Statement of the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association
‘The economic, commercial and financial blockade is the central element that has defined the policy of the United States towards Cuba for over 60 years. The effects of this undeclared war on the economy, society, daily life and dreams of progress of over 11 million Cubans have been without a single day’s respite’, was the opening statement of Cuba’s Report on Resolution 77/7 of the United Nations General Assembly in 2023, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba’’
Call for applications for the Cuba-Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Programme for the academic year 2025-2026
Kingston, January 14, 2025. The process of awarding scholarships to Jamaican students for the 2025-2026 school year began with the publication of the call for applications for the Bilateral Scholarship Programme on the website of the Jamaican Ministry of Finance and Public Service.
The deadline for applications is 3 March.
Interested applicants can find the requirements, specialisations and application form at the following link: mof.gov.jm/scholarships/
In the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, the Cuban Government releases persons who are serving prison sentences.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
As part of the close and fluid relations with the Vatican, the Government of Cuba has remained in touch with Pope Francis and his representatives and, as has occurred in the past, has kept His Holiness informed about the processes of review of the convictions and the release on imprisoned person, a practice that is common in our judicial system and has characterized the humanitarian record of the Revolution.
The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
On January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:
1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;
2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and
José Martí Technical High School celebrates the 48th anniversary of its foundation.
Spanish Town, 10 January 2025. The Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, and the Second Secretary of this diplomatic mission, Rolando Dávila Gallardo, attended the ceremony celebrating the 48th anniversary of the ‘José Martí’ Technical High School, one of the four educational centres donated by the Cuban people to the brotherly Jamaican people, which opened its doors on this same date in 1977.