Wellington, December 17th, 2017. - During a meeting held with the Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown expressed interest in promoting greater exchanges with the Caribbean country, noting that despite geographical distance and cultural differences, Cuba and New Zealand share multiple resemblances.
Wellington, December 15, 2015 - At a meeting held in this capital with Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, Attorney General and Cabinet minister, Chritopher Finlayson, expressed his satisfaction with the progress in relations between New Zealand and the Caribbean country, restating the interest of his country to continue promoting bilateral ties. During the meeting, they exchanged information related to the process of updating the Cuban model and New Zealand´s will to offer useful details of its development path. The Attorney General also praised the Cuban Health System.
Caracas, December 14, 2025. - We, the Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), gathered on December 14, 2025, inspired by the example of revolutionary dignity and unwavering defense of sovereignty of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, on the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of his birth in 2026, on the eve of the Bicentennial of the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama, and in a context of growing threats to the peace and stability of Latin America and the Caribbean:
We honor the history and legacy of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, founding precursor of the organization, together with the Bolivarian leader, Hugo Chávez Frías, and great architect of the dreams of José Martí for the Cuban, Latin American, and Caribbean peoples.
THE BAHAMAS, December 11th, 2015. - Yesterday, the Cuban Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Ismara Walter M. Vargas, held a meeting with the Bahamian High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Picewell A. Forbes, also a member of Parliament.
During the meeting, both parties discussed various topics of interest as well as the immediate objectives of work within this framework. Likewise, High Commissioner Forbes highlighted the closed ties between Cuba and CARICOM, and the role of The Bahamas in the aforementioned regional organization.
THE BAHAMAS, December 10, 2015.- Yesterday the Ambassador of Cuba in The Bahamas, Ismara Walter M. Vargas was received in the parliament by the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis, leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), the main opposition party in the Bahamas.
During the meeting, both sides talked about the relations between the two governments and Parties, as well as various issues of bilateral interest. The Ambassador took this opportunity TO reiterate the invitation extended to the leader of the opposition to visit Cuba.