– 36 years after tragedy
The memory of the victims of Cubana de Avacion Flight 455 was honoured yesterday with the unveiling of the Cubana 455 Monument at the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus.
President Donald Ramotar described the occasion as a celebration. The President stated that though these individuals would have lost their lives there is still a reason to celebrate. He also stated that that the destructive elements, whose purpose it was to drive a wedge between Cuba, Guyana and other countries who were at the time forging deep relations with Cuba had failed since Cuba-Guyana relations were now stronger than ever. The President also related that countries such as Angola, South Africa, Namibia, and others in Africa are now free, all because Cuba and various other Caribbean countries were not intimidated by the forces working to prevent their cooperation. The monument is strategically placed, said the President,
