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OECS Director General extends condolences on passing of Anguillan Revolutionary Leader

OECS Director General extends condolences on passing of Anguillan Revolutionary Leader

OECS Media Release

Monday, December 12, 2016 — The OECS conveys sincere condolences to the Government and people of Anguilla on the passing of James Ronald Webster, Anguilla’s first Chief Minister and revolutionary leader.

OECS Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, said the region has lost a great son whose courage and commitment to the people of Anguilla will not be forgotten.

“James Ronald Webster will always be remembered for his spirited leadership and historic role in the Anguilla Revolution.”

“His unwavering determination toward the betterment of Anguilla, despite many obstacles, earned him the affectionate title ‘Father of the Nation.’

“We mourn this loss with the nation of Anguilla and extend our deepest sympathy to his family,” Dr. Jules said.

James Ronald Webster was a recipient of the Anguilla Badge of Honour and Queen’s Certificate for his contribution to the Anguilla Revolution.

As a mark of respect, flags at the OECS Commission will be flown at half-mast today.

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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an International Organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance among independent and non-independent countries in the Eastern Caribbean. The OECS came into being on June 18th 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty agreeing to cooperate with each other while promoting unity and solidarity among its Members. The Treaty became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, so named in honour of the capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis where it was signed. The OECS today, currently has eleven members, spread across the Eastern Caribbean comprising Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Martinique and Guadeloupe. 

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