Given the growing and accelerated expansion of SARS CoV 2 / Covid-19, it has been decided to adopt the following measures on a temporary basis, which will take effect from March 19, 2020.
Havana, 19 March 2020.- In view of the serious international epidemiological situation arising from the high rate of spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS CoV 2/Covid-19), and its rapid expansion, Cuban Consulates abroad have adopted measures aimed at protecting Cuban nationals requesting services and the Cuban officials working in our country’s consular offices overseas against potential spread of the disease.
Effective Thursday, 19 March, the following measures will enter into force on a temporary basis:
• Remote consular services will be enhanced.
Monrovia, March 18, 2020 - The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Monrovia received the visit of the excellent friend of the Cubans and president of the Liberia-Cuba solidarity group, Mr. Kesselee Kanneh, a Liberian who graduated in the major of the Antilles in the specialty of Physical Culture.
Last March 13, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland requested from the Cuban authorities that MS Braemar, a member of the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, be authorized to dock in a Cuban port and that its passengers, a small number of which have been affected by the novel coronavirus (SARS CoV 2/Covid-19), be cleared for repatriation by air.
Monrovia, March 12, 2020 - The Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Cuba Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera met with the Advisor for American Affairs of the Liberian Foreign Minister Honorable Maxwell P. Vah, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this African country.
During the friendly and productive meeting, aspects of bilateral and multilateral relations were discussed and we reiterated our willingness to continue working for their further strengthening.
Monrovia, March 10, 2020.- Today, the Assistant Minister for International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, Hon. N. Yaba Freeman-Thompson received in her office the Cuban Chargé d'Affaires, Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera.
During the meeting both diplomats discussed issues of bilateral and multilateral interest for the benefit of strengthening the cooperative relations between both nations.
Monrovia - The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Ms. Jewel Cianeh Howard-Taylor, exchanged views with Chargé d'Affaires of Cuba, Mercedes L. Martinez Herrera. The theme that dominated the conversation was "Empowerment of the Mujer¨ and admiration for Cuban women.
The meeting took place in a very pleasant and fraternal atmosphere.
The Vice President of Liberia is the second highest executive officer in the Liberian government. She began her mandate on January 22, 2018.
Monrovia, March 7, 2020 - With a simple but sincere activity, the group that works at the Cuban Embassy in Liberia celebrated "International Women's Day".
The celebration began with the words of the Cuban Chargé d'Affaires Mercedes L. Martinez Herrera, who explained the reality of Cuban women after the triumph of the Revolution and emphasized that the woman of the Greater Antilles is today the protagonist of the development of the country inside and outside the Island.
Monrovia, March 6, 2020 - Within the framework of the celebrations taking place in Liberia on the occasion of International Women's Day, Chargé d'Affaires Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera had the opportunity to exchange and talk with the Honorable Williametta Piso Saydee-Tarr, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
In a pleasant meeting, they discussed the role of women in society from the Liberian and Cuban perspective.
Liberia, March 4, 2020 - This morning, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Greater Antilles in this African country, Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera, visited Dr. Mercedes Banqueris, an excellent Cuban doctor who works at the Oniyama Specialist and Teaching Hospital, a private clinic sponsored by Partner Liberia Inc.
