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OAS Preliminary Statement on Antigua Elections
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Jun-14
- Organization of American States , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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June 13, 2014 - The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Antigua and Barbuda congratulates the people of Antigua and Barbuda for their extraordinary commitment to the electoral process, reflected in a high voter turnout and a peaceful exercise of their franchise during the Election Day.
OAS Hosts Civil Registration Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Oct-13
- Organization of American States
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Oct. 10, 2013 - The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA), today launched a workshop in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for Eastern Caribbean States that brings together civil registry officials from the region to deepen work toward the Program’s goal of universal civil registration.
OAS Report Examines Cybersecurity Trends in the Americas
- By S Coward
- Published 06-May-13
- Organization of American States , Crime/Security
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May 6, 2013 -- The Organization of American States (OAS) through the Secretariat of Multidimensional Security (SMS) and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) released today the report “Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses.”
OAS Presents Report on Drug Use in the Americas, 2002-2009
- By S Coward
- Published 22-Mar-12
- Organization of American States
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March 22, 2012 - The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) released today in Bogota the Report on Drug Use in the Americas, 2011, the first comparative analysis of drug trends in OAS member states, covering the period of 2002-2009.
Preliminary Statement by the OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Belize
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Mar-12
- Organization of American States , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Washington - March 9, 2012 - The Mission notes that political financing is unregulated in Belize.
The current framework places no limits on campaign spending and does not
require disclosure of campaign contributions or expenditures. In order
to allow voters to make a more informed decision and to ensure more
equity in electoral competition, the OAS recommends the development of
campaign finance legislation that addresses these gaps.
OAS Deploys Electoral Observation Mission in Belize
- By S Coward
- Published 07-Mar-12
- Organization of American States , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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March 7, 2012 - The Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission
(OAS/EOM) headed by Chief of Mission Frank Almaguer will deploy
throughout Belize to observe the voting process for the March 7, 2012
General and Municipal Elections.
OAS Trains Judges and Prosecutors in the Caribbean on Alternatives to Incarceration
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Feb-12
- Legal , Organization of American States
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Feb. 28, 2012 - In an initiative promoted by the Organization of American States (OAS),
40 judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, treatment providers and other
professions in the healthcare and justice fields in Trinidad and
Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Grenada will be trained this
week in Canada on the workings of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs), a model
that proves to be an effective measure as an alternative to
incarceration for violators who are addicted to drugs.
OAS to Execute a Firearms Marking Project in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica
- By S Coward
- Published 07-Feb-12
- Organization of American States
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Feb. 7, 2012 - The Organization of American States (OAS) will execute its program "Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean" in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Panama and Peru according to a Cooperation Agreement signed today, which establishes that the four countries will receive the necessary equipment to identify weapons and process registration information.
Convened by the OAS, Ministers of Public Security in the Americas Agree to Cooperate to Improve Police Training and Technology Management in the Hemisphere
- By S Coward
- Published 21-Nov-11
- Crime/Security , Organization of American States
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Nov. 21, 2011 - The highest authorities of Public Security in the Americas Nov. 20
concluded their meeting in Port of Spain with the adoption of a series
of concrete recommendations to strengthen police training and use of new
technologies in the hemisphere. The recommendations will be
communicated to the Heads of State at the Sixth Summit of the Americas,
to be held in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) in April 2012.
With OAS Support, Trinidad and Tobago to Launch the Country’s First Drug Treatment Court in 2012
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Oct-11
- Organization of American States , Legal
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Oct. 23, 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago will launch the country’s first Drug Treatment Court in 2012, to include technical assistance, training and cooperation from the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS).
OAS Urges More Focus on Renewable Energy in the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 21-Oct-11
- Environment/Energy , Organization of American States
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Oct. 21, 2011 -The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States
(OAS), Albert Ramdin, is urging policymakers and leaders in the
Caribbean to invest in more substantial renewable energy options, in the
interest of energy security.
OAS Press statement on the second round of presidential and legislative elections in Haiti
- By S Coward
- Published 22-Mar-11
- CARICOM , Organization of American States , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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March 22, 2011 - The OAS-CARICOM Joint Electoral Observation Mission has observed
through the 201 observers that it deployed throughout the country that
the second round of the presidential and legislative elections was
quite an improvement in many ways on the first round
OAS Secretary General Concludes Consultations on Haiti with CARICOM Heads of Government
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Feb-11
- CARICOM , Organization of American States
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Feb. 26, 2011 - The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS),
José Miguel Insulza, and Heads of Government from the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) today concluded extensive consultations on
developments in Haiti, specifically the ongoing electoral process and
the work of the Joint OAS-CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission (JEOM).
The OAS-CARICOM Joint Election Observation Mission in Haiti Continuing to Observe
- By S Coward
- Published 07-Dec-10
- Government, Politics, Int'l Relations , Organization of American States
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Dec. 7, 2010 -- The Joint OAS-CARICOM Election Observation Mission (JEOM) in Haiti
continues to be active throughout the entire country and has maintained
a presence in the Vote Tabulation Centre (VTC).