Scholarship program to carry out undergraduate and graduate studies in Cuba.
The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Barbados informs that the call for the Scholarship Program to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Cuba is open.
As in previous years, officials from the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Barbados attended the launch of the Emancipation Season and the Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Bussa Rebellion on April 14, 2026.
The event took place at Groves Plantation, located in St. Philip Parish, under the auspices of the Office of Pan-African Affairs and Heritage, within the Prime Minister's Office. The Minister, the Honorable Trevor Prescod, addressed the audience, emphasizing the importance of this commemoration.
Today, at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Barbados, Ambassador Yanet Stable Cárdenas met with David Denny, president of the Barbados-Cuba Friendship Association, and other members of the solidarity movement with Cuba. Also present were Martha Ortega, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Barbados, and César Benedetti, First Secretary of the Embassy.
Today, November 30, 2025, at the Military Parade, an official ceremony commemorating the 59th Anniversary of Barbados' Independence and the 4th Anniversary of the Republic, the inauguration of the new president, The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, took place.
With the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Melissa through the Caribbean region, the resulting damage paints a devastating picture. Having claimed approximately 49 lives, the damage to essential infrastructure and homes is estimated to exceed US$500 million. In response to these effects, the Official Regional Fund for Aid and Financial Support has been established for the territories affected by the recent devastation of Hurricane Melissa.
Odalys Pérez Rodríguez, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and daughter of Cubana de Aviación pilot Wilfredo Pérez Pérez, Captain of Cubana de Aviación Flight 455, is visiting Barbados at the invitation of the Barbados-Cuba Solidarity Association to carry out a program of activities commemorating the 49th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 on October 6, 1976.
The first activity carried out today by the Cuban delegation participating in CARIFESTA 2025 was a visit to the Monument to the Martyrs of Barbados, victims of the terrorist attack perpetrated against the Cubana de Aviación plane, which exploded in mid-flight on October 6, 1976.
On August 24th, as part of the program for the Cuban delegation participating in CARIFESTA 2025, the panel "Talking about Cuba and Fidel. The Enigma of Cuba as a Reference Point for Caribbean Civilization" was held in Barbados' historic Golden Square Freedom Park.For more than two hours, the Cuban Revolution, our beloved Fidel, and the Cuban people took center stage in this discussion, as discussed by the panelists.
On August 14, Cuban Ambassador Yanet Stable Cárdenas and Mr. Mohamed Zrug, Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to the Caribbean, exchanged greetings at the Cuban Embassy in Barbados.
Both diplomats recalled the historic relations of friendship and brotherhood that the two countries have maintained for decades, characterized by solidarity and mutual support, especially in health and education.
This morning, August 14th, Dr. Shanice Daniella Nigthengale, a young Barbadian medical graduate who graduated in Cuba, signed the "Code of Ethics for Foreign Students" as part of the scholarship process granted to her to continue her studies in our country. In this case, she will pursue postgraduate studies specializing in Child Psychiatry.
