The Embassy of Cuba informs that from September 3, 2018 the consular services will be paid through the Bank of Ceylon, as well as new rates will be applied in Sri Lankan rupees.

The applicant must deposit the amount to be paid for the consular service requested in any of the Bank of Ceylon offices to Account No. 0075072609 "Embassy of Cuba".

The receipt issued by the Bank of Ceylon will be delivered by the applicant in the Embassy of Cuba, and it must contain the following information:

Professor Julio Mendieta, head of Cuban wrestling coaches, was invited by the World Union of Wrestling (UWW) to provide an international course in Barbados, from 28 August to 4 September 2018, which benefited the Caribbean coaches. At the opening ceremony, the Executive Director of the National Sports Council (CND), Mona Alleyne highlighted Cuban cooperation in the subregion, while the President of the Barbadian Wrestling Federation, Rollins Alleyne, said this opportunity will lead to a new stage in the incipient development of this discipline in his country.

Sponsored by the International Federation of Football Amateur (FIFA), the football teams of Barbados and Cuba made a friendly two-game series of preparation, on August 26 and 29, 2018. Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernández, the head of the sports delegation, Miguel Fuentes Quiala, and the Barbadian directors who are members of the FIFA´s Caribbean chapter of FIFA participated as guests at the opening ceremony. Although the balance was favorable for the Cuban squad (with a 2-0 victory and a scoreless draw), the event served to measure the efficiency of both groups in the current stage of this Olympic cycle.

Díaz-Canel leads working meeting with Government Councils and central state enterprise management

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With the presence of a representative of the Training Division of the Service Commission Department of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of a large group of parents and relatives, the Embassy of Cuba in this Caribbean country, celebrated the official farewell of 12 students Vincentians, benefited with scholarships granted by the Cuban Government, to study General Medicine, Stomatology, as well as to specialize in pediatrics, in the case of two graduates of the ELAM.

The popular Ghanaian singer Amandzeba Nat Brew visited the Embassy of Cuba in Ghana. He was received by the First Secretary, Julio César Sánchez, and the Consular Officer, Eulalia Cárdenas San Martín.

The famous singer, who presented himself as an advocate of just causes, in July 2017 took part in the Mega Concert in solidarity with the people of Palestine, held at the National Theater of Accra.

Toronto, August 27, 2018. This Saturday, solidarity with Cuba in this city joined to celebrate the 23rd edition of the Toronto-Cuba Friendship Day, held at Toronto´s City Hall. The event was organized by the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association in Toronto (CCFA-Toronto), the Association of Cuban Residents in Toronto "Juan Gualberto Gomez" and the Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network.

Helsinki, August 28th, 2018. The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Her Excellency Ms. Dalia Grybauskaitė, received on August 27th, in a solemn audience held at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Mr. Eduardo Lazo Pérez, who presented the Credentials that accredit him in those functions.

The Ambassador of Cuba to Ghana, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, joined a panel of guests of honor in the launching of the Impact Africa Television Initiative. The activity was chaired by the Vice Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, Hon. Bright Wireko-Brobby, who pointed out the importance of educational television in the development tasks in Ghana and throughout the continent.