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Bitt develops world’s first Central Bank Digital Currency in a Currency Union
31st March 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – On 31 March 2021, ‘DCash’, designed and developed by international fintech company Bitt in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), became the world’s first retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be publicly issued within a…
OECS nationals encouraged to apply to The UWI Five Islands Campus
Principal Stafford Griffith Undertakes Courtesy Calls to Spread Awareness The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Friday, December 20, 2019—Six OECS countries have been beneficiaries of courtesy calls from Professor Stafford A. Griffith, Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Five Islands…
OECS ICT companies connect with global tech leaders at TechBeach Retreat in Jamaica
From OECS-Chamber of Commerce of Martinique Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Six companies from the Eastern Caribbean participated in the 4th edition of the TechBeach Retreat which took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from December 5-7 2019. The two-day event brought…
RBC announces sale of Eastern Caribbean banking operations
December 12, 2019 (Toronto, Canada) — Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to sell all banking operations in the Eastern Caribbean to a consortium of indigenous banks within the…
All OECS schools to benefit from improved Internet connectivity
uesday, December 10, 2019 — The OECS-UNICEF initiative ‘ProjectConnect’ was successfully launched as part of a workshop held from 26-29 November, 2019 in Antigua and Barbuda. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
OECS trade mission concluded successfully in Guadeloupe
Friday, November 29, 2019 — Representatives from the Competitive Business Unit of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, along with 13 companies from multiple OECS Member States, participated in a trade mission which took place in Guadeloupe on November…
Three Distinguished UWI Alumni receive Pelican Awards from Open Campus Alumni Chapters
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Barbados. October 16, 2019 – On Saturday, October 12, 2019, three distinguished alumni of The University of the West Indies were conferred with the prestigious Pelican Award. The Awards were presented at The…
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Eastern Caribbean embarks on strategy towards a Blue-Green economy
By Jewel Fraser From IPS SAINT AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago, Sep 3 2019 (IPS) – Micro, small and medium enterprises as well as niche markets and experiences such as bee tourism may well hold the key for the Organisation of Eastern…
Tragic Symphony of the Seas overboard being reported
From Cruise Hive A man from the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship currently on an Eastern Caribbean sailing has gone overboard. Overboard on Symphony of the Seas We are extremely sad to report that an Australian man has died after being…
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Financing climate resilience: OECS pursues Global Climate Fund accreditation
Monday, July 29, 2019 — In an effort to tackle the effects of climate change in the Eastern Caribbean, the OECS is taking steps to be accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a fund established within the framework of the…
