Jamaica present at the Congress "University 2024"
Kingston, 9 February 2024. A delegation from the University of Technology of Jamaica (UTech) participated in the sessions of the XIV International Congress on Higher Education "University 2024", which took place at the Havana Convention Palace from February 5-9.
Ambassador of Cuba and Minister of Health and Wellness of Jamaica visit bilateral ophthalmology programme
Kingston, 7 February , 2024 - Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, accompanied the Honourable Christopher Tufton, Jamaica's Minister of Health and Wellness, on a visit to the headquarters of the Cuba-Jamaica Eye Care Programme at Saint Joseph's Hospital in the capital.
United States: Unilateral designation of states as sponsors of terrorism adversely affects human rights, UN experts warn
UN experts* today urged the United States to review its national framework that triggers targeted sanctions against States designated as Sponsors of Terrorism (SSTs).
Currently, four countries - the Republic of Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic - appear on this US State Department list, with additional restrictions imposed as a result of the designation.
1,230 Procedures under Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023
Kingston, 7 February 2024 (article published by Rochelle Williams in the Government Portal "Jamaica Information Service").
Jamaicans continue to benefit under the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme with 1, 230 sight-saving procedures conducted since September 2023.
The programme, which has been operating in Jamaca since 2010, resumed last September after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
65th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution celebrated in Jamaica
Kingston, 27 January 2024. Convened by the Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association, a political-cultural evening took place in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution. Present at the event were the Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, members of the State Mission, Cuban residents, graduates in Cuba and members of political organisations and social movements that integrate the Movement of Solidarity with Cuba.