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Celebrating Jose Marti

the Cuban Fmbassy, in collaboration with the Latin American-Car-ibbean Centre and the Department of History of the University of the West Indies, paid tribute to Cuban National Hero, Jose Marti.

The event, which was hosted on the 164thanniversary of Marti’s birthday, was held at the Alma Jordan Library, UWI Campus, St Augustine.

 

TT House pays tribute to Fidel.

House pays tribute to Fidel

Saturday, December 3 2016

FORMER Cuban President Fidel Castro’s relentless commitment to improvements and change for the better was not just to Cuba and the Caribbean but extended beyond said House Speaker Brigid Annisette- George as the House of Representatives paid tribute to Castro yesterday.

The House of Representatives also observed a minute’s silence to pay respects to the late Cuban leader who died on November 25.

 

Rowley writes letter to Cuban president

PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley has sent a letter to Cuban President Raul Castro expressing condolences on behalf of the Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago on the death of his brother and former president Fidel Castro..

 

Carmona praises Fidel’s help for region

PRESIDENT Anthony Carmona yesterday telephoned Cuban Ambassador Guillermo Vasquez Moreno, expressing his “deep grief and that of citizens of Trinidad and Tobago on the passing of former Cuban president Fidel Castro”. 
“...We all stand in solidarity with the great nation of Cuba, in its moment of anguish and deep sadness,” Carmona said.
In a statement later yesterday, he said: “We as a nation and the community of nations in the Caribbean are truly grateful for all assistance and support that Cuba under Fidel Castro’s stewardship has rendered to our burgeoning democracies in the region. Fidel Castro’s investment in the human capital of his country and Caricom is undeniable.
“His internationalism has resulted in thousands of Cuban-trained doctors, healthcare specialists, educationists, agronomists, scientists and athletic coaches being sent to the far reaches of the world, to assist countries and citizens that needed assistance.”
Grateful Caribbean

 

Trinidadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM speaks at UN Against Blockade

New York, UN. Trinidad and Tobago Chancellor Dennis Moisés spoke on the high-level segment of 71 sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, in which he pronounced for the prompt and definitive lifting of the Blockade against Cuba, which he considered an obstacle to the sustainable development of Cuba.
The words of the trinitario chancellor come to ratify the historical position of the support of the Eastern Caribbean country against the Blockade.

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