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Address: 15 D Wainwright St. St. Clair
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 1 868 622-0019 | 1 868 622-9272
Fax: 1 868 622-5430
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Email: [email protected]
Welcome to the Organization of American States Trinidad and Tobago Webpage. Our objective is to showcase the programmes and activities of the OAS General Secretariat contributing to national development and hemispheric cooperation. We trust that the site will promote a deeper understanding of the work of the OAS in Trinidad and Tobago. Our Office was established in 1967.
Our activities and programmes are aimed at strengthening the four pillars of the OAS: Democracy, Human Rights, Multidimensional Security and Integral Development. In this respect, we have supported the hosting of major events by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, such as: the Regional Colloquium on Women Leaders as Agents of Change in June 2011; the 5th Summit of the Americas in April 2009; and Inter-American Meetings of Ministers of Education (2005) and Justice (2002), as well as the 27th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) in 2000.
In June 2011, the Office collaborated with the Institute of International Relations (IIR) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) at St. Augustine, to convene a Seminar, with a number of high-level panellists and Ambassadors of OAS Member States resident in Port of Spain, to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC). The Seminar was a public event directed at Government officials, the diplomatic community, civil society, the media and university and secondary school students, and was webcast live.
The OAS is particularly active in the area of Security and, in July 2011, the Office supported the signing of Agreements with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and facilitated the provision of technical assistance on a Firearms Marking project and the establishment of a National Observatory on Crime and Violence. The Office has also facilitated various training activities organised in Trinidad and Tobago by CICAD the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) and the Department of Public Security (DPS). The Office is also working closely with the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security on preparations for the hosting of the Third Meeting of Ministers of Public Security in the Americas (MISPA III), in Port of Spain, in November 2011.
In addition, the Office facilitates training for Trinidad and Tobago in a number of other areas at OAS Headquarters and in other OAS Member States, as well as scholarships for tertiary education in OAS Member States.
Washington, D.C., Wednesday December 2, 2015
The MOAS is a simulation of the OAS General Assembly designed to promote democratic values among the youth by familiarizing students, faculty and academic institutions with the work of the OAS and its Member States. It engages students in an active learning exercise where, through role-playing, they represent the diplomats and political officials of the OAS Member States.
Requirements for participation:
* Each of the 34 OAS Member States is represented by a delegation of 10 students. A Faculty Advisor must accompany each delegation.
* The delegations attend the MOAS/HS on behalf of their high schools. Therefore a letter from an authority at each high school is requred to send a letter announcing the participation of the delgation from his/her institution, as well as the name of the Faculty Adviosor responsible for the delegation.
* The participation fee per delegation is US$1,100.00 and includes online access to the MOAS Turtorial. This fee is non-refundable.
* The registration package consists of: 1) a letter from the school authority 2) the registration form 3) the participation fee and 4) the instructions sheet signed by the Faculty Advisor. As soon as the registration package is received, high schools will be informed of their respective country assignments.
* Participation in the Model Assembly will be limited to the first 34 high schools that complete their registration documents and participation payment.
* The deadline for registration is October 16, 2015. However, the registration process may end earlier if the 34 Member States have already been assigned prior to that date.
All information pertaining to the 34th MOAS/HS is available on the MOAS web page.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuesday May 5, 2015
Forum participants - including Caribbean policy-makers, civil society and business leaders, and academic experts - will confront existing development paradigms. They will challenge each other to consider persistent development problems in new ways and identify approaches directed at widening opportunities and improving living conditions for all Caribbean citizens. Areas of focus include all dimensions of poverty, inequality, and resource mobilization, as well as the specific vulnerabilities of small - often high and middle income - Caribbean States. Ambassador Ramdin will deliver a keynote address on the subject, “Building Private Sector Partnerships beyond the Caribbean: Is this real or illusionary?”
Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Winston Dookeran, in welcoming announcement of the Forum, said:
“Business as usual cannot possibly meet the complex challenges of poverty, inequality and funding we now face in the region. We need disruptive thinking and bold action if we are to create a resilient and international Caribbean future. I believe we need to accelerate regional convergence and new models of diplomacy in a global setting and the Forum provides us a real opportunity to do just that.”
