The OECS

The Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States, OECS, came into being on 18 June 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty, agreeing to co-operate with each other and promote unity and solidarity among their Member States. This treaty became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, so named in honour of the capital city where it was signed. The member States of the OECS are Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The British Virgin Islands and Anguilla are associate members.