Santiago de Cuba. - The work for laying an undersea cable between Venezuela and Cuba are ongoing, with the arrival of the Thomas Ridley explorer ship to the port of Santiago de Cuba.

This specialized vessel will sound the area to define the exact course of the fiber optic cable, said Anthony Pyne, director of the Geological Project Company designated for such tasks, Anthony Pyne.
The sounding began on May 5 near Maiquetía airport in Caracas, Venezuela, and continues throughout 5 340 km from Siboney beach, Santiago de Cuba.

In the second stage the cable will reach 200 km, which includes a route from Jamaica to Aguadores, according to Ridley Thomas; the undersea cable is one of the projects of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) that will provide a significant improvement in the communications of both nations.

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