Kingston, Jamaica, May 30 , 2017.-The Scholarships Programme to study Medical Sciences of the Government of Cuba and the ceremony to award nine of these scholarships to Jamaican students was widely covered by the media.
The ceremony, celebrated last May 24th, at the Embassy of Cuba in Kingston, was attended by high officials of the Jamaican Government and covered by The Observer, on of the two most important newspapers of the country, news agency JIS and Loop Jamaica.
A delegation composed of Milena Pérez, director of the Chamber of Commerce, and Miladys Ortega, director of the importing company ITH, attended the annual edition of BMEX-2107 made in early May. As part of their tight program, they held useful exchange meetings with several Barbadian companies, as well as with the board of directors of the Investment Development Corporation (BIDC), Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI).
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Commerce of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honorable Sir Louis Straker, have travelled to Cuba on the Sunday evening of May 28th, to participate in the commemorative act for the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and that Caribbean country.