GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza, has added his voice to the condemnations expressed by the Guyana Government and other countries in the Caribbean Region and the hemisphere of the Americas about the recent deposing of... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will travel on Friday to Honduras to continue carrying on the mandate of the OAS Special General Assembly that instructed him to undertake diplomatic initiatives aimed at restoring democracy. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, said that the organization “will not accept a return to the past in the continent,” and it will not make any concessions to a regime proclaimed following a military coup. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments have joined in the global condemnation of the military coup that removed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from office on Sunday. The Guyana government called for early reinstatement to office of the Honduran President. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted Sunday a resolution strongly condemning the coup d’etat in Honduras and demanded the immediate and unconditional return of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales to his constitutional duties. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Department of Public Security (DPS) of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS) is currently implementing the “Training Institutes of Foreign Affairs on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children” Program. A 2-day training seminar will take place in Port of Spain. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has formally announced, at a protocolary meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), that her government “resolutely supported” the re-election of José Miguel Insulza as Secretary General. read more...

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GHENT, Belgium -- At a three-day meeting starting June 24 in Ghent, Belgium, judges, prosecutors and health officers from both sides of the Atlantic will discuss effective modalities of drug treatment under judicial supervision as a productive alternative to incarceration for drug-dependent offenders. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, (OAS) José Miguel Insulza, has expressed his satisfaction on the political willpower shown by Member States during the 39th General Assembly in Honduras, which ended the suspension of Cuba from the institution. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS),  Albert Ramdin has warned that the growing prevalence and severity of crime in Caribbean societies is cause for major concern and cannot be left unchecked. He said these issues must be addressed. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- “The growing prevalence and severity of crime in our societies is cause for major concern and cannot be left unchecked. If our countries are to progress toward sustained and sustainable development, the issue of crime and violence has to be faced head on.” read more...

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OTTAWA, Canada -- The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation of the Secretariat for Political Affairs, and Elections Canada will hold the Sixth Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Management Bodies in Ottawa, Canada, on June 22 and 23. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, issued Saturday a call to graduates at the University of Belize’ Ninth Commencement Exercise in Belmopan. He urged more than 500 students to consider how they could best influence their future. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, will address delegates from across the Hemisphere at a regional Conference on Youth Crime and Violence that will be chaired by the Prime Minister of St Kitts-Nevis. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) -- Seven Bahamians received Organization of American States scholarships to pursue studies aimed at further developing The Bahamas. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette presented the recipients with their certificates during a ceremony. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The French investigating Magistrate, Jean-Louis Bruguière, in charge of counter-terrorist section and Vice-president of the Paris Court of Serious Claims (Tribunal de Grande Instance) will be the keynote speaker at the XXXVI OAS Lecture Series of the Americas that takes place on June 22. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) of the Organization of American States (OAS), through its Department of Sustainable Development, will launch the publication “Legal Institutional Frameworks for Payment for Ecosystem Services: Eight Country Analysis”. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Virgilio Alcántara, was unanimously elected to chair the Joint Working Group of the OAS Permanent Council and the Permanent Executive Committee of the... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Albert Ramdin, explained on Tuesday the efforts promoted and coordinated by the institution to fight the effects of natural disasters in the hemisphere, during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- High national authorities and experts on energy of Latin America and the Caribbean will meet at the Americas Energy and Climate Symposium to be held on June 15-16 in Lima, Peru. The objective of the Lima Symposium is to identify collaborative actions that effectively address the energy and climate. read more...

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ANAHEIM, USA -- The Organization of American States, through the Inter-American Drug Control Commission is to receive an award from the National Association of Drug Court Professionals for its efforts in promoting court-supervised treatment for drug-dependent offenders in the Americas. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Speaking at an event organized by the George Washington University’s Center for Latin American Issues on “The future of Inter-American Relations”, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R Ramdin, observed the time is now to reshape multilateralism.  read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA --The OAS Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, will showcase the regional perspective of the Americas on disaster reduction in a meeting to be held in Geneva, June 15 - 19, 2009. At the meeting, high-level government authorities, international experts and officials from... read more...

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The recent OAS decision on Cuba was an historic step for the inter-American system. The unanimous resolution took two important decisions: First, it lifted the 1962 suspension on Cuba’s participation in the OAS, should the Cuban government decide it wishes to return to the organization. read more...

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MONTREAL, Canada (Reuters) -- The head of the Organization of American States said Monday he was confident Cuba would eventually rejoin the 34-member organization, but that it would require more dialogue. Cuba's government welcomed the OAS move but said it was not interested in joining the institution. read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, is urging CARICOM countries to provide greater support for Haiti. Ramdin said there was a moral obligation for CARICOM to show much more political commitment and support for Haiti. read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- It is still unclear, said Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, whether Cuba will rejoin the Organisation of American States (OAS), despite passage of a resolution last Wednesday removing a 47-year ban, during the OAS General Assembly in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. read more...

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I write from the Press Centre while the 39th Annual Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) is in progress and I am somewhat at a loss as regards the tremendous move by nearly all of the 34 member nation for Cuba’s re-entry into the western hemispheric bloc, and Cuba seems not to be keen. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The government of Guyana and the opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) have commended  the Organisation of American States (OAS), its leadership, and its member states which voted unanimously for the lifting of the suspension of Cuba , on 3 June 2009. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- Minutes before the closing of the 39th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) here in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, late on Wednesday night, the Assembly passed a motion supporting the recapitalizing of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The Cuban government on Thursday declined to return to the Organization of American States (OAS), despite hailing a landmark decision to lift the body's 47-year ban on Havana as a "major victory." The OAS cleared the way on Wednesday for Cuba to rejoin the hemispheric body. read more...

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The Organization of American States (OAS) is a 34-member organization - representing all the countries of the Americas except Cuba. It promotes democracy and regional cooperation on issues ranging from poverty reduction to drug trafficking. But yesterday the OAS voted to lift the ban it imposed on Cuba in 1962. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- All foreign affairs ministers or their representatives from the Caribbean Community who attended the 39th General Assembly of the OAS in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, represented their countries well, despite the conference being dominated by Latin and Central American countries. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- Cuba's return to the Organization of American States will not be automatic, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday after the body voted to lift a 47-year ban on Havana. In an historic move on Wednesday, the OAS agreed to lift the suspension on Cuba's membership. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) -- The Organization of American States lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday in a move backed by Washington as it tries to soothe Cold War tensions with the communist-run island. In Havana, there was no immediate government reaction. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- At the Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly here in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, OAS member states and representatives from the business sector agreed on Monday for need to deepen co-operation. The meeting was part of a series of dialogues held separately. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- While the 39th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) is in progress in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Cuba has issued a strongly worded statement, which appeared on the front page of Honduras’ leading newspaper La Presna. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- The Organisation of American States (OAS) has changed tremendously in recent years, but its Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, said that it can make further changes and become even better. Insulza was speaking at the 39th regular session of the OAS General Assembly. read more...

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AFP) -- Putting the squeeze on the United States, Honduras joined radical leftist governments Tuesday in pushing for Cuba's immediate return to the Organization of American States (OAS). A compromise proposal has generated support from 26 of the 34 member states. read more...

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A fateful moment may be at hand in the future of the Inter-American movement. The fate of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be put into doubt this week during its meeting in Honduras, with the prospect of Cuba’s reentry into the organization after nearly fifty years of a US-led suspension looming over the agenda. read more...

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