Leader of the House, and minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Defense and the Earthquake Commission in New Zealand, Hon Gerry Brownlee, received a courtesy call by Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray. During the exchange, the Cabinet Minister offer introductory information on the work of research, education and preparation against earthquakes, as well as his role in Parliament.

Wellington, March 3, 2016. The Minister of Health of New Zealand, Jonathan Coleman, received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of Cuba, HE Mario Alzugaray. In the meeting, held at the government headquarters in the Beehive, both parties exchanged on the health systems of their countries and the challenges faced in order to provide better service to its citizens.

In a meeting held at the Beehive with the Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, Primary Industry Minister Nathan Guy, expressed his positive assessment with regard to the support of joint efforts in the agricultural branch. The kiwi leader expressed satisfaction with the interest of Cuba in learning about New Zealand experiences in this sector, specifically regarding sheep and dairy cattle.

On his side, the Cuban diplomat briefed Minister Nathan Guy on the process of updating the Cuban and the interest in exchanges on the respective development paths.

THE BAHAMAS, February 29th ,2016.- The Ambassador of Cuba to The Bahamas, Ismara Vargas Walter, was received this morning by the Honourable Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Caribbean country at the headquarters of his ministry.

During the meeting, both sides reiterated their willingness to continue cooperating in the education field, while they reviewed the current state of the issues between the two countries.

THE BAHAMAS, 26 February 2016. - The Ambassador of Cuba to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Ismara Vargas Walter, met with the High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Picewell A. Forbes, also a Member of Parliament.

During the meeting, both parties discussed various topics of interest, in particular on the importance of continuing the dialogue CARICOM- Cuba.

The Right Honorable Prime Minister, Freundel J. Stuart, and the Honorable Senator Maxine McClean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, accompanied by other senior government officials and the Barbadian Foreign Ministry made a breakfast meeting with the diplomatic corps in the country in Accra Beach Hotel, located precisely in the constituency that the Prime Minister represents in Parliament. During the activity was shared with diplomatic representatives of different countries planned events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Independence in the coming months.

President of the Barbados Alzheimer's Association, Pamelia Brereton, invited its counterpart from Cuba to attend the Second Caribbean Conference on Alzheimer's and other mental illnesses. Dr. John J. Llibre, president of the Cuban Section of Alzheimer attended the event held at Bridgetown from February 23 to 25, which was also attended by executives and experts from the region, being inaugurated by the Minister of Development social, Hon. Steven Blackett and a high rank representative of the International Alzheimer Society.

New Delhi, Feb. 25. The Ambassador of Cuba in India, Oscar Martinez Cordovés, held a working meeting with Mr. Manish Singhal, Deputy Secretary General of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (FICCI) and other senior officials of that institution, with the aim to review the economic, trade and cooperation between the two countries and the possibilities to develop the ties in a short-term.

India, 25 February 2016. The Students and Faculty members of Hispanic Studies of the Department Germanic & Romance Studies, University of Delhi, organized yesterday in that institution a seminar on 'Latin America Today', with particular reference to Cuba. The activity was attended by the ambassadors of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and Venezuela as keynote speakers.

Port of Spain, February 24th 2016 - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Trinidad and Tobago, Dennis Moses, spoke in favor of strengthening relations between Cuba and his country during celebrations for the 57th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Constitution.