Left to right: Foreign Minister Hugh Todd, Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips, Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and President Dr. Irfaan Ali campaigning – News Room photo The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Saturday, September 6, announced the final vote tally and allocation of parliamentary seats, confirming the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) resounding return to office. […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and promising if adequately owned by Haitians. But plans don’t save people; action, commitment, and accountability do. Haitians must set priorities, approve budgets, and be accountable to their citizens […]
By: Sir Ronald Sanders |Editorial credit: Gobierno de Guatemala, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons On August 5, a website I had never encountered published a hatchet job on Albert Ramdin, who took office as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) less than two months ago. The article claimed to expose “lavish spending” […]
By:paho.org | Editorial credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released its 2024 country annual reports, outlining the main results of technical cooperation carried out in collaboration with governments and strategic partners across the Americas. These reports highlight concrete results, inspiring stories from the […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders | Photo of The Organization of American States flag The campaign for the position of Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has been tainted by misinformation and political distortion, particularly on social media. A misleading narrative has emerged, falsely framing the election as a geopolitical battle between the […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The upcoming election for the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 10, 2025, presents an opportunity to invigorate and rectify the direction of the institution for the future. The OAS has always been an organization where achieving broad consensus on contentious issues is difficult. In recent years, […]
A report, published on May 31, concerning misspending of monies from a PetroCaribe Fund implicated two companies closely connected to President Moïse. While he has denied the allegations, protests have intensified.
By Sir Ronald Saunders WASHINGTON, DC – In what is increasingly becoming a pattern of ignoring established procedures and authority in the Organization of American States (OAS), a delegation went to troubled Haiti on June 19 without any discussion or mandate by the Permanent Council, the organ responsible for making and overseeing policy between General […]
