Kingston, Jamaica. 14 June 2021. The Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Mrs. Inés Fors Fernández, paid a courtesy call this morning on the Honorable PJ Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica and president of the PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, an institution attached to the renowned University of the West Indies.
During the pleasant meeting, the prominent politician and statesman reiterated Cuba's important contribution to the African continent and highlighted the international cooperation that the Greatest Island in the Antilles has provided to dozens of countries facing the pandemic, despite being a country subjected to an unjust economic, financial and commercial blockade by the US government.
PJ Patterson praised the development shown by Cuba in the research and development of COVID 19 vaccine candidates and said it is a vivid example of the scientific potential of the Caribbean nation.