Coming Sunday... Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel writes – Jamaica: a strong voice in the OAS for over 50 years

In his statement celebrating Jamaica’s Independence in 1962, then secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) Dr José Mora expressed the wish to ultimately welcome Jamaica to the OAS, and on August 20, 1969, Jamaica proudly ascended to membership of this hemispheric organisation. Jamaica has been a long-standing force in the Inter-American System as exemplified by its early statement on its foreign policy when the controversial issue of its relations with Cuba arose.