Barbadian intellectuals participating in a regional seminar on peace in Cuba.
Headed by the tireless social activist Robert "Bobby" Clarke, a group of Barbadians intellectuals participated as panelists in the Regional Seminar on the implementation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, held in Cuba between 21 and 23 September, following up on the Declaration of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), adopted in Havana in January 2011.
Cuban struggle against US blockade impacts on Barbadian media.
The prominent political scientist Dr. Joseph Tennyson published in his weekly column in the barbadian newspaper The Nation an article entitled "Persistent blockade" reflecting the strong position of the Cuban people and government against the blockade imposed by the United States nearly six decades ago which is still in force, despite the intention and the limited measures decreed by president Barack Obama.
Cuban Embassy to ratify militant solidarity with the Bolivarian Venezuela
Eve of another violent and destabilizing offensive of the reactionary opposition to the Bolivarian government legitimately headed by president Nicolás Maduro, and under the strongest expression of solidarity with the Bolivarian process organized by Barbadian friends at the Venezuelan Embassy, the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, was carrying the message of his government ratifying the unwavering support of brotherhood and internationalism of his people, whose solidarian collaborators who work throughout the entire geography of Venezuela will continue making, no matter the circumstance
Three new scholarships for Barbadian youth to study medicine in Cuba
Three barbadian young girls, Cliff-Ann Roach, Sally Sade Lewis and Jodie Kerri-Ann Best, successfully completed the selection process and traveled to Cuba to join the new school year at the Latin American School and Caribbean Medicine (ELAM). Submitted to the Consulate by the Director of the Unit for Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Dr.
Barbadians celebrate the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro.
An event of such importance in the lives of the friends of the Cuban Revolution worldwide, as 90th birthday of its historic leader, the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, could not pass unnoticed in Barbados, which was visited by him on three relevant occasions. Under this premise, many members of the various organizations members of the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MSC), gathered in another symbolic venue, the Institute of Cultural Cooperation of the Embassy of Venezuela, to share and highlight several moments of this legendary statesman.