Vice-Chancellor Designate of The University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles, sees the Forum as an occasion for renewing “our commitment to the fine tradition of public-minded academic research” at The UWI:
“After fifty years of concerted effort Caribbean post-colonial development paradigms have climaxed and yielded poor to moderate results. This Forum is an opportunity for the region to dig in, unearth, and emerge with the energy required to structure new options and different approaches to economic growth and social empowerment.”
Sessions for the Forum on the Future of the Caribbean will convene at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, on May 5 and at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, on May 6 and 7. Live streaming for day one is available at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uwi---st-augustine and for days 2 and 3, at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/forum-of-the-future.
For further information please visit http://caribbeanfutureforum.com/, e-mail: [email protected] or telephone: (868) 623-7056 ext 256 or 295.
The OAS Student Internship Program is designed for undergraduate, graduate and young professional student to allow them to work within their fields of study. The program although unpaid is very competitive. The OAS has 28 national offices and some special programs located in the member states. Internships are available in almost all of the offices and this will allow interns to choose whether they prefer to work in their home country or in another office.
The Organization of American States (OAS) is the main political forum of the hemisphere which promotes and supports Democracy, Human Rights, Multidimensional Security and the Integral Development in the Americas. The OAS seeks to prevent conflicts and to provide political stability, social inclusion and prosperity in the region, through dialogue and collective actions.
We offer you a unique opportunity to gain work experience in different areas and in an international and a multicultural environment. You will have the opportunity to participate in a meaningful learning experience with orientation to the OAS mission, pillars, structure and projects in the hemisphere.
The OAS has 28 national offices and some special programs located in the member states. This allows anyone interested, to participate in the internship program in their country of origin, or other country of interest.
Besides working in the different projects of the Office, interns must participate in a series of activities that are part of a Complementary Online Program
This is an unpaid internship. Candidates must meet a series of requirements.
All the documents should be sent to [email protected]
Internships are available in Washington DC. Check out www.oas.org/internships.
The OAS Academic Scholarship Program (Regular Program), established in 1958, grants scholarships every year for the pursuit of Master’s Degrees, Doctoral Degrees and Research leading to a degree. The OAS Special Caribbean Scholarships Program (SPECAF), established in 1983, grants scholarships for the last two years of undergraduate studies to citizens and residents of the English-speaking Caribbean OAS Member States. In addition to these programs the OAS, through its Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC), is able to offer other attractive scholarship opportunities for academic studies with the support of its partner institutions in the Americas and around the world.
This three month, online course aims to train leading personnel, within public institutions, in online communication tools. It is important to possess the tools and knowledge necessary for the implementation of new communication strategies to reach citizens more effectively and efficiently.
International education and training opportunities available for Caribbean nationals.
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Coimbra Group
of Brazilian Universities (GCUB) are offering more than 500
scholarship opportunities for master’s and doctoral programs
2014
Scholarship Program
OAS-GCUB
Application Deadline: August 6th, 2014
300 Masters and PhD Scholarships on offer from the OAS and the Brazilian Universities Coimbra Group (GCUB)
Deadlines: Aug. 9, 2013 Duration: Master’s 2 yrs – PhD’s 4 yrs
Mode: On‐site Language: Portuguese (language training provided)
Benefits: Full tuition expenses, monthly subsistence, ad-hoc grant for settlement expenses (first 80 selected awardees), and language support. For more information on OAS Scholarship opportunities: www.oas.org/scholarships.
La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de
México (CONACYT), con el apoyo de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México y bajo el
Programa de Alianzas para la Educación y la Capacitación (PAEC), se complacen en anunciar la 2013 OEA-CONACYT.
The OAS - Rowe Fund loan program for studies in the United States was established in 1948. This program grants financial aid in the form of interest-free loans for up to $15,000 dollars for graduate, research, and the last two years of undergraduate studies, including semester exchange programs. Applications may be submitted at any time during the studies in the U.S. and are accepted and reviewed year-round. For more information about how to obtain a Rowe Fund loan, find other financial aid for studies abroad, or identify a university in the United States according to field of study, cost, or location, visit: www.oas.org/en/rowefund and follow us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/rowefund