Caribbean RoundUp
Barbados The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States (OAS), Victor Fernandes, recently presented his credentials to Secretary General Luis Almagro in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the hemispheric Organization in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Fernandes said, “The government of Barbados is firm in its commitment to upholding the principles on which the OAS was founded, as enshrined in its Charter: guiding democracy, human rights, multidimensional security, and integral development in the Hemisphere.” He added that his country “sees the OAS as the premier multilateral Organization in the Americas working to promote peace and strengthening political dialogue.” Meanwhile, the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, recalled that the Caribbean country “has been part of the OAS since 1967, and it has honored the basic principles of our Organization. These four pillars are interconnected, and one cannot exist withou...