OECS

E26371

intergovernmental organization regional organization

OECS is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, policy coordination, and shared services among Eastern Caribbean states and territories.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	27
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States	12
OECS canonical	5
OECS Authority	4
Eastern Caribbean Economic Union	1
OECS Assembly	1
OECS Commission	1
OECS Secretariat	1
OECS Single Economic and Financial Space	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T204373 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OECS
Context triple: [Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (associate member), isStatusWithin, OECS]

A. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
B. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
C. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a regional bloc that brings together countries from Latin America and the Caribbean to promote political dialogue, integration, and cooperation independent of U.S. and Canadian influence.
D. Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political cooperation, democracy, human rights, and security among countries in the Americas.
E. Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a regional organization of Caribbean nations and territories that promotes economic integration, foreign policy coordination, and cooperation in areas such as trade, security, and sustainable development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OECS
Target entity description: OECS is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, policy coordination, and shared services among Eastern Caribbean states and territories.

A. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
B. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
C. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a regional bloc that brings together countries from Latin America and the Caribbean to promote political dialogue, integration, and cooperation independent of U.S. and Canadian influence.
D. Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes political cooperation, democracy, human rights, and security among countries in the Americas.
E. Caribbean Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a regional organization of Caribbean nations and territories that promotes economic integration, foreign policy coordination, and cooperation in areas such as trade, security, and sustainable development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ regional organization ⓘ
abbreviation	OECS self-link ⓘ
currencyUsedInMostMembers	East Caribbean dollar ⓘ surface form: Eastern Caribbean dollar
foundingDate	1981-06-18 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Basseterre ⓘ surface form: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
foundingTreaty	Treaty of Basseterre ⓘ
fullName	OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
hasOrgan	Council of Ministers ⓘ OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OECS Assembly OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OECS Authority OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OECS Commission
hasProgram	OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Caribbean Economic Union OECS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OECS Single Economic and Financial Space
headquartersLocation	Castries ⓘ surface form: Castries, Saint Lucia
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	international organization ⓘ
memberState	Anguilla ⓘ Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ British Virgin Islands ⓘ Dominica ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Guadeloupe ⓘ Martinique ⓘ Montserrat ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Martin (France) ⓘ surface form: Saint Martin (French part) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ
policyArea	education ⓘ environment and climate change ⓘ health ⓘ monetary policy coordination ⓘ security cooperation ⓘ tourism development ⓘ trade policy ⓘ
purpose	economic integration ⓘ policy coordination ⓘ shared services among member states ⓘ
regionServed	Lesser Antilles ⓘ surface form: Eastern Caribbean
subregion	Lesser Antilles ⓘ
website	https://www.oecs.org/ ⓘ
worksWith	Caribbean Community ⓘ Caribbean Development Bank ⓘ United Nations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Antigua and Barbuda → memberOf → OECS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court → jurisdiction → OECS ⓘ

this entity surface form: Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court → appliesToJurisdiction → OECS ⓘ