Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste
Ninth Constitutional Government
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Dili, January 5th, 2026
Press Release
By Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry
Cuban Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Published: 30 Apr 2026 | 9:25 AM | AST | https://www.stvincenttimes.com/energy-as-a-weapon-the-human-cost-of-the-...
On January 29, 2026, the administration of president Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States. Invoking emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, Washington launched what is now widely described as an “energy blockade” against the island.
Cairo, April 30, 2026. Cuban Ambassador Alexander Pellicer Moraga held a cordial meeting with the representative of the Fatah Movement in Egypt, Dr. Mohamed Ghareeb.
During the meeting, they discussed the historic brotherly relations between Cuba and Palestine and the genocidal policies being imposed against our countries. They also agreed that resistance is the only path forward for our peoples.
Suva, September 30, 2026 – Cuban Ambassador, Néstor Torres, participated in a special edition of Vox Populi radio, broadcast by the University of Fiji, in celebration of International Jazz Day. During his introduction, the diplomat highlighted that Cuban culture is a vibrant melting pot, where African, European, and Caribbean influences converge, defining an identity marked by rhythm, joy, and unwavering resilience.
Wellington, April 30, 2026.- On 27–28 April 2026, the Ambassador of Cuba to New Zealand, Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez, conducted a working visit to Dunedin, undertaking a broad programme of activities that included engagements with academic authorities, social organisations, trade unions, and public forums on international issues.
Members of the Cuban mission in Grenada recently participated in the "My Signature for the Homeland" ceremony, where they reaffirmed their commitment to peace and the defense of the nation with their signatures. At the ceremony, led by Ambassador Yadirys Echenique Paz, the Cuban consul in Grenada, Ariel Pazos Ortiz, read the official statement.
Kingston, April 29, 2026. The Second Secretary of the Embassy of Cuba in Jamaica, Anabel Landrón Ochoa, and the Coordinator of the Educational Brigade in Jamaica, Yoendris Ramírez Figueroa, participated this morning in the Spanish Language Day at Kingston Technical High School. The initiative, promoted by Cuban resident Dayana Webb Wright, had as its central theme “A Journey through the Spanish-Speaking World: Culture, Language, and Tradition.”
Today, April 29, the delegation of solidarity friends from Barbados arrived in Cuba to participate in the celebrations for May First and attend the International Solidarity Meeting with Cuba. As part of the program they will carry out on the Island, they will deliver donations to Cuban institutions and engage in exchanges with the Cuban people in various communities.
Nicosia, Cyprus, April 29, 2026.- With the closure this Wednesday, April 29, of a refrigerated container with humanitarian aid from the Cypriot people, the present solidarity campaign concluded, which has gathered important supplies and medical and food assistance for hospital institutions and for vulnerable segments of the population in the Cuban capital.
Integrated into the facilities of CIM Biomedical Co in Nicosia, the container is scheduled to depart on April 30 carrying a considerable volume of medicines, disposable materials, supplies and medical equipment, clothing, milk, and a wide range of food, which will be destined for the Pediatric Hospitals “William Soler” of Arroyo Naranjo and “Juan Manuel Márquez” of Marianao, as well as for the Sociocultural Project Cabildo Quisicuaba, of Havana.
The Cuban ambassador in Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, on behalf of the staff of the Antillean diplomatic mission in Nicosia and of his people and government, thanked that infinite and immeasurable gesture of support towards his country, the result of countless days of dedication and selflessness from the most unexpected places and sectors of the Mediterranean nation.
New York, 28 April, 2026 –Stressing the urgent need to advance toward complete nuclear disarmament, the Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, reiterated his country’s firm commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and to the success of the work of its 11th Review Conference.
