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Kingstown, 30 May 2024. - The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honourable Mrs. Rochelle Forde, received this morning the Cuban Ambassador to this country, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.

During the meeting, Mrs. Forde reiterated the unconditional support of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Cuba and recalled with pleasure the special session dedicated to our country, on the occasion of the official visit to this nation by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, in December 2022.

Mrs. Forde is a Vincentian lawyer and politician and serves as president of the parliament since November 2020

Kingstown, May 29, 2024. - The director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received the Cuban Ambassador to this country, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.

During the meeting, the Ambassador showed interest in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines experiences in managing and facing natural disasters and emergencies and also shared some experiences of Cuba in this regard.

The director explained about the main risks faced by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in recent years, with particular emphasis on the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in April 2021 and the measures taken to mitigate the effects and preserve human lives. He also referred to the measures implemented to address the effects of the current drought and the country’s preparation for the start of the coming hurricane season.