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The Government of Barbados is calling on the United States of America to “show leadership” and end the decades-long embargo on Caribbean neighbor Cuba.
In a statement issued via Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Jerome Walcott, Government contended it had done nothing to isolate Cuba from the rest of the world,but “unleashed a series of painful outcomes for its people”.
There have been protests in Cuba and other places in the world where Cuban national reside, calling on their Government for more help.
The full statement follows:
On Sunday July 11, 2021, a series of street protests took place in Havana and several other Provinces in the Republic of Cuba.
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Barbados is spreading its diplomatic reach to Africa and the Middle East and deeper into Asia and Europe.
Yesterday Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Jerome Walcott listed five envoys and the posts of commercial and cultural officer and diaspora relations officer to be stationed in the missions.
Alex McDonald will be the High Commissioner to Kenya and permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi; Hallam Henry will be posted in China; Gabriel Abed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Francois Jackman will now be ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations Office, New York.
There is an indefinite ban on bus crawls in Barbados. This is among the measures announced by Attorney General Dale Marshall on Saturday evening when he provided an update on the Special Curfew Directive in place as part of the COVID-19 emergency management plan. The directive took immediate effect on January 2 and will continue through January 15 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Marshall said during those hours, “no …