St. Ann, 25 August 2025. The 16 new members of the Educational Brigade in Jamaica began the Orientation Programme prior to joining the 2025-2026 academic year. The opening session was attended by the Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, and officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of Jamaica.
Kingston, 21 August 2025. The Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, and officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of Jamaica welcomed 15 new Cuban teachers at Norman Manley International Airport, who will join schools in different regions of the island starting next September.
Kingston, 15 August 2025. The Cuban government, at the proposal of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), through Presidential Decree No. 1039 of 10 July 2025 of the President of the Republic of Cuba, awarded the Medal of Friendship to the Right Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
The award recognises the deep and historic bonds of friendship and cooperation that united Portia with the Cuban people, which began during her time as a youth leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Kingston, 14 August 2025. Members of the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica coordinated the shipment of a new donation in support of the Cuban healthcare system.
The solidarity aid, which departed from Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and arrived in the city of Santiago de Cuba, consists of approximately 500 kg of medical supplies, food and other materials, which will be distributed primarily to hospitals and healthcare institutions in this province.
Kingston, 13 August 2025. Organised by Friends of Cuba, an organisation affiliated with the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association (JCFA) and the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica, the 99th anniversary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz was celebrated in this capital.