A series of public discussions on the issue is scheduled to begin on
March 16th and will run to May, at various locations across the
country. This is a prerequisite for the establishment of the OECS
Economic Union, which will allow for the movement of labor and capital
throughout OECS countries.
The public consultation process will begin with the publication of the
new draft OECS treaty in the weekend edition of the New Today
Newspaper. OECS Heads of Government initialed the document in
Basseterre, St. Kitts last December 29th, 2009.
“The OECS Economic Union will help us, as small open economies to work
together for the benefit of all our people. It is very important that
all voices be heard since every opinion is important,” said Richard
Simon, Press Secretary to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas.
The Press Secretary said the region’s survival will be determined by
its ability to look past individual differences, to work together in
the face of a new world order, characterised by new economic blocks and
new trading arrangements.
“It is very important that each person voice their opinion at these
meetings because these concerns will be raised at the regional level.
We will announce a schedule of events at which the public will be
invited to make their voices heard,” the Press Secretary said.
The public is invited to view the new draft OECS treaty at
http://www.gov.gd/egov/docs/other/Draft_of_the_New_Treaty.pdf with a view to making an input when given the opportunity to do so.
Interested persons can also submit written responses to
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All responses will be reviewed as part of Grenada’s response to finalizing the treaty before it goes to Parliament in June 2010.
