ANOTHER WORLD OF PEACE AND LOVE IS POSSIBLE: MESSAGE FROM THE JAMAICAN COUNCIL FOR PEACE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 96TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF COMMANDER IN CHIEF FIDEL CASTRO RUZ
The advancement of the Cuban people in every aspect of human development that could not be stopped by the cruel unjust sanctions and blockade stands as a monument to Fidel and all the heroes of the Cuban Revolution.
A hallmark of the Cuban Revolution is the unity and resilience of the Cuban people in the face of adversity. We see it playing out in this very moment as they struggle to extinguish the fire in Matanzas with solidarity assistance led by Venezuela, Mexico and Bolivia. As always, the preservation of human life is paramount.
It is the same spirit that enabled Cuba to conquer the Covid 19 pandemic, protecting its citizens with vaccines produced by it's own scientists and medical experts.
It is the same spirit that enabled Cuba to establish an advanced constitution that embodies the inputs and wishes of the people. It is the same spirit that has fostered a political system in which representatives come from and live among the people in the communities. The health services also operate in the same way with doctors and nurses living in the communities they serve.
It is the same spirit that gave birth to the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade which selflessly responds to epidemics, the pandemic, natural disasters and other emergencies across the globe, placing humanity before wealth accumulation at all times.
It is the same spirit that gave birth to the Miracle Eyecare programme which restored the eyesight of thousands of people in other countries who could not afford expensive eye surgery. Here in Jamaica, it was followed up by the donation of the Opthalmology Centre which continues to provide this service to those who can't afford it otherwise.
It is the same spirit that led to the provision of scholarships, especially in medicine, to young people from across the globe, including the United States. Those young people would not have been able to pursue such studies otherwise.
It is the same spirit that led Cuba to send teachers, nurses, doctors and engineers to assist other countries.
It is the same spirit that led Cuba to help Africa to overthrow the cruel Apartheid system.
All this and more was possible because of the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro. He will forever stand as a shining example to all of us.
He has shown us that another world of peace and love is possible.