The President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Barbados (BSCJ), Sir Marston Gibson, arrived in Cuba to make an official visit from September 25 to 28 invited by the President of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), Rubén Remigio Ferro, to comply a fruitful program of activities aimed at establishing cooperation between the highest judicial institutions of both Caribbean nations. In reviewing the final details of the visit with the Cuban ambassador in his country, Francisco Fernández, the support of the Barbadian chancellery was confirmed for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with a view to putting into effect a bilateral exchange mechanism among the professionals of the SPC and the SCJ.
The program includes exchange meetings with the Cuban judges, a Mayor Lecture by Sir Gibson at the Faculty of Law of the University of Havana and a visit to a penitentiary center in Havana, due to his interest to know the good practices implemented by the Cuban Revolution, especially the rehabilitation programs to guarantee the reincorporation of those sanctioned into society. In addition to other interests for the island's historical-cultural attractions, the President of the BSCJ will visit the Caribbean community resident in Baraguá, Ciego de Ávila, where the provincial government and judiciary authorities will organize a warm welcome, among other activities of courtesy to the distinguished visitor.