The People’s National Party (PNP) is urging the Jamaican Government and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states to adopt a coordinated regional position on Cuba amid mounting concern over worsening humanitarian conditions on the island.

The Opposition party warned that escalating United States measures against Cuba could destabilise the wider Caribbean and negatively affect Jamaica’s economy, tourism sector and post-hurricane recovery efforts.

The party is calling on the Jamaican Government to work with CARICOM partners to promote “dialogue, restraint and respect for international law” while encouraging Kingston to play “a proactive and positive intermediating role” between Washington and Havana.