Cuba awards the Medal of Friendship to former Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.
Kingston, 15 August 2025. The Cuban government, at the proposal of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), through Presidential Decree No. 1039 of 10 July 2025 of the President of the Republic of Cuba, awarded the Medal of Friendship to the Right Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
The award recognises the deep and historic bonds of friendship and cooperation that united Portia with the Cuban people, which began during her time as a youth leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
From Jamaica, a new donation of medical supplies and other materials to the Cuban Health System is sent.
Kingston, 14 August 2025. Members of the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica coordinated the shipment of a new donation in support of the Cuban healthcare system.
The solidarity aid, which departed from Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and arrived in the city of Santiago de Cuba, consists of approximately 500 kg of medical supplies, food and other materials, which will be distributed primarily to hospitals and healthcare institutions in this province.
Jamaica celebrates the 99th anniversary of the birth of the Commander-in-Chief.
Kingston, 13 August 2025. Organised by Friends of Cuba, an organisation affiliated with the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association (JCFA) and the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica, the 99th anniversary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz was celebrated in this capital.
THE JAMAICA SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT WITH CUBA Statement On The 72nd Anniversary of Rebellion Day
Seventy-two years ago today, on July 26, 1953, a band of 160 young Cuban revolutionaries launched at what would become one of history's most consequential acts of defiance. Their assault on the Moncada Garrison in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Céspedes Barracks in Bayamo marked not merely a military operation, but the birth cry of a revolution that would reshape the Caribbean and inspire liberation movements worldwide.
The Spark That Lit a Revolution
Jamaica celebrates National Rebellion Day
Kingston, 25 July 2025. Convened by the Cuban state mission in Jamaica, the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba and the Association of Cubans Residing in Jamaica (ACRJ), a ceremony was held on the afternoon of 25 July to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks.