As a result of joint efforts between friends in solidarity with Cuba and Cubans residing in Canada, two containers, one from Montreal and the other from Toronto, will arrive on the Island in the coming days.

The container from Montreal will arrive with furniture to support a project at a pediatric hospital, materials for a research center in Havana, and 230 boxes of medical supplies.

Nicosia, Cyprus, December 8, 2025. The Cuban ambassador to Cyprus, Rubén Pino Martínez, welcomed this Monday various proposals and initiatives carried out by the Cuban choreographer and dancer residing in Larnaca, Yonly Leyva Desdunes, as part of a potential calendar of activities to be planned throughout the year and in different areas of this Eastern Mediterranean island, in honor of the values and richness of Cuban culture.

If the best way to say something is to do it, for this Cuban resident in Larnaca, Yonly Leyva Desdunes, 'the ring fits the finger.' Last November, he was able to represent the largest of the Antilles in various initiatives held at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia and later his performance 'Ori Ire' at the House of Dance in this capital, reaching the home of all Cubans with unique proposals, which says a lot about his words and actions.

Cairo, December 9, 2025. Students and professors from the Spanish Department at Badr University in Cairo celebrated Cuba Day with the Cuban ambassador to Cairo, Alexander Pellicer Moraga, and other embassy officials in attendance. The Cuban diplomats spoke with professors and students about the culture, history, and traditions of the Caribbean nation.

During the meeting at the university's headquarters in the capital, the Cuban ambassador reviewed his country's history and various aspects of its society, including literature and sports.

December 8, 2025 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – The eighth of December 2025 marks the Fifty-Third Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, the four then independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, and Cuba. That bold act of 8 December 1972 has evolved steadily into a fruitful and mutually beneficial friendship between all CARICOM Member States and Cuba.

Guyana, Georgetwon, December 9, 2025.

Cuban Ambassador Participates in Event Presided over by the Vice President of Zambia.

Kingston, 8 December 2025. On the date marking the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Jamaica, Ambassador-designate Tania López Larroque arrived in the capital of the Caribbean nation. She was received at Norman Manley International Airport by officials from the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and the Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Diplomatic Mission, Rolando Dávila Gallardo.

The Cuban Ambassador to Grenada, Ivette Martinez,participated in the Connected Caribbean Summit 2025, where more than 200 leaders from the region, under the theme "Catalyzing the Transformation of the Caribbean," are exchanging ideas on how to accelerate regional progress in priority areas: economic resilience, digital innovation, judicial reform, strengthening governance, modernizing education, and financial inclusion.

With a commitment to continue strengthening and further leveraging cooperation throughout the region, based on shared history and Caribbean brotherhood, Cuba celebrates its 53rd anniversary of diplomatic relations with the Caribbean.

Meeting at the Conference of Heads of Government in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1972, Prime Ministers Errol Barrow (Barbados), Michael Manley (Jamaica), Eric Williams (Trinidad and Tobago), and Forbes Burnham (Guyana) announced to the world their sovereign decision to establish relations with Cuba.

Pretoria, December 8, 2025.- This morning, officials and workers from the Cuban diplomatic mission in South Africa witnessed a crucial moment in history: the inauguration of the Gallery of Leaders in Freedom Park, which pays tribute to South African leaders, leaders from Africa and around the world who left their indelible mark on human history. Among those leaders, the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, stands out as one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century.