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Cuban women in Jamaica join the "challenge" on Africa Day

In the context of celebrations for Africa Day, a group of Cuban women living in Jamaica joined the “challenge” that has become popular on social networks, by wearing African costumes, as a deserved tribute to their ancestors, and to a continent that is an indivisible part of the Caribbean identity.

Kingston, Jamaica, 25 May 2020. Beyond the barriers imposed by language, Cuba has a common root with Jamaica, as with the rest of the English-speaking Caribbean countries: Africa. All islands in the Antilles share a past of pain, of split families, of men and women torn from their land and brought like beasts in crowded ships to these foreign islands on the other side of the Atlantic. Once here, they and their descendants were forced to work for the colonizer for centuries.

Message sent by the Cuban Ambassador to nursing professionals from Cuba and Jamaica

Message sent by the Cuban Ambassador to nursing professionals from Cuba and Jamaica.

Message sent by the Cuban Ambassador to nursing professionals from Cuba and Jamaica

Every May 12th, the International Nurses Day is celebrated.

On this occasion, the date is even more special not only because the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to proclaim 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife; but also due to the complex world epidemiological scene, in which the vital and heroic work of nurses has been demonstrated.

Committed Cuban teachers to professional training in Jamaica

Amid online classes and isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cuban teachers ratified today their commitment to professional training in Jamaica, on the occasion of Teacher's Day celebrations in this Caribbean island.

By: Yodeni Masó Águila (Prensa Latina), in collaboration with EmbaCuba Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica, 6 May 2020. Amid online classes and isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cuban teachers ratified today their commitment to professional training in Jamaica, on the occasion of Teacher's Day celebrations in this Caribbean island.

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