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Barbadian Minister of Tourism to evaluate multi-destination tourism with Cuba.

The Minister of Tourism of Barbados, Richard Sealy, received Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, to evaluate initiatives that are feasible to be applied by both countries in the multi-destination modality, covered by the Memorandum of Understanding signed last December by Cuba and the countries of the Community of the Caribbean (CARICOM). Among the ideas discussed are those of taking advantage of the flow of tourists from South America and from Europe who come to the Caribbean in different ways.

Ambassador of Barbados presents Credentials Letters to Cuba´s Government.

In two successive ceremonies, Mrs. Donna Forde, until the date Chargé d'Affaires of Barbados in Cuba, was accredited in the rank of Ambassador. First, she presented the Style Copies to Vice Chancellor Ana Teresita González and later presented the Letter of Credentials to the Vice President of the State Council, Gladys Bejerano.

Two Barbadian authors awarded by Casa de las Américas in Cuba.

Three works by Caribbean authors were awarded in the 59th Casa de las Américas Literary Prize, held on January 25, 2018.The jury comprised of Elizabeth Núñez (Trinidad and Tobago), Jacob Ross (Granada), and Emilio Jorge Rodríguez (Cuba), evaluated the works written in English granting the main award was granted to the novel "Tracing JaJa", by Anthony Kellman (Barbados) and other two were awarded with Mention, the essay "Tell my mother that I went to Cuba, by Sharon Milagro Marshall (Barbados) and the poetry "Suite Canouan and other pieces" by Philip Nanton (SVG).(Read more)

Lectures by UWI Cave Hill representatives in the Conference marking the 45th Anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba relations translated to Spanish and published in Cuba.

The social science professor, Dr. Tennyson Joseph, and the Master April Louis, represented the UWI Cave Hill Campus at the XI International Conference on Caribbean Studies, sponsored by the Norman Girvan Chair of the University of Havana on December 8 of 2017, celebrating the 45th Anniversary of diplomatic and cooperation relations between Cuba and the Community of Caribbean States (CARICOM).The presentations of both academics were selected to be translated into Spanish and published by the University of Havana, as recognition of their political and professional relevance. (Read more)

UWI Cave Hill Professor exchanges cultural and academic experiences in Cuba.

Through various professional contacts with Cuban academic and cultural institutions, professor Rosana Herrero, from the Faculty of Humanities, UWI Cave Hill Campus, made an interesting working tour to Cuba between January 8 to 17, 2018, which it gives relevance to the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed by the rectors of Cave Hill Campus and the University of Havana last November 2017, during the opening session of the II Colloquium on the Legacy of Fidel Castro, in which she presented an exposition comprised by pieces of the Cuban painter Victor Mora.(Read more).

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