Between 8 and 12 August 1972, the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
This was the first time that a meeting of the movement had been held in Latin America and the Caribbean. The meeting was preparatory to the Fourth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which was to be held in Algeria in 1973.
As we reflect on Cuba Caricom Day which is commemorated on the 8th of December each year, we go back 53 years ago in 1972, when 4 of our recently independent states namely, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago,took the bold and historic step in establishing diplomatic relations with our sister country Cuba.This was done despite the pressures and shenanigans of USA and its regional enforcer, the Organisation of American States(OAS)
Today, December 8, 2025, Cuba and CARICOM celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the independent states of CARICOM and Cuba, and the 23rd anniversary of Cuba-CARICOM Day.
Kingston, December 7, 2025. Convened by the Embassy of Cuba and the Association of Cuban Residents in Jamaica “Antonio Maceo,” a tribute was held to the Bronze Titan 129 years after his fall in combat, in front of the statue erected in his honor in Heroes Park in this city. Representatives of the State Mission, the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, political forces, and social movements also participated.
Kingston, 26 November 2025. The Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica, Rolando Dávila Gallardo, and Third Secretary Anabel Landrón Ochoa participated this morning in activities organised by Mona High School as part of Modern Languages Week.