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OAS Elects New Secretary General
Caribbean, Latin American Culture Ministers Begin Summit in Haiti
Above: Port-au-Prince (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Culture from across the Latin America and Caribbean region have begun a major conference in Port-au-Prince. The sixth Inter-American Meeting of Minister of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities …
St Lucia Assumes Chair of Organization of American States Permanent Council
Above: St Lucia’s Permanent Ambassador Sonia Merlyn Johnny takes over the chair from St Kitts and Nevis’ Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has officially assumed the chair of the Organization of American States’ …
Honduras President Meets With OAS Secretary General in Washington
Above: Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez met Friday with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza at the latter’s …
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OAS Secretary General Meets Regional Heads of State in Cuba
Above: Paraguay President Horacio Manuel Cartes, Foreign Minister Eladio Ramon Loizaga and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary Genearl held talks with a number of regional leaders at …
Trinidad and Tobago’s Cabinet Approves New Budget for Crime Fight
Above: Trinidad National Security Minister Jack Warner (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s cabinet has approved $45.39 million USD for the country’s fight against crime, National Security Minister Jack Warner announced Thursday. The funding will be used …
OAS: Caribbean Economies Must Innovate
Above: OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean businesses need to innovate and diversify their operations, instead of folding and breaking, according to Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of …
CARICOM, Turkey Sign Cooperation Deal
Above: UN Photos (JC McIlwaine and Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Turkey has moved to strengthen relations with the Caribbean Community, in an effort to deepen a “level of mutual understanding” between the two bodies …
OAS, CARICOM to Observe Guyana Vote
Above: Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo (File Photo) Several international organizations will observe Guyana’s general elections this year, according to a senior Guyanese government official. Both CARICOM and the Organization of American States have agreed to send observers, and Guyana asked …
