Cuba reaffirms its willingness to strengthen historical ties with Jamaica
Havana, 8 September 2025. The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today reiterated his willingness to continue deepening the historic ties of friendship, cooperation and solidarity with Jamaica.
The Head of State expressed this in a message posted on social network X, on the occasion of Andrew Holness' re-election as Prime Minister of Jamaica, whom he congratulated on behalf of the Cuban people and Government.
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, won the general election and secured a third consecutive term in office.
US Military Deployment in the Caribbean Sea Threatens the Region Under Absurd Pretexts
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Cuban Government strongly rejects the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, it ignores the commitment of the 33 Member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States when they proclaimed the region as a Zone of Peace.
New members of the Education Brigade in Jamaica begin orientation session.
St. Ann, 25 August 2025. The 16 new members of the Educational Brigade in Jamaica began the Orientation Programme prior to joining the 2025-2026 academic year. The opening session was attended by the Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, and officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of Jamaica.
New Cuban education collaborators arrive in Jamaica
Kingston, 21 August 2025. The Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Fermín Quiñones Sánchez, and officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information of Jamaica welcomed 15 new Cuban teachers at Norman Manley International Airport, who will join schools in different regions of the island starting next September.
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.