Jamaica Baptist Union criticises gov’t over Jamaica's abstention on Cuba embargo vote
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The Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) has criticised the Government's decision to abstain from a United Nations vote calling for an end to the United States' economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, arguing that the move represents a departure from Jamaica's longstanding position on the issue. In a statement, the JBU said Jamaica's decision to abstain from the October 28 vote marked a departure from more than 30 years of consistently opposing the embargo, which it described as a one-si