President of the Senate of Jamaica welcomes First Deputy Minister of Culture of Cuba
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Jauary 16, 2018. President of the Senate of Jamaica, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson, welcomed to Jamaica the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Cuba, María Elena Salgado, and the accompanying delegation.
Durig the meeting, celebrated last Monday, January 15, the Jamaican Senator wished success to Salgado during her visit to Jamaica and also considered that there's much left to do in the area of culture for the benefit of both peoples.
Cuba and Jamaica appeal for more trade exchanges
Kingston, Jamaica, January 5th, 2018. The Minister of Industry , Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, Karl Samuda, welcomed the Cuban Ambassador Ines Fors Fernandez in a courtesy visit.
The meeting, held at the venue of this ministry, served to ratified the willingness of both countries to further strengthen the economic-commercial relations and take them to the same level of excelence of the diplomatic-political relations.
Cuba and Jamaica agree to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation in Education
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, December 18, 2017. Minister of Education, Youth and Information of Jamaica, Senator Ruel Reid, received the Cuban Ambassador, Ines fors Fernandez, at his offices in this capital.
During the fruitful meeting, the parts reiterated the willingness by both governments to continue strengthening the exchanges in the sphere of Education and to identify new areas for the bilateral cooperation that celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Minister of Local Government of Jamaica praises Cuba's expertise in disaster preparedness
Kingston, Jamaica, December 14th, 2017. As an first level expertise in the region and the world qualified the Minister of Local Government and Community Development of Jamaica, Desmond A. McKenzie, the preparedness and response of Cuba to natural disasters which are every day more common in the Caribbean area.
Cuba in the Caribbean: a compromise of solidarity
On December 8th, 1972, four Caribbean nations (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago) established diplomatic relations with Cuba, and during the first Summit CARICOM-Cuba, held in Havana in 2002, it was agreed to celebrate this day the relations between the organization and the Greater of the Antilles.