Roseau, Dominica, May 18, 2019. The state mission of Cubans located in Dominica, developed today, May 18, 2019, the Exercise "Meteor 2019", with the aim of checking existing plans for face situations of natural risks (hurricanes, intense rains, earthquakes, volcanic activity), technology (pollution, fires) and health in the workplace. The officers of the Embassy and the employees who are part of the health brigade and the ACOREC and UNECA builders' brigades participated in the exercise.
During the exercise, three different dynamics were developed, linked to the natural phenomena that most affect Dominica's territory, among which are strong hurricanes. This small island of the eastern Caribbean has been plagued in recent years by phenomena of this nature, such as Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused human losses and considerable damage to the country, and in whose recovery our personnel have actively participated. health and construction.
As a result of "Meteor Exercise 2019", Cuban Ambassador Ulises Arranz Fernandez sent a congratulatory message to the almost 150 Cubans who work in Dominica and who participated in the four hours of its duration, for the discipline and organization shown. The exercise concluded with two activities, one at the headquarters of the brigade of health collaborators and the other at the ACOREC construction collaborators; in commemoration of the 124th anniversary of the fall in combat of José Martí, whose anniversary is commemorated tomorrow, May 19, 2019.