Cuban Ambassador meets with leader of the Farmer’s Union of Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, March 21st, 2018 – The leader of the Union Movement for workers in the Agricultural Sector of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Shiraz Khan, received the Cuban Ambassador, Guillermo Vazquez Moreno in a farm in the central part of the country. Both parties had coordinated this meeting within the framework of the close relations between the respective trade union movements in the agricultural sector and in the mutual interest of exchanging on possible forms of cooperation for the development of the agricultural sector in both countries.
The XXIII Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States ends.
Margarita island, March 16th, 2018 – the ministerial segment of the XXIII Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States took place in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, on the 16th of March, 2018 and gave continuity to the process of revitalization of the organization.
The "Declaration on the Impact of Disasters in the Greater Caribbean Region" and the "Declaration of Solidarity with the Member States and Associate Members of the ACS affected by the natural disasters occurred in September 2017" were approved.
The Greater Antilles will continue to be committed to the ACS
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela.- Cuba reiterates its willingness to continue providing its modest experience in collaborative projects with Caribbean countries, said the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of the Island, Ileana Núñez Mordoche.
As reported by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra, the statements of the official occurred during the II Cooperation Conference of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. According to Sierra, the event also highlighted the role of the Greater Antilles in strengthening the ACS and more active cooperation among the nations of the region
Trinidadian Minister of Health receives Cuban Ambassador.
Port of Spain, February 27 - The Minister of Public Health of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh, received Guillermo Vázquez Moreno, ambassador of Cuba to the Caribbean island, at the institution's headquarters. The Minister was accompanied by Richard Madray and Dr. Roshan Padasran, permanent secretary and chief of medical assistance of the Ministry.
The parties discussed several topics of bilateral interest, among which stands out the continuity and perspectives for the strengthening of the fruitful and recognized relations of bilateral cooperation in the medical sector, as a result of which a hundred Cuban health collaborators work at the moment., which includes doctors, nurses and pharmacists. At present, both countries are working on updating the bilateral cooperation agreement. Likewise, was discussed the status of the projects under evaluation that will allow the entry to Trinidad and Tobago of important Cuban medicines.
Cuban delegation participates in Seminar on Disaster Prevention in the Caribbean.
Port of Spain, February 28, 2018.- A Cuban delegation headed by the Cuban Ambassador in Trinidad and Tobago, Cro. Guillermo Vázquez Moreno, participated in the Seminar on Disaster Prevention in the Caribbean that was held in Port of Spain, organized by the International Red Cross.
The event was attended by various personalities from the region, international organizations and governments of CARICOM.