The Cuban Embassy joins the “Rita Marley” Foundation Public Speaking Competition.
Kingston, Jamaica, 14 February 2020. As customary, the Cuban Embassy in Jamaica - represented on this occasion by Counsellor Ricardo Calvo – participated this year in the Public Speaking Competition held by the Rita Marley Foundation (JA), whose Sixth Edition took place today at the Main Library of the Mona Campus, University of the West Indies.
Cuban Ambassador exchanges with executives of the Caribbean School of Medical Sciences
Kingston, Jamaica, 12 February 2020. Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández, Head of the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica, had a fruitful exchange today with executives from the Caribbean School of Medical Sciences, Jamaica (CSMSJ) to explore the possibilities of collaboration between both institutions.
Minister of State of Jamaica recognizes Cuban cooperation in Education
Kingston, Jamaica, 11 February 2020. The Honourable Alando Terrelonge, MP, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information of Jamaica, acknowledged the importance of the collaboration Cuba provides to this sister Caribbean nation on the occasion of the 11th Conference on Foreign Languages held last Thursday at the Jamaica Conference Centre in this capital.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Havana visits Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, 10 February 2020. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Havana, Dr. Mayda Goite Pierre, concluded on February 8th her visit to Jamaica, which she made on the occasion of the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the Executive Council of the Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL), held at the headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in this capital.
President of Jamaica Senate condemns US blockade against Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica, 5 February 2020. The President of the Senate of Jamaica, the Honourable Tom Tavares-Finson, CD, QC, JP, condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US Government against the Cuban people, on the occasion of the reception for the 61st Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution, held last 31 January. Addressing guests on behalf of the Government of Jamaica, he highlighted the overwhelming rejection of the international community to this US unilateral policy, and expressed: