Kingston, Jamaica, 11 February 2021. - On February 10 in the morning, the Honourable Marisa Dalrymple Philibert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, received the Ambassador of Cuba to the Caribbean nation, H.E Mrs. Inés Fors Fernández, at the Jamaican Parliament.
During the fraternal meeting, both parties recognized the good state of bilateral relations, expressed their willingness to continue strengthening the bonds between the respective Parliaments, and exchanged opinions about the cooperation provided by the Greatest Island in the Antilles to Jamaica in the health and education sectors.
Dalrymple Philibert praised the Cuban health professionals’ contribution to the confrontation of the pandemic in Jamaica and thanked the Cuban government for scholarships it offers every year to young Jamaicans and the contribution of this initiative to Jamaica’s public health system.
For her part, the Cuban diplomat referred to the historic support of the Jamaican legislative body to the just international call for the lifting of the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba. For ten years in a row, the Parliament of Jamaica has approved motions to reject the aforementioned policy.