Jul
15
2020
PRINCIPAL CHANGES IN US POLICY TOWARD CUBA MADE BY DONALD TRUMP
June 16, 2017
÷÷ Increased restrictions on travel to Cuba for U.S. citizens, by reducing the number of categories of travel permitted with a general license, as opposed to a specific permit from the Treasury Department.
÷÷ Reinforcement of the blockade via the Helms-Burton Act of 1996.
The Cuban Ambassador, Vilma Reyes Valdespino, was received in audience by Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at the Government headquarters.
During the cordial meeting, the parties discussed important aspects of bilateral relations and collaboration between the two nations.
With a strong Declaration condemning the intensification of the US blockade against Cuba and the vileness of the restrictive measures dictated by the Government of that country against the largest of the Antilles, the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-Cuba Friendship Association has addressed the press and Vincentian society.
The full text of the Declaration follows:
US BLOCKADE COSTS CUBA BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
In response to the upsurge of the U.S. blockade against Cuba and the U.S. Administration's attack on Cuban medical collaboration, the members of the Medical Brigade of the Greater Antilles in St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a combative appearance in social networks. In individual interventions of around one minute, Cuban health personnel in St.
The denunciation made by the Cuban Ambassador in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the framework of a press conference held in the Vincentian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been widely reported in the local media. The popular digital newspapers “ I Witness” and “News 784” inserted extensive information and photos about the press conference, while the TV channel SVGTV broadcast it in its entirety.
THE AMBASSADOR OF CUBA IN SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES DENOUNCES, IN A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE NEW RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED BY THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Ambassador of Cuba, Vilma Reyes Valdespino received, at her headquarters, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with residence in Trinidad and Tobago.
His Excellency, Mr. Nwachukwu, attended the Cuban Mission in the company of Vincentian Bishop Gerard County and Reverend Mike Steward.
The Association of Cuban Residents in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines issued a Declaration condemning the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Law and the upsurge of the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
Next, the text of the document:
The current U.S. government, commanded by President Donald Trump, continues to threaten the brave Cuban people with its dirty and petty policies, this time with the activation of the infamous Title III of the Helms-Burton Law.
The Ambassador of Cuba, Vilma Reyes Valdespino, received at the headquarters of the Mission Mr. Ernesto Cooke, Journalist and Director of the popular Vincentian digital newspaper "News 784".
THE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP SAN VICENTE AND LAS GRANADINAS-CUBA ISSUED A FIRM DECLARATION OF CONDEMNATION TO THE MOST RECENT SANCTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST CUBA, WICH TEXT WE OFFER BELOW:
MIGHT CANNOT, MUST NOT BE BASIS OF RIGHT – Statement by SVG/Cuba Friendship Society (SVGCFS)
