Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley yesterday paid tribute to the countries which established diplomatic relations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), especially Cuba.
It was on December 8, 1972, that CARICOM countries told the world they were against the isolation and trade embargo against Cuba.
“Today (yesterday), as we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between four newly independent Caribbean states and the Republic of Cuba, it is important to reiterate that despite the progress made we still have much work to do,” Mottley said on the anniversary.
She noted that when the leaders of Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana decided that they would send a message to the world that the isolation of Cuba was wrong and they would no longer be a part of it, they were establishing a philosophy that said fairness and equity would govern the relationships of their nations with all others. (PR)
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