Fifty years after the Barbados bombing, an attack that claimed the lives of 73 people. Including 24 members of the Cuban national fencing team. Today Holguin paid tribute to the victims of this terrorist act. The attack was masterminded by terrorists of Cuban origin Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch Ávila.
The event, held at the Pedro Díaz Coello Sports Initiation School (EIDE). It was attended by Joel Queipo Ruíz, member of the Central Committee and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Provincial Committee in Holguin. Raúl González García, a provincial government official. Miguel Peña Peña, General Director of Frank País International Airport. And Yodalkis Espinoza, Director of INDER (National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation) in the territory, alongside other provincial officials.
Moreover the ceremony honored the athletes who were returning home with gold medals after competing in the 4th Central American and Caribbean Championships in Caracas. The sabotage prevented them from reaching their destination, turning them into eternal champions of the nation.
Young athlete Grechen Talia Ricardo spoke on behalf of the athletes from the Holguin EIDE. Expressing her pride in representing Cuban fencing and in being among the young people who wield the weapon today. Not only to triumph on the piste but to defend memory and dignity.
The occasion also served to welcome new young members into the Communist Party of Cuba and the Young Communist League. The keynote address was delivered by the General Director of Frank País International Airport. Also who stated that 50 years ago, terrorism attempted to strike at the very heart of the Cuban nation. When a Cubana de Aviación flight was destroy on October 6th, 1976, in a criminal act that claimed the lives of 73 innocent people.
As reported by Prensa Latina, fifty years after the event, Cuba maintains that the truth regarding the Barbados Crime remains relevant and that accountability does not expire.
The Caribbean nation has denounced this crime as part of a systematic aggression against the island spanning more than 60 years—aggression that has resulted in 3,478 deaths and thousands of injuries due to hostile actions, sabotage, and acts of terrorism.
By: Lázaro Andrés Reyes Figueredo
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