Note from the Ministry of the Interior
On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached up to 1 nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel, in Cayo Falcones, Corralillo municipality, Villa Clara province.
Freetown, February 26, 2024. On Thursday morning, the Cuban Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Ms. Norma Sánchez Águila, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Mr. Zhao Yong, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Sierra Leone.
During the fraternal meeting, both sides reviewed the historic ties of friendship and cooperation that unite the two nations, referring also to the excellent state of bilateral relations after 65 years of diplomatic relations.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026
STATEMENT FROM THE SIERRA LEONE - CUBAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION (SALCUBA) IN RESPECT OF US BLOCKADE OF FUEL SUPPLIES TO CUBA.
It is quite disheartening to learn that the USA government imposed a total blockade of fuel supplies to Cuba in recent times, and also threatened to impose trade tariffs on imports of products from countries that supply oil to the Caribbean nation.
Nota informativa del Ministerio del Interior
En horas de la mañana de este 25 de febrero de 2026, se detectó una lancha rápida infractora dentro de las aguas territoriales cubanas con matrícula de la Florida, Estados Unidos, con folio FL7726SH, que se aproximó a una 1 milla náutica al noreste del canalizo El Pino, en cayo Falcones, municipio Corralillo, provincia Villa Clara.
Freetown, 26 de febrero de 2024. En la mañana de este jueves la Embajadora de Cuba en Sierra Leona, Excelentísima Sra. Norma Sánchez Águila, realizó una visita de cortesía al Excelentísimo Sr. Zhao Yong, Embajador de la República Popular China en Sierra Leona.
Durante el fraternal encuentro, ambas partes repasaron los históricos lazos de amistad y cooperación que unen a las dos naciones, refiriéndose, además, al excelente estado de las relaciones bilaterales, tras 65 años de vínculos diplomáticos ininterrumpidos.