Graduates from the Community Based Medical Program visit the Cuban Embassy
Banjul, April 28, 2017.- A group of young Gambians who recently finished their studies under the New Community Based Medical Program, visited the Embassy of Cuba where they held a meeting with the Cuban ambassador, Lázaro Herrera. During the meeting, the junior doctors expressed their highest appreciation for the valuable assistance provided by Cuba and reaffirmed their commitment to dedicate all their efforts to providing services to their fellow citizens in the most remote corners of the country.
Minister of Health and Social Welfare of The Gambia received the Cuban ambassador
Gambia, 6th March 2017.- The Honorable Mrs. Saffie Lowe, new Minister of health, received the ambassador of Cuba, Lazaro Herrera Martínez during his visit to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the capital, Banjul.
Foreign Minister of the Republic of The Gambia receives the Cuban Ambassador
Banjul, 28 February 2017.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Honorable A. N. M. Ousainou Darboe, received the ambassador of Cuba, Lazaro Herrera Martinez in February 28 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia.
In a cordial and friendly atmosphere both parties exchanged on the state of bilateral relations, the possibilities of expansion to other areas of common interest and willingness to move forward in that sense.
United States has to learn how to behave as Cuba´s neighbor
Banjul, October 25th, 2016.- That was assured by the Ambassador of Cuba to Banjul, Lázaro Herrera, in an interview published full page by the newspaper Daily Observer where Ambassador pointed out: "... United States has to learn how to behave as Cuba´s neighbor, without interference in our internal affairs, respecting our sovereignty, renounce to continue organizing actions to try to subvert Cuban political system."
Gambian friends denounce US blockade against Cuba
Banjul, October 22, 2016- Members of the Gambia-Cuba Friendship Association and the José Marti Association of Graduands of The Gambia in Cuba, taking part in a meeting at the Cuban embassy in Banjul denounced the persistence and the negative effects of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against the island, despite the huge international repudiation towards this policy and the recognition of the American President that it is a failed policy and therefore , must be lifted.