Addendum to the Report of Cuba on United Nations General Assembly resolution 75/289 entitled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".
This document contains an update of Cuba's response to United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 75/289, entitled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".
It includes the main effects caused by the blockade on Cuba in the period between August 2021 and February 2022.
Commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the arrival of our National Hero José Martí in Jamaica
Kingston, 7 October. Representatives of the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica and the accredited diplomatic corps, members of the Cuban solidarity movement, representatives of political and social organisations and movements, students of the José Martí Technical High School and Cuban residents met at the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the arrival of our National Hero in Jamaican territory.
Cuban Ambassador pays courtesy call to the Minister of Education and Youth of Jamaica
Kingston, 5 October 2022. Cuban Ambassador Fermín Quiñones Sánchez paid a courtesy call on the morning of 5 October to the Minister of Education and Youth of Jamaica, the Honourable Fayval Williams.
During the meeting, the Minister acknowledged the relevance of the work carried out by the members of the Cuban Educational Brigade in Jamaica. In this regard, both parties agreed on the need to continue strengthening collaboration in the education sector.
Cuba welcomes the resumption of talks between the Government of Colombia and the ELN
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
Havana, October 4, 2022.- The Government of Colombia derogated the INTERPOL warrants of arrest as well as the notes of international requests for cooperation and alerts issued against the members of the Peace Delegation of the National Liberation Army (ELN, by its Spanish acronym) and cancelled the requests made to Cuba for the extradition of the members of said delegation who were stayed in our country.
STATEMENT BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CUBANS LIVING IN JAMAICA ON THE OCCASION OF THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IAN THROUGH WESTERN CUBA
Dear Cuban sisters and brothers,
Moved and concerned by the severe damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Ian through western Cuba, the loss of human lives, the destruction of crops, especially tobacco, damage to housing, infrastructure and the temporary interruption of electricity service throughout the country, we wish to express to the Cuban people and government our deep regret for the deaths and economic losses mainly in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Mayabeque, Artemisa, Havana and the Special Municipality of Isla de la Juventud.