Guyana, October 20th, 2016. As part of the celebration of the Day of Culture in Cuba and as a tribute to his 90th birthday, the Cuban State Mission inaugurated a photo gallery with images of the historic leader of the Revolution, "Fidel Among Us".
The Revolutionary National Police General Division, the International Relations and Collaboration Division and the Minors Division of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cuba, with the sponsorship of UNICEF announce the “3rd. International Conference on Minors Protection” to be held at Palco Hotel, Havana, Cuba, from May 24th to 26th, 2017. It will gather professionals and technicians interested on the topic, aimed at promoting the exchange of experience.
40 years ago a horrendous terrorist act was committed against a civilian Cubana de Aviación aircraft that killed 73 people on board, 57 Cubans, 11 Guyanese and 5 North Koreans. An explosive charge planted by mercenaries destroyed the aircraft in midair a few minutes after takeoff from the airport in Barbados. The culprits had proven links with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States and still enjoy impunity and protection in the territory of that country.
The People's Progressive Party (PPP) joins with the rest of the international community in calling on the United States Government to bring an end to the economic and trade embargo against Cuba. This embargo has severely affected the economic and social development of the country which for several decades has been unable to realize it growth potential as a consequence of the embargo.
Guyana, August 31, 2016. The Cuban diplomatic mission in Georgetown hosted the farewell ceremony of 8 Guyanese who will study medicine and health technology in Cuba as a result of a scholarship program which, after decades of application, it has already graduated 758 doctors.