SANDERS: Leaders of smaller islands stand up amid climate destruction and unkept promises
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Gleaner COP26 in Glasgow offered no hope to small island states which continue to face destruction and extinction. COP26 was always going to be nothing but a theatrical performance, well-choreographed by the world’s industrialized…
Sanders assumed charge of OAS presidency for the second time
From Associates Times Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the OAS, Sir Ronald Sanders, has once again assumed the Presidency of the Permanent Council of the OAS Organisation. Antigua and Barbuda: Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the OAS, Sir Ronald Sanders,…
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles calls on the OAS for coordinated investment in the Caribbean.
The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Thursday, April 15, 2021. — Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beckles has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) for coordinated, organized global investment in the Caribbean. Speaking during…
Antigua, SVG nominate Ecuadorian diplomat for OAS secretary general
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, disclosed on Friday that Antigua and Barbuda and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have nominated Ecuadorian diplomat Maria…
Sir Ronald Sanders: OAS should promote systemic change in Haiti not an external agenda
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Antigua Observer In what is increasingly becoming a pattern of ignoring established procedures and authority in the Organisation of American States (OAS), a delegation went to troubled Haiti on June 19 without any discussion or…
Sir Ronald Sanders: St Vincent on the UN Security Council – More valuable than coin
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Make no mistake about it, the election of St Vincent and the Grenadines – one of the world’s smallest states – to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Edward Seaga – A Caribbean enigma
By Sir Ronald Sanders from Caribbean News Now Edward Seaga was a great Jamaican patriot well deserving of the many tributes that have been paid to him concerning his devoted service to his country. But, he was not a regionalist and…
OAS, Telefónica and Fundación ProFuturo signs ICT agreements with Latin American and the Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) of the Organization of American States (OAS), Telefónica, and Fundación ProFuturo recently signed two agreements to promote digital inclusion and education in the region, as part of the…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Brown and Mottley – Shapers of the regional future
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Prime Ministers Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda and Mia Mottley of Barbados are two of the Caribbean’s young and dynamic leaders, both workaholics with clear and determined visions for the betterment…
Sir Ronald Sanders: CARICOM must unify to resist imposition of OAS boss
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Antigua Observer Readers of this commentary, particularly those in small countries, might wonder why they should be concerned about who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of any multilateral or international organisation. It could be claimed…