Guyana, August 31, 2016. The Cuban diplomatic mission in Georgetown hosted the farewell ceremony of 8 Guyanese who will study medicine and health technology in Cuba as a result of a scholarship program which, after decades of application, it has already graduated 758 doctors.

Eve of another violent and destabilizing offensive of the reactionary opposition to the Bolivarian government legitimately headed by president Nicolás Maduro, and under the strongest expression of solidarity with the Bolivarian process organized by Barbadian friends at the Venezuelan Embassy, the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, was carrying the message of his government ratifying the unwavering support of brotherhood and internationalism of his people, whose solidarian collaborators who work throughout the entire geography of Venezuela will continue making, no matter the circumstance

Three barbadian young girls, Cliff-Ann Roach, Sally Sade Lewis and Jodie Kerri-Ann Best, successfully completed the selection process and traveled to Cuba to join the new school year at the Latin American School and Caribbean Medicine (ELAM). Submitted to the Consulate by the Director of the Unit for Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Dr.

St. John’s, August 26, 2016.  On the morning of Friday 26th August, 8 new students who are the recipients of scholarships granted by the Government of Cuba to study medicine and health technology in Cuba for the year 2016-2017 were sent off from Antigua and Barbuda. 

The emotive ceremony at the headquarters of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda was chaired by the Prime Minister of that Caribbean Island, the Honorable Gaston Browne and the Ambassador of Cuba, Gustavo Veliz Olivares.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, August 29th, 2016.- During this Monday afternoon, August 29th,  a new group of 21 Cuban teachers arrived in this capital to be part of the Educational Brigade in this sister nation.

Rafael Muñiz Guillén, Coordinator of the Educational Brigade in Jamaica, and Mabel Rodriguez Morera, in charge of Collaboration Office at the Embassy of Cuba, were present during the warm welcoming, as well as officials from the Ministry of Education of Jamaica.

New York, 29 August 2016.The economic, commercial and financial Embargo against Cuba remains in force. The restrictions imposed by this policy continue to be applied.

In spite of the measures adopted by President Barack Obama since December 17th, 2014 and his repeated calls on Congress to lift the blockade, the main laws and regulations supporting the Embargo against Cuba, continue to be in force and are being applied rigorously by U.S. government agencies, especially by the Departments of the Treasury and Commerce, and in particular by OFAC.

The Cuban Ambassador, Vilma Reyes Valdespino, was received in audience by Sir Louis Straker, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Regional Integration of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to bilateral relations, especially cooperation, collaboration of the two countries within the framework of regional and universal organizations and the participation of San Vicente in events to be held in Cuba, during the next months.

The Embassy of Cuba in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated the farewell of the 9 Vincentians students, who benefited from higher education scholarships, granted by the Cuban Government.

The Embassy of Cuba in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated the farewell of the 9 Vincentians students, who benefited from higher education scholarships, granted by the Cuban Government.

Indonesia, August 25, 2016. Muhammad Anshor, Director General for American and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia received this morning the Ambassador of Cuba Nirsia Castro Guevara at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry.

Both diplomats exchanged views on the current good state of bilateral relations and the mutual interest in strengthening it, as well as identifying specific projects to develop economic and trade relations, as well as the cooperation between the two countries.