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Ahead of Bahamas Election, OAS and CARICOM Observers Arrive in Nassau
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JetBlue Has New Nonstop Flights to St. Maarten, the Dual-Destination Caribbean Island With Food, Fun, and Picture-Perfect Beaches

 A beach on the French side.

Sunset cocktails along the boardwalk. An afternoon of shopping in Philipsburg. Dinners in Grand Case that stretch late into the night — St. Maarten is just a fun place to be — and the Caribbean island has a way of making even simple rituals feel like part of its identity. With JetBlue’s new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale, travelers now […]

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Dominican Republic and OAS Discuss Prison Policies in the Region

Above: Dominican Republic Attorney General Radhames Jimenez and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic Attorney General Radhames Jimenez met Thursday with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza to discuss penitentiary policies in the region. The two sides stressed the need to further expand […]

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Dominica Receives US-Funded Donation of Firearm Marking Machine

Above: Hubert Charles, Dominica’s Permanent Representative to the OAS (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is the latest Caribbean nation to receive a firearm marking machine from the Organization of American States. The OAS firearm marking initiative, which is currently being implemented in a number of Caribbean countries, aims to combat […]

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Honduras Succeeds Haiti for Chairmanship of OAS Permanent Council

Above: Honduras’ Leonidas and Haiti’s Duly Brutus (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras’ Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Leonidas Rosa Bautista, yesterday assumed the chair of the OAS Permanent Council, succeeding Haitian Ambassador Duly Brutus. Rosa Bautista will hold the position for the next three months. “The chairmanship […]

Dominica Receives US-Funded Donation of Firearm Marking Machine

Above: National Security Minister Peter Bunting (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica, following the lead of a number of Caribbean countries, will soon receive two firearm marking machines to assist its efforts to stem the illegal gun trade. The “Dot Peen” machines, provided by the Organization of American States, place marks on firearms that […]

China and OAS to Increase Collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Chinese official Yang Wanming (OAS Photo/Jose Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff China and the Organization of American States are looking at new options to further collaborate on projects and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met this week […]

OAS Secretary General Holds Talks with United States Trade Official

Above: US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza held talks Tuesday with Francisco Sanchez, the United States Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade. Sanchez was participating at the Private Sector Forum Dialogue “Connecting Companies, […]

OAS: Belize Party Activists Produce "Less Than Conducive" Voting Environment

 Above: OAS Head of Mission Ambassador Frank Almaguer (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The active role played by party activists during Belize’s general elections Wednesday produced a “less than conducive” voting environment, according to the Organization of American States, which fielded an electoral observation mission in the country this week. “Agents […]

OAS to Observe El Salvador Elections

Above: El Salvador (IDB Photo/Willie Heinz) By the Caribbean Journal staff An Organization of American States electoral observation mission will oversee the legislative elections in El Salvador March 11, following an agreement on procedures signed Friday between the two parties. The OAS mission will be headed by Dr Lourdes Flores Nano, a Peruvian lawyer and […]

OAS Electoral Observation Mission Arrives in Belize Ahead of Vote

 Above: Ambassador Frank Almaguer (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States Mission that will observe Belize’s election arrived in Belize City Thursday ahead of the March 7 vote. Ambassador Frank Almaguer is leading the mission, which will be deployed for general and municipal elections. “I am delighted to […]

Russian Election Commission Signs Framework Agreement With OAS

Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Russian Federation’s Central Electoral Commission has signed a framework agreement with the Organization of American States. The move coincides with Sunday’s Russian election, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly claimed victory despite allegations of violations in the voting process. The […]

Mexico Hosting Regional Conference on Fight Against Transnational Crime

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mexican government will convene a High-Level Hemispheric Meeting against Transnational Organized Crime beginning Thursday. The two-day meeting in Mexico City will address a range of issues, including the strengthening institutions in the fight against transitional crime in the Caribbean. […]