While Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dennis Moses flew to Cuba last week to pay respects following the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, it was unclear up until yesterday evening whether the Government would be sending a representative to Castro's funeral.
The state funeral for Castro takes place this morning at 7.30 am at Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba where Cuban national heroes Jose Marti and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes are laid to rest.
The interment of Castro's ashes followed a week of activities from November 28 to December 3 where Cubans and other well-wishers said adios to the former leader.
The Sunday Guardian yesterday sent questions to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Moses and other members of Government on whether any official from this country would attend.
Rowley and Moses did not respond to messages.
Several members of Government could not confirm whether a representative would be sent.
Castro died on November 25 at age 90.
Following Castro's death, his brother, President Ra�l Castro, announced that he would be cremated on November 26.
Castro's ashes journeyed across the country from Havana to the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
Castro will be buried this morning in a private ceremony.
A divisive figure in life and death, public interest has surrounded the world leaders who have chosen to attend Castro's commemoration rally and those who have declined.
The list of world leaders who will attend include Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, as well as Salvadorean President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto.
South Africa's Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe are also expected to attend.
Regionally, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt, President-elect Jocelerme Privert of Haiti, and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness are also expected to attend.
