Fruitful exploring business visit to Cuba by UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences.
A very representative delegation from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI Cave Hill Campus, did an exploratory trip to Cuba facilitated by the Cuban Ambassador in Barbados, Francisco Fernández and the Cuban Chamber of Commerce in Havana. Dr.
Cuba and Barbados to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of bilateral relations this year.
Barbadian Deputy Foreign Minister, David Bulbulia, presided over a working meeting at the Chancellery with Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, which analyzed important ongoing actions in different spheres of bilateral relations as part of a joint action plan with a view to celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on December 8th. Vice-Chancellor, Caribbean Unit Leader, Sandra Gittens, CARICOM Ambassador Robert Morris, and the Caribbean Unit, Mr. Corey Archer, attended the meeting.
Comrade David Comissiong awarded in Cuba.
With great enthusiasm and gratitude from Fidel, Cuba and his people, the lawyer, politician and activist of solidarity, David Comissiong, from Barbados, received in Havana the Medal of Friendship from Kenya Serrano, President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). Comissiong is a founding member of the Cuba-Barbados Friendship Association and is the current Coordinator of the Caribbean Chapter of the International Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Activists In Defence of Humanity.
Prime Minister of Barbados to congratulate President Raúl Castro for Cuban National Day.
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel J. Stuart sent a congratulatory message to President General of the Army Raúl Castro on the occasion of Cuba's National Day on January 1, in which he highly valued the long friendship between the two peoples and Governments and ratifies their commitment to strengthen it and expand mutual cooperation. The president took the opportunity to refer again to "the tremendous contribution of comrade Fidel to the development of Barbados, the Caribbean and the international community.
Solidarity Pan-Africanists in Barbados to celebrate the Triumph of the Haitian and Cuban Revolutions.
Members of the Solidarity Movement with Cuba, in particular the Pan-Africanist Coalition, chose a humble Barbadian community in Haynesville, St. James, to celebrate two momentous historical events for the Caribbean region on January 1: The independence of Haiti, led by Toussaint-Louverture, and the triumph of the Cuban Revolution led by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro. As is tradition every year on this island, the last day of the festival dedicated to highlighting the African cultural heritage, known as Kwanzaa, is chosen.