ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES/CUBA FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY, ISSUED A DECLARATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 40 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CRIME OF BARBADOS
40th ANNIVERSARY OF TERRORIST CARNAGE IN CARIBBEAN
Thursday, October 6, 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest man-made human tragedy in the modern history of the Caribbean. Forty years ago, long before our peaceful region got accustomed to the dreaded word “terrorism” or the heinous deeds of terrorists, 68 young Caribbean citizens, mostly from Cuba (57) but also from Guyana (11), were among the 73 persons aboard a Cuban plane, CU 455, which was blown up just after it took off from Barbados.