73 years ago, today on July 26 1953, a band of 160 young Cuban revolutionaries, launched what would become one of history’s most consequential acts of defiance. Their assault on Moncada Garrison in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Cespedes Barracks in Bayamo, marked not merely a military operation, but the birth of a battle cry of a revolution, that would reshape the Caribbean and inspire liberation movements worldwide.
Kingston, 27 July 2026. Organised by the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica, the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba and the Association of Cubans Residing in Jamaica (ACRJ), a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks took place on the afternoon of 26 July.
On the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the historic assaults on the Guillermón Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks on 26 July 1953; in this year, 2026, which coincides with the centenary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, who spearheaded that heroic action, the people of Cuba are celebrating these events.
Cuba rejects, in the strongest terms, the report published on July 20th by the United States Department of State, concerning the alleged subversive influence of Cuba against that country. It is a mediocre propaganda pamphlet. It aims to bolster the mendacious message that Cuba poses a threat to the United States, a pretext that the U.S. government uses for collective punishment and genocide against the Cuban people. It seeks, through the construction of accusatory narratives, to fabricate a consensus for a potential military aggression.
Kingston, 25 June 2026. The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, hosted the forum ‘Perspectives on the current Cuban crisis: facts, impact and imperatives’ this morning. The event was organised by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Sir Hilary Beckles, and was attended by the Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Tania López Larroque.
During her opening remarks, the Cuban diplomat provided an update on the devastating effects of the sanctions imposed by the US administration, as well as the measures adopted by the Cuban government to mitigate them.