Kingstown, April 16, 2024. - The Cuban Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, paid a courtesy visit this morning to the Minister of Education, H.E. Mr. Curtis King, who was accompanied by Permanent Secretary, Mr. Myccle Burke.
The pleasant meeting helped to address issues associated with bilateral cooperation in this important area, particularly in the area of special education, where a joint project should begin shortly.
Kingstown, April 16, 2024. - The editor and founder of the Saint Vincent Times, Mr. Ernesto Cooke, visited this morning the headquarters of the Embassy of Cuba in this country and he was received by the Ambassador of Cuba, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry.
During the exchange different issues related to the regional and international situation were addressed. The ambassador gave the journalist elements about the current Cuban reality, the effects caused by the intensification of the United States blockade, as well as an update on the state of bilateral cooperation between Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
St. Vincent Times is a young media, founded in November 2015, but with great acceptance among the Vincentian population.
Kingstown, April 15, 2024. - Deputy Director of the Agency for Public Information of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (API), Ms. Nadia Slater was received by Ambassador Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, at the headquarters of the Cuban mission to this country.
The Ambassador gave an update on Cuba and emphasized in important issues such as the impact of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba.
Both sides also exchanged on the media manipulation that exists today in relation to Cuba and on the possibilities of bilateral cooperation in the area of communication.
Kingstown, April 15, 2024. - The Cuban Ambassador, Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry, was received this morning by Dr. Vaughn Lewis, CEO of VINLEC, the Electricity Company of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The meeting was favourable to addressing issues of common interest and analyzing the possibilities of immediate collaboration, in an area in which almost for 20 years there has not been joint projects between the two countries, whose historic cooperation has focused primarily on health and education.
It is expected that at least 5 Cuban engineers will travel to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the coming period, to start working in joint projects.