The other major issue will be to decide, given the high cost and scarcity of management resources in each country, whether governments should (a)  Perform these functions jointly, that is, at the OECS level in an act of shared sovereignty, or  (b)  Perform them singularly at the member state level.
As we discuss and make plans for our own economic union this choice will become fundamental to our deliberations. The OECS countries have made significant strides over the years and must now confront the rapid changes in the regional and international systems by making major and decisive choices.