The farewell activity of the Vincentian students, beneficiaries of medical scholarships, granted by the Cuban State, was the framework of a warm and heartfelt tribute of remembrance to the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, on the day of the 93rd anniversary of his birth.
Namibia, August 10th, 2019 - In Windhoek, capital of this African country, a tribute was made to Commandant in Chief Fidel Castro, on the 93rd anniversary of his birth. The act was celebrated after a march for world peace and in solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela, as well as in favor of other just causes around the world.
Speech delivered by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, during the national commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons, held in the Plaza de la Patria, Bayamo, Granma, July 26, 2019, Year 61 of the Revolution
(Council of State transcript / GI translation)
With a political-cultural patriotic evening, the Cuban Embassy and the Cuban Medical Brigade in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines commemorated the 66th anniversary of the heroic deed of July 26, 1953.
After an introductory presentation by the Head of the Cuban Medical Brigade, Dr. Nelson Vicente Díaz Lobo, the attendees had the opportunity to listen to the speech of the Cuban Public Health Minister, Dr. José Angel Portal Miranda, during the 72nd World Health Assembly.
A Cuban business delegation, headed by Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez, Vice President of the Superior Organization of Business Direction GEDIC, and integrated by Rubí Despaine Benítez President of UNECA and Pedro Hernández Achong, Director of IMECO Company, visited Saint Vincent and the Grenadines between 18 and 20 July 2019.
A Cuban business delegation, headed by Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez, Vice President of the Superior Organization of Business Direction GEDIC, and integrated by Rubí Despaine Benítez President of UNECA and Pedro Hernández Achong, Director of IMECO Company, visited Saint Vincent and the Grenadines between 18 and 20 July 2019.
Namibia, July 14th, 2019- The Founding Father and First President of Namibia, H.E. Sam Nujoma, strongly condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States government against Cuba. The ex-president was the guest of honor to the annual meeting of the Namibians graduated in “la Mayor de las Antillas”, which is carried out under the organization of the Namibia-Cuba Friendship Association.
Friday, 05 July 2019 13:04
Written by Paula A. Ramos Benítez - Student of Journalism, Periodico 26
The Victoria de Girón brigade, from the Finland-Cuba Friendship Association, visits Las Tunas once more. Its members expressed their rejection to the Helms-Burton Act.
The Ambassador of Cuba in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vilma Reyes Valdespino, participated in the activity, organized by the Embassy of Venezuelan in that Eastern Caribbean country, to commemorate the 198th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, a decisive feat in the independence of Venezuela from the Spanish yoke.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On June 20, 2019, the US State Department added Cuba to the lowest tier in its 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Report claims that “Cuba does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so.”
This ranking has conceivably nothing to do with Cuba’s true performance in actively combating trafficking in persons and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs absolutely rejects it for being a complete slander.
