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‘An Abominable Betrayal’: Patterson blasts Jamaica’s abstention on Cuba - Jamaica Observer (Jamaica Observer)
Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has slammed the Holness administration's decision to abstain from voting on the United Nations resolution calling for an end to the embargo against Cuba as "an abominable betrayal which history will never forget". The vote marked a shift in policy by Jamaica as historically the island has voted “yes” in favour of ending the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba for over...
Green defends handling of Cuba motion in Parliament (Jamaica Gleaner)
Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Floyd Green has rejected claims by Opposition counterpart Phillip Paulwell that the Opposition was deceived in the handling of the motion on the economic and humanitarian situation in Cuba, which was debated and passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.