{"id":293204,"date":"2022-11-04T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=293204"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:57:29","slug":"oecs-happy-44th-independence-anniversary-to-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/oecs-happy-44th-independence-anniversary-to-dominica\/","title":{"rendered":"OECS: Happy 44th Independence Anniversary to Dominica!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"story__headlines\" role=\"heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-293214 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/download-1-300x296.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-intro\"><span class=\"story-date\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>The OECS Commission extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and People of Dominica, on the occasion of the nation\u2019s 44th Anniversary on Thursday 3rd November 2022, being celebrated under the theme \u201cOne Dominica, One People, One Vision\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"story__content story__content--with-wells\">A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held by the Commission to commemorate the Anniversary. The ceremony featured an address by the Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules.In his remarks, OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules called for the collective actions of all Dominicans to address the mounting challenges facing them and the region. Dr. Jules also expressed gratitude for Dominica\u2019s role in the success of the OECS integration movement. According to him,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u2018\u2019I wish to also take this opportunity to reiterate the Commission\u2019s appreciation for the active role that Dominica continues to play in the work of the Organisation and to express gratitude for the country\u2019s steadfast support, especially on matters related to the OECS regional integration agenda. \u2018\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dominica Independence Flag Raising Ceremony 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-tpGvQKot0\" width=\"1112\" height=\"626\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0The OECS Commission extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and People of Dominica, on the occasion of the nation\u2019s 44th Anniversary on Thursday 3rd November 2022, being celebrated under the theme \u201cOne Dominica, One People, One Vision\u201d.\u00a0 A virtual&#8230;","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":293214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OECS: Happy 44th Independence Anniversary to Dominica! 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