The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has announced the appointment of St. Lucian Dr. Didacus Jules as the Organization’s new Director General.
Jules, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will take up his new position on May 1, 2014.
He replaces Dr. Len Ishmael who demitted office at the end of December 2013.
The Organization canvassed widely and received applications for the position from across the region and beyond.
Having deliberated inconclusively on this matter during the 58th Meeting of the OECS Authority in November in Montserrat, the Authority made the final selection during an Ad Hoc Meeting of the Authority held in Havana, Cuba, during the Celac Summit in January.
OECS Chairman and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer said the Authority is confident that the correct choice has been made and look forward to working with Dr. Jules in ushering in a new dispensation within the Organization.