Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRIDGETOWN295
2009-05-20 12:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bridgetown
Cable title:
REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRIDGETOWN 000295
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CCA - GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
SUBJECT: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
ACT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
REF: STATE 48487
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. D. Brent Hardt, reasons 1.4 (b,
d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRIDGETOWN 000295
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CCA - GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
SUBJECT: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
ACT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
REF: STATE 48487
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. D. Brent Hardt, reasons 1.4 (b,
d).
1. (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the
Grenadines follows.
- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote
the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba?
No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance
democracy and human rights in Cuba.
- Has the host country made public statements or undertaken
other governmental actions, such as resolutions in the
national assemblies condemning human rights abuses in Cuba;
or actions in support of civil society in Cuba through host
country's diplomatic missions or other fora?
No, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not
undertaken any such actions.
- Have there been any high-level diplomatic visits between
Cuba and the host country in the past six months?
Yes, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves visited Cuba in December
2008 to attend a CARICOM-Cuba summit meeting.
- What is the nature of investments (and names, if known)
that host country businesses have in Cuba?
There are no St. Vincent and the Grenadines businesses known
to have investments in Cuba.
- Are there any bilateral trade agreements or other
cooperative agreements between host country and Cuba?
Yes. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has active bilateral tax
and investment treaties with Cuba. In addition, CARICOM has
a trade agreement with Cuba that St. Vincent and the
Grenadines has ratified.
- Are there any exchange programs between host country and
Cuba, including but not limited to: scholarships for host
country nationals to study in Cuba; Cuban-paid medical travel
for host country nationals; and Cuban doctors working in host
country?
Yes. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the recipient of
Cuban scholarships and Cuban-paid medical travel for St.
Vincent and the Grenadines nationals in need of eye surgery.
Cuban doctors do work in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but
there is no wide-scale program to utilize them in the local
health care system.
HARDT
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/CCA - GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
SUBJECT: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
ACT: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
REF: STATE 48487
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. D. Brent Hardt, reasons 1.4 (b,
d).
1. (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the
Grenadines follows.
- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote
the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba?
No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance
democracy and human rights in Cuba.
- Has the host country made public statements or undertaken
other governmental actions, such as resolutions in the
national assemblies condemning human rights abuses in Cuba;
or actions in support of civil society in Cuba through host
country's diplomatic missions or other fora?
No, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not
undertaken any such actions.
- Have there been any high-level diplomatic visits between
Cuba and the host country in the past six months?
Yes, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves visited Cuba in December
2008 to attend a CARICOM-Cuba summit meeting.
- What is the nature of investments (and names, if known)
that host country businesses have in Cuba?
There are no St. Vincent and the Grenadines businesses known
to have investments in Cuba.
- Are there any bilateral trade agreements or other
cooperative agreements between host country and Cuba?
Yes. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has active bilateral tax
and investment treaties with Cuba. In addition, CARICOM has
a trade agreement with Cuba that St. Vincent and the
Grenadines has ratified.
- Are there any exchange programs between host country and
Cuba, including but not limited to: scholarships for host
country nationals to study in Cuba; Cuban-paid medical travel
for host country nationals; and Cuban doctors working in host
country?
Yes. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the recipient of
Cuban scholarships and Cuban-paid medical travel for St.
Vincent and the Grenadines nationals in need of eye surgery.
Cuban doctors do work in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but
there is no wide-scale program to utilize them in the local
health care system.
HARDT