Wellington, May 10th, 2016.-The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee at New Zealand Parliament, Mark Mitchell, expressed his interest in Cuba and his willingness to boost ties between the two countries. During a meeting held at Parliament House with the Ambassador of Cuba, Mario Alzugaray, New Zealand politician also express his favourable approach in promoting an exchange with the members of the Committee he leads, in order to learn about the current status of the Caribbean island and examine opportunities for the development of bilateral relations.

The Cuban Ambassador Vilma Reyes Valdespino, was received by Ambassador Ellsworth John, Director of Regional Integration of the Foreign Ministry of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Association of Cuban Residents "Martyrs of Barbados" and the Association of Friendship Barbados-Cuba held in conjunction with the Cuban Embassy the Mother's Day celebration, for which chose recreation on the beach, fraternizing for several hours of a very splendid day in the Barbadian west coast.

The celebration of the Mother's Day summoned a part of the Cuban community resident in Ghana, who together with the members of the Cuban State Mission reaffirmed that “Cubanism” is an element of unity when the respect is present.

The Cuban Ambassador, Mr. Pedro L. Despaigne González received the visit of the President of the Prison Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam, who was accompanied by other members of that Council.

From May 2 to 6, Industry Minister, Donville Inniss, along with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), Sonja Trotman, lead a team comprising Government and private sector officials on a political-commercial mission to Cuba.

The Caribbean Arts Festival (Carifesta) returns to Barbados in 2017. In order to renew the presence of the House of the Americas in this Caribbean country, the institution of the Comanche David Comissiong, president of the Movement Clement Payne of Barbados, who was received by the poet and essayist Roberto Fernandez Retamar, president of the House.

India, May 3th, 2016. The Minister of State for External Affairs of India General (Retdo.) V. K. Singh, welcomed the Ambassador of Cuba Oscar Martinez Cordovés in his office,  at the Ministry of External Affairs headquarters.

During the cordial meeting the parties discussed issues of the bilateral agenda and international relations, highlighting the traditional ties that have been developed between the two countries for 56 years.

Responding to an invitation by the Workers' Central Union of Cuba (CTC) and its national unions for several organizations Barbadian labor movement, a representative delegation of the NUPW (National Union Public Workers) and BSTU (Barbados Secondary Teachers Union) attended the May Day international celebration in Havana, which included a massive march in parade of about a million population and witness the ceremony from the presidential platform in the historical Revolution Square.

Complying with the invitation by Cuban political and union organizations, a group of historical friends of the Cuban Revolution participated in the celebrations of May Day in Havana and in the traditional International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, as part of an intense program exchange activities that Barbados-Cuba Friendship Association shared with several agencies and entities of society in the greatest Antilles` island.