Kingston, Jamaica, 29 October 2020. The Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Mrs. Inés Fors Fernández, yesterday received a courtesy call from Mr. Garry Conille, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica.
The Cuban diplomat and the UN representative briefly exchanged on issues of common interest, especially about the latter’s mission in such a significant organization.
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 October 2020. As part of her tour of schools in Jamaica, the Minister of Education, Fayval Williams, met with Cuban teachers who teach at Seaforth Elementary School, in St. Thomas parish.
The Jamaican official expressed her gratitude to Cuban teachers for the ingenuity and versatility they have shown in the performance of their duties in a context marked by a complex epidemiological situation.
Kingston, Jamaica, 26 October 2020. Dr. Peter Phillips, President of the People's National Party (PNP) and Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica, expressed solidarity with Cuba during his recent farewell speech to the party’s National Executive Council.
Kingston, Jamaica, 25 October 2020. Sunday Sun, the official newspaper of the People’s National Party in Jamaica, published today a review of the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, on the occasion of the presentation on October 22 of the Report by Cuba on resolution 74/7 of the United Nations General Assembly "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba."
Kingston, Jamaica, 23 October 2020. The Minister of Education of Jamaica, Fayval Williams, officially welcomed 18 new Cuban teachers who will teach Spanish and exact science lessons in various schools on the Caribbean island.
The new Cuban teachers join other 68 who serve in Jamaica under the Agreement for Cooperation in Education for Professional and Academic Support, signed between the Ministries of Education of Cuba and Jamaica.