DECLARATION OF THE 24TH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF ALBA-TCP
DECLARATION OF THE 24TH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF ALBA-TCP
“20th anniversary of the founding of ALBA-TCP
“A hug that sets the course of our history”
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) gathered in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 14, 2024, within the framework of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of ALBA-TCP:
Cuba and SVG follow up on a project of collaboration in the field of tourism.
Kingstown, 4 December 2024. - The Cuban ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, received Ms. Annette Mark, CEO of the National Tourism Authority in this country, and her team, where details about the start of a join project in this important area for both nations were reviewed.
The project is based on the MOU signed in 2023 between the two countries tourism ministries and foresees that a group of Cuban specialists will arrive in St. Vincent in the coming months, with the aim of implementing a technical mission to train skills in areas such as bar services, massage therapy, food and beverage services, etc.
Both Cuba and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, maintain a great bet in the tourism sector, which exploits not only the beauty of its natural landscapes, but also the cultural richness of its heritage and the hospitality of its people.
Cuban Linesmen’s Brigade concludes its work in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Kingstown, 25 November 2024. - The Cuban Linesmen’s Brigade, which since August 26 worked in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to support the recovery efforts after the impact of Hurricane Beryl, returned to their homeland in the morning hours of this Monday.
The work of the linesmen was widely recognized during a farewell event attended by the Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves; the Minister of Urban Development, Energy, Administration and Development of Seaports,
SVG-Cuba Friendship Society delivers donation to the Cuban people.
Kingstown, 18 November 2024. The Ambassador of Cuba to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, thanked today the noble gesture of solidarity of the SVG-Cuba Friendship Society, which delivered a much appreciated cash donation to help the Cuban people in their recovery process after the impact of hurricanes Oscar and Rafael.
The donation has a great symbolic value and confirms once again that the Vincentian friends will always be with Cuba in any circumstances.
Cuba not alone as UN General Assembly votes to end US blockade for 32nd year
By Cuban Ambassador to SVG Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry
The St. Vincent Times | Kingstown | November 1, 2024 - On 30 October 2024, the General Assembly of the United Nations met once again to consider the item on its agenda “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
By an overwhelming majority of 187 votes in favour, 2 against (the US and Israel) and one abstention (Moldova), the resolution calling on the US to end the blockade on the Caribbean island was adopted for the thirty-second consecutive time.