Cuban Medical Brigade Leaves
They've been here for ten months, and now the Henry Reeves Cuban Medical Brigade is finally returning to home. The 59 healthcare workers have been on the frontlines since the very start of the pandemic, working alongside Belizean specialists as well as personnel from the original medical brigade that has been in the country for years.
Cuban Ambassador meets Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration.
H.E. Lissette Pérez, Ambassador of Cuba to Belize, paid a courtesy call to the Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration of Belize. He was accompanied by Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, the Cuban representative exchanged thoughts with the Minister about the VII Cuba-CARICOM Summit that is to take place Tuesday, December 8, 2020. They talked about this year, due to the conditions imposed by the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic, that it will be held virtually.
Interviews in Belize for Cuba-CARICOM scholarship program 20-21
On December 4th, 2020, representatives from the; Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education Unit), Foreign Affairs, Health, and the Cuban Embassy, respectively, all participated in the interview session of young Belizeans who are applying to study medicine in Cuba. As customary, members of the Cuban Medical Brigade Head also participated.
The session took place virtually due to the restrictions consequently imposed as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, this meeting is the last step of the scholarship program Cuba has historically offered to the CARICOM community.
Respect Fidel! November 25, 2020, 4th anniversary of his passing.
Last night on the evening news there was a story about the life-saving medical collaboration with a Belizean team of nurses, doctors and technicians in collaboration with Dr. Mauro Castelló, 2nd in charge of the Cuban Medical Brigade to Belize. I think it must remind us of the valuable humanitarian support Cuba has given to Belize for 30 years.
Hon. Francis Fonseca meets Cuban Ambassador in Belmopan
The Minister of Education, Culture, Science & Technology, Hon Francis Fonseca and Ambassador of Cuba for Belize, H. E. Lissette Pérez Pérez, met in a warm and friendly atmosphere during a courtesy call in Belmopan.