JAMAICA’S AMBASSADOR CHAIRS OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

-

 By Derrick Scott,

CALL TO ORDER. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and President of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, chairs  the Permanent Council regular meeting. 

  Derrick Scott photo

 

        

WASHINGTON DC, October 17, 2020 -- Chairing the Preparatory Committee for the upcoming 50th General Assembly session, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) says it is especially significant as the Assembly also coincides with Jamaica’s 50th anniversary as an OAS member state.

Her Excellency Audrey Marks, the Permanent Representative, shared that Minister of State, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the 50th regular session of the General Assembly.

“Facing the Challenges of COVID-19 in the Hemisphere: A Collaborative Approach to Address Vulnerabilities and Build Resilience in Times of Crisis, based on the Four Pillars of the OAS" is the theme for the October 20 to 21 session. Bringing together the member states’ Foreign Ministers in the highest decision-making body of the OAS, the event will this time be held as a virtual gathering – via teleconferencing technology, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The topics to be discussed and decided on can be found here and the documents will be available on the OAS 50th General Assembly page.

The General Assembly’s decisions will serve as a guide for the activities and priorities of the regional body during the coming year. The Assembly is in charge of defining the policies and mandates of the OAS, as well as the structure and functions of its subsidiary organs.

In addition to such others as are assigned to it under the OAS Charter, the General Assembly’s principal powers include deciding on the general action and policies of the Organization; determining the structure and functions of its organs, agencies, and entities among themselves, and such activities with those of the other institutions of the inter-­American system; strengthening and coordinating cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies; and adopting the program-budget of the Organization and determining the quotas of the member states.

During discussions each member state has the right to cast a vote. The decisions of the Assembly are usually adopted by majority, but in certain cases the rules require a two-thirds vote. The tradition of the OAS is to adopt resolutions by consensus.

During this Assembly, member states will elect members of the decentralized and autonomous agencies of the OAS, among them the Inter-American Juridical Committee, Justice Studies Center of the Americas, Administrative Tribunal, and the Board of External Auditors.

The General Assembly will be broadcast live – with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese – on the OAS Website, Facebook and YouTube.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sports Commentary - JAMAICA’S FEMALE SPRINTING: 100/200 MEDAL PROSPECTS FOR THE 2020 OLYMPICS (TOYKO 2021)

-
Image
  By Dale Brown   GOLDEN GIRLS . Jamaica’s winning sprint relay quarter at the 2019 WC, in Doha, Qatar. (l-r); Natalliah Whyte, Shericka Jackson, ShellyAnn Fraser Pryce, Jonielle Smith. NEW YORK, NY. Tuesday, November 3, 2020 -- How can a small island like Jamaica continue to produce sprinters of the caliber of the great Veronica Campbell- Brown? Veronica Campbell – Brown (38 yrs .) is universally recognized as one of the greatest sprinters in the history of the sport.   VCB is a legend by any standard and is a champion on and off the track. Her 11 individual global medal collection consists of Olympic 2 gold medals in the 200m (Athens 2004 / Beijing 2008) and (2) 100m bronze medals in Athens 2004 and London 2012. Veronica’s success at the World Championships are 100m - a gold medal (Osaka 2007), 2 silver medals (Helsinki 2005) and (Daegu 2011).   Her podium finishes in the 200m are, (1) gold medal (Daegu 2011), (2) silver medals (Osaka 2007 and Berlin 2009) and (1) bro
Read more

TEAM JAMAICA BICKLE HANDS OUT VIRTUAL 5K RUN/WALK AWARDS

-
Image
JAMAICA TO THE WORLD . Jetola Anderson-Blair of Houston, Texas was presented with the Marcia Sinclair Memorial Award for best depiction of ‘Brand Jamaica’. -           contributed New York, NY. October 29, 2020 --- The Awards Ceremony to announce the winners of the recently held Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) Inaugural Virtual 5K Run/Walk, was held on Sunday October 25, 2020. The organization which had since 2011 held its annual 5K Run/Walk at Baisley Pond Park, Queens New York (NY) made the transition to the virtual space this year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The ceremony was streamed live on  Jamaicans.com , on  TJB’s Facebook Page  and its other Social Media Platforms and was hosted by Ms. Ann-Marie Grant, Director of The American Foundation of the University of the West Indies (AFUWI).   A total of nine prizes were awarded in the following categories: The youngest participants, Hussein Miller; 29 year old male of Hollis, Queens, NY and Jadah Fitzgerald; 17 year old female
Read more

Water problem in St Ann. A letter to the editor.

-
Dear Editor,            I am writing to Mr. Ian Bell and Lisa Hanna, to say that Fern Gully has been a top tourist attraction in Jamaica even before either you or I were born. However, the gully will continue to decline as a tourist attraction if water problems persists in the surrounding communities of Colgate and Breadnut Hill.  From as far back as 1989, when my grandfather died, water has been a big problem for these two districts; the pump-house in Terry needs a modern pump and pipes, capable of increasing water capacity.  The National Water Commission (NWC) continues to do too little, if anything, to improve the existing system. Having no access to a well-developed piped water system, the residents of these communities seek work in Fern Gully, clearing the lush green vegetation in hopes of starting small businesses which seldom result in gainful employment.  An investment in supplying effective piped water to these communities will simultaneously reduce the stress on
Read more