Latin America Report: Bishop Scores U.S. Deportation of Grenadian – 26 May 1982
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PA160110 Havana PRELA in English
2359 GMT 15 May 82
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Saint George’s, 15 May (PL) — The Grenadian Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, said that the presence here of the Surinamese top leader, Lieutenant General Desi Bouterse, is a proof of the unity between the peoples of Grenada and Suriname.
Similar relations of unity have been achieved with Cuba and Nicaragua, he stressed.
Bishop headed a meeting of the popular militias in this capital, in which participated as special guest, Bouterse, president of the National Military Council of Suriname, who is paying a several-day visit to this country.
The premier referred to the case of the young Grenadian Catholic girl, Suzanne Berkley, who was recently deported from Puerto Rico by the colonial authorities of the United States.
The U.S. officials charged Suzanne of trying to enter the island to carry out anti-U.S. activities, in spite of the young girl having a visa from the U.S. Embassy in Barbados to attend a religious conference.
That action “is a new example of the lack of respect with which the U.S. Government is treating the peoples of the region,” stated Bishop.
He called the attention on that from all the persons invited to the conference, the only one arrested, maintained in preventive custody, threatened, deported, intimidated and mistreated was the Grenadina representative.
He warned that this proves that the Reagan administration will continue trying to find the ways to pressure and humiliate Grenada, as well as by making it victim of economic aggressions and military threats.
Bishop highlighted as an example of the courage of the Grenadian people the attitude maintained by Suzanne Berkley in front of the frightening acts of which she was object.
“We are a poor country but a proud one which will not go down on our knees in front of imperialism,” underlined the prime minister.
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