Statement on Haiti at Special Meeting of the OAS on 17 November 2023
Statement by the President of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, at the conclusion of a Special Meeting of the Permanent Council on Haiti on 17 November 2023 As…
SANDERS: No vigilante action in the Americas
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now A furore surrounded Luis Almagro, the secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), after the Associated Press (AP) reported him as encouraging military intervention in Venezuela to topple the government of…
Antigua supports Venezuela, withdraws from OAS Summit of the Americas
From TeleSUR Sanders said the government of Venezuela was excluded from participation without any prior explanation or discussion by the member-states. Antigua and Barbuda did not participate in the second preparatory meeting for the Summit of the Americas yesterday as…
Antigua and Barbuda prepared for challenge of rebuilding
From Tribune 242 Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to Washington, DC, has said the two-island nation is prepared to face the challenges of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma if it does not get outside aid for…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Caribbean rights in the OAS: not negotiable
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Kaieteur News Online Amid the finger-pointing and blaming over votes at the Organisation of American States (OAS) on matters related to Venezuela, the fundamental problems of the Organisation have been overlooked. Sadly, and wrongly, media…
Sir Ronald Sanders: OAS dysfunctionality requires charter review
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 WASHINGTON, United States, Friday March 31, 2017 – On March 28, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) experienced a public spectacle of disarray that, in 36 years of diplomatic life…
Caribbean nationals assume key positions at OAS
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, Jan 13, CMC – Caribbean nationals have taken over key positions within the Organization of American States (OAS) including chairing the hemispheric body’s Permanent Council. Belize Permanent Representative to the OAS, Patrick Andrews, Thursday assumed the…
Report on Jamaica elections presented to OAS Permanent Council
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — Former Bahamas minister of foreign affairs, Janet Bostwick, who headed the Organization of American States (OAS) electoral observation mission (EOM) at the general elections held earlier this year in Jamaica, officially presented the…
OAS head supports call to remove Venezuela president; Venezuela calls it a coup
WASHINGTON – General Secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro has called on the hemispheric body to support a recall referendum to remove Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from office. But that Caribbean nation’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has…
The OAS: Not a moment for pride
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now On June 23, the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) held a meeting called by the Secretary-General, Luis Almagro, under Article 20 of the Inter-Democratic Charter, to present a…