UNE collaborators arrive in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Kingstown, 14 August 2024. - Three Cuban engineers from the Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) system arrived this morning at Argyle International Airport, in St. Vincent and Grenadines, where they were received by the head of the Generation Division of VINLEC (Electricity Company of this country), Mr. Rohan Robertson and the Cuban ambassador, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.
The arrival of the engineers opens a new stage of collaboration in this field, which is achieved after the agreement reached between VINLEC and the Cuban Electrical Engineering Services Company SA (SIECSA), entity in charge of providing comprehensive and specialized technical services abroad and in Cuba to foreign entities related to the energy industry.
The Cuban ambassador encouraged the engineers to work hard and remain focused and disciplined...
TRIBUTE TO FIDEL IN SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON THE OCCASION OF THE 98th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
Kingstown, July 31, 2024 - The farewell ceremony for Vincentian students, recipients of medical and mechanical engineering scholarships, awarded by the Cuban state, was the setting for a warm tribute of remembrance to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro.
The event, held at the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy, was attended by the Honourable St. Claire Prince, Minister of Health, Welfare and the Environment and representatives of the Service Commission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who, together with the students, their families and the Cuban diplomatic staff, highlighted the role of Fidel in the creation of the Program for the Training of Doctors from Third Countries in Cuba
New Vincentian foreign minister reiterates unconditional support to Cuba.
Kingstown, 24 July 2024 - The new minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honourable Frederick Stephenson, received the ambassador of Cuba to this nation, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.
During the friendly meeting, both sides highlighted the excellent relations of brotherhood, cooperation and solidarity between both peoples and governments, and the permanent determination to continue to strengthen them in all possible areas.
The Minister reiterated that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will continue to support Cuba in its struggle for the lifting of the US embargo, and expressed that Cuba must be removed immediately from the arbitrary list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
The Cuban diplomat congratulated the Minister on his appointment and wished him success in his new duties.
Vincentian documentary "Madulu, The Seaman", screened at a Cuban film festival.
Kingstown, 22 July 2024 - The documentary "Madulu, The Seaman", by Vincentian director Akley Olton was screened at the Caribbean Film Festival, which was recently held from 4 to 8 July 2024 in Santiago de Cuba.
"Madulu, The Seaman" highlights the unique cultural heritage of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, particularly its resilient whaling traditions, capturing the voices and stories of this noble people during a particularly critical moment in their history.
Akley Olton is a graduate of the prestigious International Film and Television School in San Antonio de los Baños...
Cuban Ambassador to SVG Rejects Baseless US Report
- US Reports Aim to Demonize Cuban Cooperation Efforts
Cuban Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry says he strongly rejects the allegations of the US government with regard to the most recent US State Department so-called annual report on human trafficking, in which Cuba is again accused of not complying with the standards for the elimination of this flagel.
According to such a report, “Cuban nationals working in St. Vincent and the Grenadines may have been forced to work by the Cuban government.”.
“This is an old argument that is commonly and repeatedly used by the US to demonise Cuban cooperation around the world and to create confusion and spread misinformation about the health assistance that Cuba offers in more than 50 countries nowadays.”.