Barbadian chancellor Maxine McClean and Cuban Ambassador Francisco Fernández presided over the commemoration of the 41st Anniversary of the Crime of Barbados in which the 73 people on board were killed in the attack on Cubana de Aviación by terrorist groups based in the territory from the USA This occasion was special due to the presence not only of the sporting workers working on the island, but also of the delegates from 8 countries attending the First Caribbean Conference for Peace, among which was the companion Silvio Platero, president of MovPaz and coordinator regional level of the World Peace Council. In her speech, Minister McClean emphasized the solidarity of her people and government with Cuba and the families of the victims, reiterated the condemnation of terrorism in all its forms, urging the eradication of its seeds wherever they may be , for which collective security should be strengthened since abominable acts such as this, which also pursued the frustrated purpose of frightening the first independent Caribbean countries that had recently established relations with Cuba, show that no one in the Caribbean is exempt from its impact lethal. The Chancellor said that the vibrant bilateral diplomatic relations, whose 45th Anniversary will be held in brief days, are the best testimony that small nations can defend honor and principles on the international stage to face and overcome the challenges before them and obstacles such as terrorism.
Two other important presentations were given by delegates attending the First Conference for the Caribbean Peace, held in Barbados on October 6 and 7, which included in their program participation in the ceremony to condemn an act that is antithesis of the peace. Baroness parliamentarian Trevor Prescod, host of the Conference as President of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI), reiterated his condolences to the Cuban people and the victims of the attack, condemned all forms of terrorism and violence in international relations, urging the strengthening of the regional pacifist movement, which is one of the main aims of the Conference. Meanwhile, friend Gerald Pereira, Guyana's representative of the Caribbean Chapter of the International Network in Defense of Humanity, spoke on behalf of Guyanese youths killed in the sabotage and in honor of all the victims ratified the call made by the network Caribbean Summit for the UN to declare October 6 as the International Day to Combat Terrorism.