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Ten former Caricom leaders are urging the global community to support the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that calls for an end to America’s embargo against Cuba, denouncing the long-running sanction as inhumane and contrary to international law. “The unilateral, coercive actions of the USA against Cuba represent the law of the jungle and can in no way be justified by the Charter of the United Nations or any other source of international law and justice,” the former Caricom heads of State and Government argued in an open letter to all nations of the world dated October 24, 2026. They pointed out that every year since 1992, the UNGA has been “adopting overwhelmingly” a resolution on this subject. “Yet the USA has been ignoring the clear voice of the international community, the requisites of international law, and the most elemental of civilising principles.

” The 10 leaders are Freundel Stuart, former prime minister of Barbados; Dean Barrow and Said Musa, former prime ministers of Belize; Keith Mitchell and Tillman Thomas, former prime ministers of Grenada; Donald Ramotar, former president of Guyana; Bruce Golding and PJ Patterson, former prime ministers of Jamaica; Kenny Anthony, former prime minister of St Lucia; and Ralph Gonsalves, former prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Noting that the vote is scheduled for October 28, the 10 leaders said they were “strongly and unequivocally” urging all nations to vote in favour of the resolution as the imposition of the embargo is contrary to “every civilised precept of life and living”. Their appeal came a day after the US Government, in its latest bid to increase pressure on the Cuban Government, urged Cubans to make “discreet” contact with America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).…