OAS observer mission for Dominica elections
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Organisation of American States (OAS) has confirmed it will be observing next Friday's general elections in Dominica.
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OAS, EU stress transparency of Bolivia's general elections
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The general elections of Bolivia held on Sunday were transparent with a high rate of citizen participation, observers of the Organization of American States (OAS) and of the European Union (EU) stressed. Horacio Serpa, chief of the OAS mission formed by 124 observers responsible for observing the electoral process, told the press that 93 percent of the voting centers observed by his organization had...
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Honduras goes to the polls
Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
This week Honduras went to the polls to elect a new president. here are some good resources from Intute to get you started IFES has a good general guide to recent elections with results. OAS website has some reports from electoral misions which provide background on the state of democracy More observer reports can also be read on [...]
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Administrative official dismissed
Hindu (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
CUTTACK: Consequent upon a conviction verdict by a vigilance special court, the Orissa government has dismissed an Orissa Administrative officer (OAS) from service. Goura Chandra Parichha, former block development officer (BDO) of ...
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Posthegemony (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of US green berets who happened to be staying there at the time. (The Secretary General of the OAS, João Baena Soares, was also caught up in the action .) I remember following events in the British papers at the time, as it caught the eye of the international press much more than the guerrillas' (much more effective) control of the working-class barrios where the insurrection had started....
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Two Venezuelan realities: students with a cause and fattening generals
Venezuela News And Views (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Early this week while in Caracas I visited the students on hunger strike, in front of the offices of the OAS. I did not want to write anything about that because, to tell you the truth I do not know how to broach the subject. I have too much respect for these kids to write lightly about them. In fact, my visit was made further embarrassing as I went after a diner date with a friend. We decided to visit...
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Reading closesly, with The New Yorker
Letters in Bottles (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... exemplary. Military aid was suspended immediately, and the U.S. joined the U.N., the E.U., and the O.A.S. in condemning the coup and demanding Zelaya’s restoration. Well, not really. In fact, we really shouldn't be calling it a coup at all. One would be hard pressed to call an arrest ordered by a country's Supreme Court a "coup" -- perhaps, rather, one would say it was "nothing...
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Honduras Coup, Act VI, Day 6
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
(The photo by elkrasture at Chiapas Indymedia is from the area around the Honduran Legislature. Graffiti say things like “Pig Plaza” and “Congresspuppets”. The caption of the relief engraving says, “Because Liberty has recovered Dominion of the Earth, 16 July 1841) The archive of the OAS meeting, via HondurasOye Luis Albor: The tiny Central American country, one of [...]...
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Show Trials, Victors Justice and Civilian Trials For 9/11 Terrorists
Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... America should follow suit as to avoid further embarrassment from being signature to the (OAS) Organization of American States Human Rights Instruments Congress ratified. Are we to really believe, Doctor Radovan Karadzic’s, fundamental legal rights have been violated in his trial at the ICTY from the beginning? Or, is he merely employing tactics and legal ramblings to just delay his trial (?) His...
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Latin America news roundup - December 4, 2009
Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... and Noted Experts Debate Drug Policy on December 10 in Washington (WOLA) Latin America - OAS secretary general praises UNASUR security resolution (Caribbean Net News) Uruguay - The Frente Amplio and José Mujica: Turning Activists Into Voters in Uruguay (Counterpunch) Venezuela - Venezuela Probing Bank ‘Irregularities,’ Chavez Says (Bloomberg)
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Honduras Coup, Act VI, Day 7
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... by those clean and fair police. Not to mention the United Nations, the Carter Center, and the OAS, all of which refused to send observers because of the atmosphere of violence and intimidation. Continuing: …Over all, it [the State Department] betrayed a disturbing lack of diplomatic skill. Which is very unfortunate, since the State Department is where America’s diplomats happen to be concentrated....
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Honduras congress rejects Zelaya reinstatement
JURIST (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... political situation need to be addressed. Other members of the Organization of American States (OAS) have expressed differing opinions on the election results, with the presidents of Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru having recognized the election results, and Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela withholding support. Last week, the Honduran Supreme Court issued a non-binding advisory opinion ruling...
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Short Takes: Another Ponzi Scheme, Exchange-Traded Notes, and Job References
Michael James on Money (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... out how high CPP deduction rates would have to go to get higher benefits . Former CPP & OAS Chief Actuary, Bernard Dusseault, weighed in with a useful comment. Hopefully he can be enticed to expand on his thoughts. 5. Big Cajun Man found that opening a Registered Disability Saving Plan (RDSP) isn’t as easy as opening RRSPs and TFSAs . 6. Million Dollar Journey looks at how to claim a...
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is Obama tryign to backdoor the 2nd Amendment?
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Given the flat out lack of any chance of domestic gun laws passing and with the Supreme Court expected to decide the Chicago case this session is the Obama administration tryign to use international diplomacy and treaty to unravel the 2nd Amendment? U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade | Reuters and this follows a move in August to slip in CIFTA THE OAS TREATY
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is Obama trying to backdoor the 2nd Amendment?
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Given the flat out lack of any chance of domestic gun laws passing and with the Supreme Court expected to decide the Chicago case this session is the Obama administration tryign to use international diplomacy and treaty to unravel the 2nd Amendment? U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade | Reuters and this follows a move in August to slip in CIFTA THE OAS TREATY