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Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association in solidarity with Puerto Rico

The Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association issued an statement on the occasion of the 152 Anniversary of the Grito de Lares.

Kingston, Jamaica, 23 September 2020. Professor Trevor Brown, president of the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association, sent us the text of the statement issued by that organization on the occasion of the 152 Anniversary of the Grito de Lares:

The Jamaica Cuba Friendship Association joins with the rest of progressive humanity in commemorating with our brothers and sisters of Puerto Rico, their heroic action 152 years ago, in a day immortalised in our collective consciousness, the anniversary of Grito de Lares.

A new group of Cuban teachers arrives in Jamaica

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.

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.

Jamaican scholar calls for an end of the US blockade on Cuba

Jamaican scholar and columnist Louis E. A. Moyston advocated today before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for an end to the U.S. blockade against Cuba, imposed for six decades.

By Prensa Latina, in collaboration with EmbaCuba Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica, 20 September 2020. Jamaican scholar and columnist Louis E. A. Moyston advocated today before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for an end to the U.S. blockade against Cuba, imposed for six decades.

In a request letter sent to CARICOM’s current chair and Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, Moyston asked to explore the possibility of building alliances at the United Nations to demand the end of Washington's blockade on Havana.

Notice for young Jamaicans who study in Cuban Universities

Notice for young Jamaicans who study in Cuban Universities.

Kingston, Jamaica, 1 September 2020. Foreign students’ entry to the Republic of Cuba has been postponed until further notice, due to the current epidemiological situation in our country.

Continuing students should access the websites of their respective universities and faculties, and contact them if necessary, to receive detailed guidance on their academic process and keep working on topics related to subjects pending to be completed during the course.

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