Guyana,Georgetown, October 6, 2024. October 6 is the CARICOM-Cuba Day against terrorism, in memory of the 73 people who died, including CARICOM and Cuban nationals, in the bombing of the Cubana Airlines in the waters off Barbados on October 6, 1976. In the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana, Honourable Hugh Todd, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport of Guyana, Honourable Charles Ramson, the diplomatic corps, and family and friends of the victims, the date was commemorated at the monument at the University of Guyana. Wreaths were laid before the monument of the University, in memory of the victims of Guyana, Cuba and North Korea. October 6 has been declared in Cuba as Day of the Victims of State Terrorism.
Embassy of Cuba in Guyana