Luis Enrique González
Bridgetown, Dec 9, 2005. (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Fidel Castro returned to the monument to the Crime of Barbados, to pay tribute to the victims and make a new call for the terrorists responsible to be brought to justice.
Seven years ago on his second visit to Barbados, the statesman stood before the marble pyramid and recalled those who lost their lives in the criminal action supported by the United States and where one of whose masterminds, Luis Posada Carriles, remains without answering to the cause of justice.
Fidel Castro was accompanied today by Carlos Cremata, son of a stewardess, one of the 73 passengers and crew who died so violently in 1976.
The president and Cremata, director of the La Colmenita children´s theater company, went to the monument together carrying the floral offering and after placing it, the statesman embraced him, remaining at his side to share the pain of one who lost a parent and who represents all victims´ families, while tears flowed from Cremata´s eyes.
I will continue creating better works, from my heart, Cremata told reporters emotionally as he called for justice.
He went to the monument and touched the name of his father, declaring that the rest of his family was also present.
The black inscription on the marble monument reads, "In memory of those who lost their lives in the dynamiting of the DC-8 Cuban airline flight 1201 that blew up off the coasts of Barbados on October 6, 1976. May their souls rest in peace."
The obelisk is raised a few yards from the sea where the plane went down after it was criminally exploded minutes after it took off from Bridgetown airport.
On the other sides of the six and a half foot monument are inscribed the names of the 73 people murdered by terrorism.
The floral bouquet placed by Fidel Castro and Cremata, chair of the Families of the Victims Committee, was not the only one.
Santa Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and Guyana President Bharrat Jaddeo next placed flowers, followed by all of the heads of State attending the second Cuba-CARICOM Summit.
Hours earlier Anthony, also head of CARICOM, recalled the terrorist act the most terrible that is burned in his memory and demanded those protecting the criminals to hand them over to justice.