Yadirys Echenique Paz, Ambassador of Cuba to Grenada, held a meeting with Roxie McLeish-Hutchinson, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development of Grenada. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on issues of interest on the bilateral and international agenda.
Grenada’s Governor-General, Dame Cécile La Grenade, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, and Cuba’s Ambassador to the country, Yadirys Echenique Paz, presided over a solemn ceremony in St. George’s honoring the Cuban internationalists who lost their lives while confronting the U.S. invasion of October 1983. The event served as a reaffirmation of respect and gratitude toward those who gave their lives in defense of the principles of solidarity and justice.
Cuba’s Ambassador to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, paid tribute to the Cuban personnel who lost their lives during the United States invasion of the Caribbean nation in October 1983, during a solemn ceremony held in Grenada’s capital. The diplomat emphasized that the memory of the internationalists constitutes a shared moral heritage of both peoples and a lasting symbol of solidarity and commitment.
Engineer Adrián Pacheco, representing the Caribbean Construction Companies Union S.A. (UNECA S.A.) and Cuba’s construction sector workforce, conducted the symbolic roll call of the 24 Cuban collaborators who lost their lives during the confrontation against the U.S. invasion of Grenada. The ceremony took place in St. George’s as part of a solemn tribute honoring their memory.
Cuba’s Ambassador to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, and Consul Ariel Pazos Ortiz participated in a tribute honoring the memory of Maurice Bishop held at Fort St. George, the site identified as the place where the leader of the Grenadian Revolution and several members of his cabinet were killed in October 1983. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Cuban state mission and members of the Cuban community residing in the country.
Havana recently served as the venue for the signing of a cooperation agreement between Cuba’s Agencia D’Arte de Servicios Profesionales Culturales (ARTex S.A.) and the National Museum of Grenada, aimed at strengthening the preservation of Grenadian cultural heritage.
Harare, November 29, 2025 – The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ayodele Odusola, held a pleasant dialogue today with the Ambassador of Cuba to this African nation, Her Excellency Ms. Susellys Pérez Mesa.
Upon receiving the diplomat from the Caribbean island, Odusola presented a detailed overview of UNDP projects in Zimbabwe and, in particular, the positive results achieved in areas such as community electrification, combating HIV/AIDS, and agriculture.
Harare, November 29, 2025 – The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Zimbabwe, Dr. Ayodele Odusola, held a pleasant dialogue today with the Ambassador of Cuba to this African nation, Her Excellency Ms. Susellys Pérez Mesa.
Upon receiving the diplomat from the Caribbean island, Odusola presented a detailed overview of UNDP projects in Zimbabwe and, in particular, the positive results achieved in areas such as community electrification, combating HIV/AIDS, and agriculture.
The digitisation of the historical documents held by the National Archive will make these records, which constitute a key source for the study of the colonial period of Cuba's history in the 21st century, available to the international academic community.
London, 2 May 2025 - Cuba and the United Kingdom are strengthening their collaboration in the preservation of documentary heritage through the digitisation project of the Prisoners' Record Books of the Royal Prison of Havana, as part of the British Library's Endangered Archives programme.
Harare, March 21, 2025—The Cuban Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Her Excellency Susellys Perez Mesa, and Dr. Lazarus Dokora, UNESCO representative and Director of Communication and Languages at the Bindura University of Science Education, discussed the potential of the historic collaboration between the two countries.
During a pleasant and fruitful working meeting, the Head of the Diplomatic Mission and the former Minister of Education discussed new opportunities for cooperation in various fields with institutions on the island.
