VI in jeopardy if Cuba opens up – Hon. Pickering
“Places like the VI would have major problems, because Cuba has everything we have and then some more to offer. It’s much more closer to the United States...everything is much cheaper, they have a highly trained labour force and the shared novelty of Cuba being something new is going to draw a tremendous amount of people to that country,” Hon. Pickering said to a large gathering of residents, who attended the meeting at the Catholic Community Centre.
He went on to state that “we better pray hard that Cuba does not open soon, and we must be able to improve what we are offering”.
“So we should be thankful we have jobs because it may come a time soon when we don’t have jobs because the Little Dixes of this world and the Biras Creeks of this world may very well have to close down. We need to keep this at the back of our minds because it is a very real threat,” he added.
In fact the Minister stated should the US President Barack Obama win a second term in office; Cuba is going to open up.
Against this backdrop, he is urging residents not to take the VI for granted and “think all is well”.
Hon. Pickering added, “I think we can work together to make the VI one of the best and unique places in the Caribbean.”
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