Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
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Guyana
General and Regional Election on May 11, 2015
Political System
The Republic of Guyana is an independent semi-presidential parliamentary republic that is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Caribbean Community. Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, and held its first election deemed clean and competitive by the international community in 1992.
Executive Branch
The Chief of State is President Donald R. Ramotar (since December 3, 2011). The Head of Government is Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (since October 1992). The President appoints and supervises the Prime Minister as well as the rest of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister and the Ministers are required to be members of the Assembly.
Legislative Branch
Guyana operates with a unicameral National Assembly of 65 popularly elected members, who each serve five -year terms. Additionally, there are five non-elected members: three non-elected ministers, one non-elected parliamentary secretary and the Speaker. The assembly thus may contain up to 72 members. The President has the authority to dissolve the Assembly.
Judicial Branch
The Judicial branch is composed of a Supreme Court of Judicature, consisting of the High Court of Appeal, with right of final appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
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Guyana
General and Regional Election on May 11, 2015
