October 15, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) calls on the international community to promote international justice for the commission of crimes against humanity in…
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OAS General Secretariat Condemns Kidnapping and Torture of Minors by Venezuelan Regime
October 11, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) condemns in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Venezuelan regime against dozens of children and…
OAS Observation Mission for the Selection of Judges in Guatemala Concludes Fourth Visit
October 11, 2024 The Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the Selection of Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice and Courts of Appeals and other…
Tren de Guayana Gang Expands Into Southern Venezuela Mining Towns
By: Insight Crime October 8, 2024 Tren de Guayana, one of Venezuela’s oldest illegal mining groups, allegedly has used ties to President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to push out other criminal…
Belize Assumes the Chair of the Permanent Council
October 8, 2024 The Permanent Representative of Belize to the Organization of American States (OAS), Lynn Raymond Young, today assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council, a position that he…
Women Artisans from Darién Receive Capital from the Ministry of Government of Panama to Strengthen Livelihoods thanks to the MIRPS Fund administered by the OAS
October 4, 2024 Seventy-five Panamanian women from the Association of Ipetí Emberá Artisan Women (AMARIE) received the first of two installments of seed capital from the Ministry of Government of…
Statement from the OAS Observation Mission for the Selection of Judges in Guatemala
October 4, 2024 The Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the Selection of Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and Courts of Appeals and…
Security Forces in Venezuela Extort Detainees Amid Political Repression
By: Insight Crime October 1, 2024 The United States sanctioned several Venezuelan government officials for extorting money from political detainees, highlighting how President Nicolás Maduro’s administration relies on criminal rents…
OAS Observation Mission for the Selection of Judicial Authorities in Guatemala Calls on Congress to Consider the Honorability of Candidates
October 1, 2024 The Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the Selection of Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice and Courts of Appeals and Other…
U.S. And Belize Sign $125 Million Agreement
September 27, 2024 The United States and Belize have signed a transformative $125 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact aimed at promoting sustainable economic growth and strengthening democratic institutions in…
Belize has steadily advanced its national goals
September 24, 2024 As Belize marks its 43rd Anniversary of Independence on 21 September, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has lauded the country for steadily advancing its national goals and laying…
Venezuela Opposition Leader flees to Spain in fear of Maduro regime
By: Staff Writer September 10, 2024 The opposition candidate in Venezuela’s recent presidential election has arrived in Spain after fleeing his homeland. A Spanish Air Force plane carrying Edmundo González…