Oct 7 (Radio Havana Cuba) Forty-eight years after the crime in Barbados, when a Cubana de Aviación plane was blown up by a sabotage bombing  that killed all 73 people on board, Cuba reiterates its firm rejection of all acts of terrorism, a stance it has maintained in all international forums.

The painful events in Barbados are a reminder of the havoc that this scourge has wreaked on the nation. That barbaric act still goes unpunished today. Cuba does not forget and demands justice for the victims and their families, who continue to wait for answers.

It is paradoxical that, while the United States keeps Cuba on its unjust list of countries that support terrorism, it was precisely that country that offered refuge to those responsible for that crime. Luis Posada Carriles, one of the main perpetrators, lived in freedom until his death in U.S. territory, without facing the consequences of his actions.

This fact shows the double standards of the United States in its supposed fight against terrorism and demonstrates the close links of these terrorists with the hate industry based in Miami, where figures such as Posada Carriles are presented as heroes.

Cuba, on the contrary, has been a constant victim of terrorist acts orchestrated from abroad, which gives it full legitimacy to vehemently condemn any form of terrorism.

The country has maintained a firm commitment to solidarity, peace and international collaboration, values that it defends in all global scenarios and which are the pillar of its foreign policy.

On this anniversary of the events in Barbados, this unwavering commitment to justice and the right of peoples to live in peace is ratified. The fight against terrorism will only be effective if manipulation and double talk are eliminated, and if true international justice prevails.

Radio Habana Cuba Translation Staff

Havana, October 5 (RHC)– Bolivian activists assured that at the National Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba that begins this Saturday in Valle Grande, department of Santa Cruz, they will demand an end to the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of the Caribbean nation.

“Under the thought and light of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, in one voice, we will declare: enough to the criminal blockade against the Cuban people,” said the president of the Bolivian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba-La Paz, Alidson Gómez.

An ophthalmology specialist graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, Gómez told Prensa Latina news agency that another important demand of that forum will be the elimination of Cuba’s name from the list drawn up unilaterally by Washington of alleged countries sponsoring terrorism.

“The whole world recognizes that the Cuban Revolution only sends solidarity, health and life to the world,” he emphasized.

Referring to the meeting that will be closed on Sunday, the activist said that it will be attended by dozens of delegates from all departments, in whom there are many expectations to present their ideas in the debates.

“We are sure that this meeting will be a space for reflection where solidarity towards the courageous people of Cuba will prevail, and in which we will ratify our ideals of revolutionaries of heart and conviction”, concluded Gómez. (Source: Prensa Latina)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly rejects a new act of U.S. complicity with terrorist violence against Cuba.

The U.S. judicial authorities have decided to release Alexander Alazo, the individual who on April 30, 2020, in the middle of the street, fired 32 machine gun rounds at the Cuban embassy in that country, where 7 people were present.

This event, in a central avenue of Washington, the U.S. capital, against a diplomatic headquarters and with the declared objective of causing damage, would qualify in any country as a terrorist act.

This is not the case in the United States and even less so when it is a violent action against Cuba. The government of that country has refused at all times to qualify that act as what it is, and at no time did it intend to prosecute the perpetrator as a terrorist, despite the fact that the nature of his acts is explicitly typified in U.S. legislation against that scourge.

The history of the U.S. government as an executor or tolerant accomplice of terrorism and violent acts against Cuba is well known. The protection and backing of notorious terrorists is part of that country’s record.

A U.S. government psychiatric expert, in agreement with the defense attorneys, ruled that Alazo was not “criminally responsible” at the time of the assault, and was therefore found not guilty, even though his actions show that he is a danger to society, as another opinion before the court had already stated.

The authorities of the justice system of that country preferred to ignore the evidence of Alazo’s links and contacts with groups and individuals based in South Florida with a history and background of aggression against Cuba, including the promotion of violence and terrorism.

Cuba is a country victim of organized terrorism, financed and executed from U.S. territory, with the heartbreaking experience of 3,478 Cuban fatalities and 2099 injured with disabilities.

The country has a firm and categorical position against this scourge, including State terrorism, and has the duty to demand from the U.S. government a serious, responsible and honest conduct when an act of this nature is committed against the Cuban embassy and the Cuban personnel appointed there.

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Havana, June 22 (RHC)– A group of U.S. students arrived Wednesday in Cuba with a solidarity load of powdered milk for pediatric hospitals. Their mission is building bridges of love between the two peoples, said activist Carlos Lazo.

The coordinator of the Bridges of Love project said that this group of 40 young people are a prophecy for a future of solidarity relations. They did their bit to lift the coercive measures that weighed on the island.

“When years go by, when common sense and love prevail over this era of hatred and misunderstanding, we will look back and remember this day and these young people,” said the Cuban American professor.

Lazo called for an end to the economic war that punishes and kills the Cuban people and advocated for a better future.

“The future is and has to be a future of love!” the activist stressed.

He also invited people to join the initiative to donate to the lechepacuba.com project.

The organizer explained that the solidarity action will allow the delivery of five thousand pounds of powdered milk from the campaign, which has already made two other shipments for similar purposes.

According to Prensa Latina, the young people, who are also accompanied by some of their parents, are enthusiastic about lending a hand to the people of Cuba.

Last January, Lazo arrived in Havana with a donation of 15,000 pounds of the essential product for children’s food.

In addition, in November 2021, they collected 18 thousand pounds destined for children’s circles and homes for the elderly in the eastern provinces of Holguín, Granma, and Guantánamo.

The platform led by the activist is part of the growing network of solidarity with Cuba within the United States, which calls on Joe Biden’s administration to resume the path of understanding between the two countries and demands lifting the blockade.

Havana, October 1 (RHC) — The world’s support for Cuba, in its long six-decade battle against the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade, was felt until yesterday at the United Nations, where the debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly came to a close.

The sessions were a worthy prelude to what will happen at the end of October, when the already historic and overwhelming vote against this unilateral U.S. policy will take place, sustained despite global rejection and the dramatic consequences for the Cuban people caused by the restrictions it has brought with it, especially since former President Donald Trump assumed the presidency in 2017.

Amid reflections on the serious problems facing the world regarding peace, security and sustainable development, representatives of countries from all continents left their words of encouragement to Cuba.

The President of Vietnam, To Lam, reaffirmed his solidarity with the State and people of Cuba, and urged the United States to lift sanctions on the Island; while the Head of State of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, considered the reinclusion of Cuba on the U.S. State Department’s list of countries sponsoring terrorism to be unjustifiable.

The President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, also said the same, warning that the time has come to establish more harmonious and cooperative relations between neighbors.

Other diplomats also spoke out, including the Foreign Ministers of Venezuela, Yván Gil; of China, Wang Yi; of Russia, Sergei Lavrov; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Caricom of Trinidad and Tobago, Amery Browne. They all offered their full solidarity to the Cuban people, as Washington’s unilateral policy seriously undermines the archipelago’s prospects for achieving economic stability, growth and sustainable development.

On September 22, with the adoption of the Pact for the Future, the High Level Week at the UN began.    (Source: Granma)