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.

Indonesia, August 25, 2016. The Cuban Ambassador Nirsia Castro Guevara visited the headquarters of the National Radio of Indonesia "Radio Republic Indonesia," where she held meetings with the directors of the entity and gave an interview to the program Voice of Indonesia.

Indonesia, August 24, 2016. The Cuban Embassy gave the farewell to Naopal, an Indonesian young who received the scholarship from the caribbean island to study medicine for free, as part of the program of cooperation with the Asian country. The meeting held at the headquarters of the Diplomatic Mission of Cuba was attended as well by the parents of the student and other friends of the Embassy.

The Cuban Ambassador in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vilma Reyes Valdespino, was received by Nathaniel Williams, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Regional Integration of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Indonesia, August 20, 2016. A sample of the Cuban culture, traditions and of the tourist attractions of the island were exposed under the Culinary Summer Festival held in the city of Bandung, under the auspices of the Mayor of the city and the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the participation of Latin American and Caribbean Embassies.

THE BAHAMAS, 18th August, 2016.- Yesterday, the Ambassador of Cuba to The Bahamas, Ismara Vargas Walter, bid farewell to the five Bahamians students who will go to Cuba to make their college careers in Medicine and Health Technology.

During the ceremony, the students signed the Code of Ethics, as a commitment to observe the discipline that is reflected in that document. Similarly, they appreciated the opportunity that the government of Cuba offers to the students of different nationalities.