Ambassador and Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Guyana visit groups of collaborators.
Georgetown, October 30, 2010. Ambassador Narciso Reinaldo Amador Socorro, visited several groups of Cuban collaborators that work in different regions of Guyana with the aim of introducing the new head of the Medical Cooperation Brigade in this country, Dr. Enildo Ruíz Arcia, and the logistics manager, Lázaro Yankiel Álvarez Rodríguez.
Until further notice, Cuban travelers are exempted from consular procedures for the extension of their stay abroad.
Informative note
As we have already reported, Cuban citizens who are abroad and had approved extensions of stay or had the 24-month term expiring as of March 19, 2020, may stay abroad until October 12, 2021, preserving their resident status in the national territory.
The Minister of Transportation announced on October 16, 2020, the start of air operations at all international airports in Cuba, except at “José Martí” International Airport, in Havana, which implies that there are still limitations on flights that hinder the return of Cuban citizens residing in the country.
Minrex announces new measures related to Cubans abroad, foreigners residing in Cuba and international travelers
October 10th, 2020, Cuban and foreign citizens with permanent residence in the national territory may remain abroad until October 2021 without losing their status as residents.
As part of the new Plan to Cope with COVID-19 recently announced by the government, new measures have been adopted related to Cubans abroad, foreign permanent residents in Cuba and international travelers, which will come into effect from October 12, Mirex reported.
Tribute in Guyana to the Martyrs of Barbados
Georgetown. October 6th, 2020. This morning of October 6th, at the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy of this capital, it was held an event to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack against flight CU-455 of Cubana Aviación, which is completed today 44 years. The event was presided by Ambassador Narciso Reinaldo Amador Socorro and officials from the Cuban diplomatic mission and a representation of the Medical Collaboration Brigade that provides services in the Guyanese sister nation.
The Ambassador and the Chief of the Medical Brigade, Dr. Grechel Chaveco, laid a wreath by the plaque that perpetuates the memory of the fallen in that horrendous act of terrorism that claimed the lives of the seventy-three people who were there on board: 57 Cubans, 11 Guyanese, including 6 young people who were going to Cuba to study medicine and engineering and 5 Korean citizens.
President of Guyana pays tribute to the Martyrs of Barbados
Georgetown, October 6th, 2020. The President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Excellency Dr. Irfaan Alì, laid a wreath in front of the Monument to the Victims of Terrorism which is located in the University of Guyana and perpetuates the memory of those who died as a result of the terrorist attack against Cubana de Aviación flight CU-455, which occurred on October 6, 1976, 44 years ago, in which 73 people perished, of them 57 Cuban citizens, 11 Guyanese and 5 Koreans.