Kingston, Jamaica, 21 September 2020. This morning, a group of twenty Cuban teachers (eight women and 12 men) arrived in Kingston on a charter flight from Havana, as part of the annual renewal of the staff of the Cuban Education Brigade in Jamaica.
They were welcomed at the airport by Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández, Head of the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica; Dr. Reynel Isalgue, Head of the Cuban Education Brigade in Jamaica; and officials from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information of Jamaica.
With the arrival of this group, made up of 17 Spanish teachers, two of Mathematics and one of Chemistry, the number of Cuban educators who provide services in Jamaica under the related Bilateral Cooperation Agreement totals 86 members.
The transfer of the newly arrived professionals will be carried out in full adherence to the protocols set by both countries’ health authorities for the control and prevention of the spread of Covid-19, until their subsequent undertaking of their duties.
