Pan-Africanist artists represent Barbados at the Caribbean Festival in Santiago de Cuba
The Lion Soul´s musical group, comprised of Pan-Africanist artists led by the Baptist reverends Onkphra Wells and John Howell, represented Barbados in the 2018 edition of the famous Caribbean Festival, which is dedicated annually to a Caribbean guest nation and is celebrated in the city of Santiago de Cuba, where representatives of several islands show the diversity of their arts and culture; several performances in public squares, the Friendship House and the Caribbean House proved the quality of the group during a whole week that lasted the also called Fire Festival.
Exchange with Barbadian hikers to Cuba
On the initiative of its coordinator, Professor Nicolas Vaughan, the Cuban Embassy hosted an interesting exchange of information to motivate a group of Barbadian hikers who will visit several Cuban provinces for the first time in August; to this end, both the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernández, and the Saintlucian solidarity leader Rawle Harvey, made presentations on the most relevant aspects of the history, culture, tourist opportunities on the island and the characteristics of the Cuban population.
Farewell to the new Chief Mission of Barbados in Cuba
It was a great pleasure and privilege by the Cuban Ambassador and his wife to offer a friendly farewell lunch to Mr. Philip St Hill, current Chief protocol at MFA and recently appointed as the new Chief Mission of the Barbadian Embassy in Havana, who was accompanied by his spouse Stephanie.
Cuban Ambassador discloses benefits of social development in Cuba
Barbadian journalist Gale Welch invited the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernández, to his Saturday NGB radio program, which is broadcast on the 104,7 FM for one hour and is tuned to sister radio stations in the Caribbean, USA and Canada, to disseminate the benefits of the social system developed by the Cuban Revolution, including cultural, artistic, educational, sports and health aspects; accompanied by businessman Philip Springer, who has business with Cuba in the area of health tourism, he explained to the audience the broad development of the biotechnology industry, in particular the b
The Cuban Vice-Chancellor is received by the Barbadian Chancellor.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Honorable Senator Jerome Walcott, gave a friendly reception to the Cuban Vice Chancellor, Rogelio Sierra, during his bilateral visit to the country; moments before joining both to the meeting that will preside over the Prime Minister, the Chancellor invited the delegation, also integrated by the director of the Caribbean and Central America of the Cuban chancellery, Jorge Luis Mayo, and the Cuban ambassador to Barbados, Francisco Fernandez, to a tour of the Senate Chamber in which could be appreciated the heritage values of th