President Leonel Fernández and Vice President Jaime David Fernández were at the Las Americas International Airport to see Cuban President Fidel Castro off at 6 pm. Castro came for the three-day Special Meeting of Heads of State and Governments of Cariforum, and then stayed on for a two-day state visit. The charismatic and very talkative totalitarian ruler of Cuba, Castro bid Dominicans farewell with his hand on the heart. Fidel Castro’s presence in the DR and his travels throughout the country caused traffic jams and received full coverage in the press, such as occurred on occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II.
