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CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar 06 2016 – The Head of the Ocean Governance Unit of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Asha Singh, has been presented with a Leadership Achievement Award in Sustainable Development by the World Women Leadership Congress.
The award honors the outstanding leadership and achievements demonstrated by Women leaders, which is reflected by the distinct innovations and initiatives to improve the lives of citizens across the world.
Dr. Singh is the first national from Latin America and the Caribbean to receive such an award from this international body.
A citizen of Guyana, Dr. Singh has given service to the Wider Caribbean region and the world.
She started her career as a teacher in 1989 in Guyana.
Dr. Singh says she is humbled and happy by this recognition and dedicates the award to the many unsung professionals who are constantly and diligently striving to ensure that the environment is seen as the bedrock or driver of our development pathway.
