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2022
By decision of Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, former Vietnamese Minister of Construction, Pham Hong Ha, on Thursday received the Friendship Medal from Cuban Ambassador here, Orlando Hernandez Guillen. The diplomat highlighted Hong Ha’s contributions to the friendship and the deepening of cooperation between both countries when he served as co-chair of the binational Intergovernmental Commission from 2016 to 2021.
When there are only a few days left until the 27th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Cuban Ambassador David Rivero Pérez and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of this Federation, Kaye Bass, held a working meeting.
Westmoreland, Jamaica, 1 May 2022. This April, Cuba “went back” to Petersfield, a town located in the parish of Westmoreland, in the western region of Jamaica. The local chapter of the Jamaica‑Cuba Friendship Association (JCFA) celebrated this year for the thirteenth time the national function in salute to Cuba's victory of Playa Girón against the mercenary invasion.
I have to report that Washington has decided to exclude the Republic of Cuba from the preparations for the 9th Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles on 8th to 10th June and is presently exerting extreme pressures on numerous governments in the region which, privately and respectfully, oppose our exclusion. The US government is deceiving public opinion and the governments of the hemisphere.
I have to report that Washington has decided to exclude the Republic of Cuba from the preparations for the 9th Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles on 8th to 10th June and is presently exerting extreme pressures on numerous governments in the region which, privately and respectfully, oppose our exclusion. The US government is deceiving public opinion and the governments of the hemisphere, saying it has not yet decided on the invitations. I respectfully ask Secretary of State Blinken to say honestly whether Cuba will or will not be invited to the 9th Summit of the Americas.
Kingston, Jamaica, 23 April , 2022. At noon this Friday, the Ambassador of Cuba Fermín Quiñones Sánchez visited the headquarters of the Jamaican Parliament. He was received by the Honorable Thomas Tavares-Finson and Marissa Dalrymple Philibert, Presidents of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.
Kingston, Jamaica, 22 April , 2022. This Thursday, Ambassador Fermín Quiñones received Miguel Lorne, leader of the Marcus Garvey People's Political Party (MGPPP) and other members of the board of directors of this political organization, at the diplomatic headquarters of Cuba.
The Cuban diplomat offered the visitors an update on the situation in Cuba, with emphasis on the country's post-Covid recovery and the harmful effects of the US government's blockade and imperialist aggression against the Cuban people.
Kingston, Jamaica, 21 April 2022. Yesterday afternoon, the Cuban Ambassador Fermín Quiñones paid a courtesy visit to the honorable Edmund Bartlett, parliamentarian and Minister of Tourism of Jamaica.
Both parties agreed that tourism has faced severe challenges in recent years, as a result of climate change and more recently Covid 19, and highlighted the importance of building a sustainable and resilient tourism product, based on the natural and cultural strengths of each country.
Kingston, Jamaica, 20 April 2022. Members of the Association of Cuban Residents in Jamaica "Antonio Maceo Grajales" (ACRJ) participated in the act for the 61st Anniversary of the victory of Playa Girón, held at the headquarters of the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica on April 19.
