Statement delivered by Cuban Ambassador to Guyana, H.E. Julio César González Marchante on the Commemorative Ceremony of the 40th Anniversary of Barbados Crime. October 6th, 2016.
40 years ago a horrendous terrorist act was committed against a civilian Cubana de Aviación aircraft that killed 73 people on board, 57 Cubans, 11 Guyanese and 5 North Koreans. An explosive charge planted by mercenaries destroyed the aircraft in midair a few minutes after takeoff from the airport in Barbados. The culprits had proven links with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States and still enjoy impunity and protection in the territory of that country.
PPP STATEMENT ON TRADE EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA
The People's Progressive Party (PPP) joins with the rest of the international community in calling on the United States Government to bring an end to the economic and trade embargo against Cuba. This embargo has severely affected the economic and social development of the country which for several decades has been unable to realize it growth potential as a consequence of the embargo.
Farewell ceremony of 8 Guyanese beneficiaries of the scholarship program offered by Cuba
Guyana, August 31, 2016. The Cuban diplomatic mission in Georgetown hosted the farewell ceremony of 8 Guyanese who will study medicine and health technology in Cuba as a result of a scholarship program which, after decades of application, it has already graduated 758 doctors.