Jamaica Baptist Union slams Gov’t’s abstention on Cuba embargo vote

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) is urging the country not to swap what is right for what is convenient in the wake of Jamaica’s abstention during the October 28 vote, which called for an end to the United States’ 66-year-old economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba.

“A vote that goes against the united will of the people’s representatives opens a gap between what Jamaica says and what Jamaica does. That gap weakens public trust. It also blurs the integrity of our foreign policy,” the JBU shared in a statement on Monday.

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It noted that the government’s reasoning behind the abstention merits a closer look. It stressed that for more than 30 years, Jamaica spoke with one clear voice at the UN on this question.