The vast majority of respondents to a Royal Gazette online poll are opposed to Bermuda having closer ties with Cuba.

Of the 720 people who responded to the unscientific poll, 71.4 percent said they were opposed when asked: "Should Bermuda have closer ties with Cuba?"

Just 24.2 percent said "yes" while 4.4 percent said they did not know.

Government has come under fire for planning to send old buses and ferries to Cuba and for getting approval from the British government to negotiate a memorandum of understanding on cultural exchanges with the country.

Cuba has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks for human rights abuses.

The poll ended last week.

The current poll on www.theroyalgazette.com asks: "Who do you think will win the General Election?"