The Jamaica Solidarity Movement with Cuba, uses this medium to express our deep and heart felt condolences to our brothers and sisters in our sister island of Cuba and particularly the families of the 32 heroic combatants, who lost their loved ones in the early hours of January 3rd, while fulfilling their internationalist duty in sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Spanish Town, 12 January 2026. Cuba's Ambassador-designate to Jamaica, Tania López Larroque, and the Second Secretary of this diplomatic mission, Rolando Dávila Gallardo, attended the ceremony marking the 49th anniversary of the José Martí Technical Secondary School, one of four educational centres donated by the Cuban people to their Jamaican brothers and sisters, which opened its doors on 10 January 1977.
Kingston, 12 January 2026. On the afternoon of 9 January, representatives of the Cuban community residing in Jamaica, including the younger generations, gave a warm welcome to Ambassador-designate Tania López Larroque.
During the exchange, members of the Association of Cuban Residents ‘Antonio Maceo’ reviewed the main activities developed during 2025, as well as the challenges facing the organisation this year. They also reaffirmed the importance of continuing the differentiated work with children and young descendants.
Kingston, 8 January 2026. With a minute of silence, the team at the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica began their tribute to the 32 Cuban combatants who fell in combat during the criminal and terrorist attack by the United States on Venezuela on 3 January.
The Cuban diplomatic representation highlighted the courage, dedication and commitment of the Cuban combatants to the defence of sovereignty, peace and international solidarity, principles of the foreign policy of the Cuban Revolution.
Statement of the Revolutionary Government