Cuba vote split could hurt CARICOM’s credibility, says Marshall

CARICOM’s split over the United Nations vote on Cuba could leave the region vulnerable to accusations of double standards as it seeks international support for reparations and climate justice.

That is the concern of Professor Don Marshall, director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, following Wednesday’s vote in which Trinidad and Tobago opposed a resolution calling for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba, while Jamaica and Guyana abstained.

Barbados maintained its longstanding support for the resolution, which passed with 130 votes in favour, 17 against and 25 abstentions. Last year, 165 countries supported it.