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45th Anniversary of the Cubana Air Disaster

Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, today represented and delivered remarks on behalf of His Excellency, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at the commemorative ceremony for the 45th anniversary of the Cubana Air Disaster, held at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus.

In honor of the lives lost on October 6, 1976, Minister Todd also took part in the wreath-laying exercise, alongside His Excellency, Narciso Reinaldo Amador Socorro, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Guyana, the Honourable Charles Ramson, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, and Captain Gerald Gouveia, Honorary Consul of Barbados to Guyana.

During the Cubana Air Disaster, a total of 73 passengers perished; including 11 Guyanese, 57 Cubans, and 5 Koreans.

October 6, 2021

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