti-Poverty Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has a new ambassador to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: Jorge Soberon. The new envoy presented his credentials to OECS Director General Dr Didacus Jules last week in a ceremony at the OECS Commission. While the OECS’ relationship with Cuba is relatively new, Jules said it was a […]

OECS Vows Support for "Continued Development" of Montserrat

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Secretary General Dr Didacus Jules recently paid a visit to the island of Montserrat, vowing the organization’s “commitment to support the continued development of [the island.]” Jules made the pledge in the context of a meeting with newly elected Montserrat Premier Donaldson Romeo. […]

Martinique to Join Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major move for the region, Martinique will be joining the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States as an associate member. The OECS announced the move this week. Martinique, the first-ever French territory to join the OECS, will officially join the grouping on […]

OECS, UN World Tourism Organization Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the United Nations World Tourism Organization have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing their cooperation. The memorandum was approved by Caribbean Ministers at a meeting earlier this year in Dominica. According to the memorandum, the two sides […]

OECS Looking to Create Regional Climate Change Institution

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Climate change will disproportionately impact small island states like those in the Caribbean, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is looking to explore its options for coping with the problem. A seminar this past week focused on precisely that, with “adaptation” the buzzword among […]

St Maarten Prime Minister, OECS Director General Hold Talks

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and OECS Director General Didacus Jules’ meeting in Philipsburg (Photo: OPM St Maarten) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams held talks this week at her Cabinet with Organization of American States Director General Didacus Jules. Jules was in St Maarten to give a […]

Argentina Names Ambassador to Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Argentina has named its first Ambassador to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Ambassador Luis Beltran Martinez Thomas, who presented his credentials to OECS Director General Didacus Jules last week, will be the first resident representative of Argentina in St Lucia. Argentina and the OECS established diplomatic […]

OECS Launches Economic Affairs Council

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has officially established its new Economic Affairs Council. The council, which was launched in a ceremony in St Lucia last Thursday, aims to “assist in ensuring that the region benefits from the OECS Economic Union through rights such as the free […]

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