Cuba is not alone: Statement by the Jamaica Cuba Friendship Association
The Jamaica Solidarity Movement with Cuba joins with progressive humanity, in condemning in the strongest possible way, the brazen and bare-faced attempt by the government of the United States of America and its mercenary allies both inside and outside of our sister country, to disrupt the constitutional and social order, with November 15th being the targeted date.
This latest maneuver by the enemies of the Cuban people comes against a background of their failed putsch in July 11 of this year, when they sought to use the genuine grievances of the people for basic supplies for every-day living, which was made worse by the 243 sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration, on top of a six-decade old internationally condemned economic blockade, within an environment of a Covid-19 pandemic which has wreak havoc on the lives and livelihood of the vast majority of the world’s people.
Any respite from the failed attempts of the USA at overturning the Cuban revolution by the incoming Biden administration, was quickly laid to rest, as despite his pious campaign rhetoric of continuing the rapprochement efforts of former US president Obama towards Cuba, have not only openly embraced the unilateral, coercive, inhumane and illegal sanctions of the racist Trump administration but have tightened them and have upped the ante with ‘soft coup’ measures, to achieve its diabolic objective.
The hypocrisy and callous disregard for the lives of Cuban people which president Biden claims to wanting to help, is clearly manifested by the fact that, Monday 15th of November marks the day, that Cuba will re-open its borders to the world, following an unprecedented eighteen-month lockdown of the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a regrettable loss of thousands of lives, devastation of its economy that like the rest of its Caribbean neighbours, is dependent on tourism as a major source for its foreign exchange earnings.
We say to the Biden administration and its mercenary acolytes:
"Let Cuba Live, Lift the Blockade! Cease being the pariah of the international community by your vulgar repudiation of international law and conventions!"
Cuba has an inalienable right to pursue its own path of development, sovereignty, independence and a peaceful existence.
Cuba is not alone!
One love and one struggle!
Trevor G. Brown
President
Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association