CARICOM Signs Free Trade Agreement with Cuba

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and Cuban President Fidel Castro made an agreement last week, giving Cuba access to free trade in the region.

The Declaration of Bridgetown, which was signed at the close of the one-day CARICOM-Cuba summit in Barbados, pursues to strengthen cooperation and build links in the areas of trade, education, health, culture and sports.

The heads also signed a Cultural Cooperation Agreement which allows for greater exploitation of cultural opportunities in Cuba.