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Mar

17

2025

Speaker of the House of Assembly of SVG starts official visit to Cuba.

Kingstown-March 16, 2025. The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honorable Rochelle Forde, arrived in Cuba for an official visit.

The distinguished visitor was received at José Martí International Airport of Havana, by Mr. Alberto Núñez Betancourt, MP, Deputy President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba.

The Honorable Speaker was invited by the President of the Cuban parliament and the Council of State, His Excellency Mr. Esteban Lazo Hernández and the main purpose of the visit is to continue to develop interparliamentary ties between both nations, that have maintained diplomatic relations for 32 years.

Mar

11

2025

Students from Windsor Primary School participate in a presentation on Cuba.

Kingstown, March 11, 2025 - Sixth-grade students at the Windsor Primary School in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a presentation on Cuba by Cuban Ambassador Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.

Topics associated with the history, culture, sport, gastronomy and traditions of Cuba were discussed, in which students could ask numerous questions and comments.

The ambassador spoke about the life and work of José Martí, National Hero of Cuba and his book dedicated to children "The Golden Age"; evoked the memory of Fidel Castro, historical leader of the Cuban Revolution

Mar

01

2025

Cuba and SVG ratify bilateral agreement on health.

Kingstown, 1 March 2025. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and the Environment of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Cuthbert Knights and the Ambassador of Cuba to this Caribbean nation, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, signed the extension of the Bilateral Agreement for Technical Cooperation in Health.

The simple but very important ceremony took place at the Cuban Embassy and was also attended by the Head of the Cuban Medical Brigade, Dr. Ulises Castillo Sanz.

Mr. Knights reiterated his appreciation and gratitude to Cuba for the support provided by the Cuban collaborators to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, whose hard work contribute to improving the quality of life of this brotherly people.

Feb

11

2025

SVG present at the 1st Forum of Cuban Educators Living Abroad.

Kingstown, 11 February 2025. The Cuban teacher resident in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Nauris Sam, participated virtually this morning at the I Forum of Cuban Educators Living Abroad, which was held within the framework of the International Pedagogy Congress 2025.

During the event, participants in the Forum exchanged on issues related to the improvement of the national education system in Cuba and explored possible business opportunities with the Enterprise Group of the Ministry of Education.

The main interventions of the Forum were made by the Cuban Minister of Education, Dr. C. Naima Ariatne Trujillo Barreto and the Director General of Consular and Cuban Foreign Residents Affairs of the Foreign Ministry of Cuba, Ana Teresita González Fraga.

Feb

04

2025

Ambassador of Cuba visits the Vincentian parliament.

Kingstown, 3 February 2025. – The Cuban ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, visited the headquarters of the legislative body of this country, where he was received by its speaker, the Honourable Mrs. Rochelle Forde.

The Cuban diplomat and Madame Speaker exchanged views on different topics, including the current situation in Cuba, the state of bilateral cooperation, as well as other issues of regional and international interest.

The Cuban ambassador reiterated the invitation to the Speaker to pay an official visit to Cuba at her convenience.

Ms. Forde is a Vincentian lawyer and serves as Speaker of the House of Assembly since November 2020

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