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Knight urges US to rethink
position on Cuba
Jamaica
Observer, December
15, 2004.
At a meeting Monday with US permanent
representative to the Organisation of American
States (OAS), Ambassador John Maisto, Minister
Knight urged the Bush administration "not
to increase the isolation of Cuba through
the Helms-Burton Act", according to
a statement from the foreign ministry.
".The Helms-Burton Act is an invidious
piece of legislation. We got caught up in
it through one of our hotel investors,"
Knight said, noting that the Caribbean Community
(Caricom) had also added its voice for an
inclusionary approach to Cuba.
At the same time, the foreign minister
told the US diplomat that Jamaica remained
concerned about the situation in Haiti,
pointing to the unstable security situation,
arbitrary arrests, unlawful detentions,
sham trials and the prominence of rebels
who helped to destabilise the country. Whilst
calling for adherence to the election timetable,
Minister Knight reiterated that the Lavalas
Party must be a part of the process. He
also called on the international donors
to honour their pledges so that the Haitian
people can be helped.
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