OAS /tags/oas OAS en-US WLRN Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT Why is Nicaragua's Ortega keeping opponents locked up — even after his 'sham' election? /news/2022-01-25/why-is-nicaraguas-ortega-keeping-opponents-locked-up-even-after-his-sham-election Daniel Ortega is still holding hundreds of political prisoners — including candidates who challenged him last year — and is still defying U.S. and E.U. sanctions. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-25/why-is-nicaraguas-ortega-keeping-opponents-locked-up-even-after-his-sham-election Tim Padgett OAS Says Report On Haiti Offers A Road Map For Elections. Some U.S. Lawmakers Are 'Deeply Troubled' /news/2021-06-30/oas-says-report-on-haiti-offers-a-road-map-for-elections-some-u-s-lawmakers-are-deeply-troubled A political mission from the Organization of American States is recommending that Haitian President Jovenel Moïse promptly appoint a new prime minister and cabinet, urgently take steps to establish a climate of security and appoint a new elections body so that Haiti can hold legislative, local and presidential elections before the end of the year. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:35:51 GMT /news/2021-06-30/oas-says-report-on-haiti-offers-a-road-map-for-elections-some-u-s-lawmakers-are-deeply-troubled Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald Venezuela's Holding Elections Sunday — Most Of The World's Dismissing Them /2020-11-30/venezuelas-holding-elections-sunday-most-of-the-worlds-dismissing-them Venezuelan exile journalist Francisco Poleo explains why his country's political opposition — and most of the world — refuse to legitimize this Sunday's vote. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:01:41 GMT /2020-11-30/venezuelas-holding-elections-sunday-most-of-the-worlds-dismissing-them Tim Padgett Venezuela's Maduro Is The Caracas Kim – The North Korean One (Er, Un) /news/2017-03-29/venezuelas-maduro-is-the-caracas-kim-the-north-korean-one-er-un COMMENTARY(Updated March 30, 2017)A year ago I designated oil-rich Venezuela the Caribbean North Korea. My rationale: the very economic catastrophe… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 02:57:41 GMT /news/2017-03-29/venezuelas-maduro-is-the-caracas-kim-the-north-korean-one-er-un Tim Padgett Another Election Day First: OAS Will Observe U.S. Voting /2016-09-13/another-election-day-first-oas-will-observe-u-s-voting The Washington-based Organization of American States has watched elections elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but never before in the United States. Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:01:00 GMT /2016-09-13/another-election-day-first-oas-will-observe-u-s-voting Brian Naylor As Rousseff Faces Impeachment In Brazil, The U.S. Follows A New Logic In Latin America /politics/2016-04-13/as-rousseff-faces-impeachment-in-brazil-the-u-s-follows-a-new-logic-in-latin-america COMMENTARYLuis Almagro, the secretary general of the Organization of American States, made a particularly sensible point when I talked to him during his… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:41:31 GMT /politics/2016-04-13/as-rousseff-faces-impeachment-in-brazil-the-u-s-follows-a-new-logic-in-latin-america Tim Padgett