CUBA

A ceremony was held on January 9 to inaugurate the Mártires de Tarará Primary School in Ben Tre Village, Bauta district, Artemisa province, a facility built with financial support from Vietnam’s Ben Tre province.

Addressing the event, a representative of the local authorities said the school stands as another vivid symbol of the strong and lasting ties between Cuba and Vietnam, two nations that consistently prioritise education for younger generations in pursuit of a brighter future and the well-being of their people.

STATEMENT FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CUBAN RESIDENTS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

We, the Association of Cuban Residents in St. Kitts and Nevis, wish to express our deep outrage, pain, and sadness upon learning of the death in combat of our brave and courageous combatants  who fell in that treacherous and vile imperial attack against Venezuela.

Unofficial translation

Information from the Revolutionary Government regarding combatants killed in the line of duty in Venezuela

As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early morning of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat. They were serving on missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in the South American country.

Harare, January 4, 2026 - THE Government of Cuba has condemned the United States military aggression against Venezuela and has demanded the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro Moros, declaring its “absolute support and solidarity” with the Bolivarian Republic and its government.