{"id":304173,"date":"2023-06-17T10:46:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=304173"},"modified":"2023-06-17T10:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T14:46:58","slug":"press-release-prime-minister-roosevelt-skerrit-to-attend-oecs-authority-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/press-release-prime-minister-roosevelt-skerrit-to-attend-oecs-authority-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"[Press Release] Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to attend OECS Authority Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-298825\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Pm-Skerrit-Official-Photo-scaled-e1676408312930-642x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roseau, Dominica- June 17, 2023: Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit will participate in the 73rd meeting of the OECS Authority from June 18-19, 2023 in Basseterre, St. Kitts.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will be hosted by Hon. Dr. Terrence Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis who assumes the Chairmanship of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting coincides with the observance of the 42nd anniversary of the OECS on June 18, under the theme \u201cVision. Integration. Sustainability. Progress.\u201d Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, Hon. Roland Royer will act as Prime Minister during the period, June 17-19, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roseau, Dominica- June 17, 2023: Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit will participate in the 73rd meeting of the OECS Authority from June 18-19, 2023 in Basseterre, St. Kitts. The meeting will be hosted by Hon. 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