The newly elected mayoress of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe welcomed the Cuban ambassador, Lázaro Herrera, at her City Council´s office in Banjul, where they held a fraternal exchange. In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, the Cuban diplomat congratulated mayoress Malick Lowe for her election as head of City Hall and for being the first woman to hold this responsibility in The Gambia.
The Ambassador of Cuba to The Gambia, Lázaro Herrera, was welcomed in the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, by the Honorable Minister Mr. Ousainou Darboe, with whom the visitor held a fruitful exchange that included the support to the fight against the blockade on Cuba, as well as the development of bilateral ties and other issues of common interest.
Gambia, May 16, 2017. - The Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia, Honorable Mariam Jack Denton, received the Cuban ambassador in that country, Lázaro Herrera Martínez, at the headquarters of parliament on Tuesday, May 16.
Banjul, May 4, 2017. Professor Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum Chaudhry, Vice Chancellor of the University of The Gambia, visited the embassy in Cuba and held a working meeting with the Cuban ambassador to that African nation, Lázaro Herrera Martínez. Dr. Faqir was accompanied by Professor Ousman Nyan, Provost of the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences of the aforementioned university.
Gambia, 6th March 2017.- The Honorable Mrs. Saffie Lowe, new Minister of health, received the ambassador of Cuba, Lazaro Herrera Martínez during his visit to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in the capital, Banjul.
Banjul, 28 February 2017.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Honorable A. N. M. Ousainou Darboe, received the ambassador of Cuba, Lazaro Herrera Martinez in February 28 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia.
In a cordial and friendly atmosphere both parties exchanged on the state of bilateral relations, the possibilities of expansion to other areas of common interest and willingness to move forward in that sense.
Banjul, October 19, 2016 Honorable Fatou Mbye, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia, reiterated today in the Gambian Parliament her support to the struggle for the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.
Gambia, October 5, 2016. - In a full page article titled "United States blockade against Cuba after the establishment of diplomatic relations in December 2014", Gambian newspaper The Standard published a summary on the main economic, financial and commercial measures against the island in this period.
The summary includes repercussions of blockade policy on Cuban and third party entities to the detriment of the normal functioning of important sectors of the island and the human rights of the Cuban people, even after President Barak Obama´s visit to the Caribbean island.
Banjul, September 2, 2016.- Members of the Cuban Medical Team providing services in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia held the 15th National Scientific Meeting at the School of Medicine, attached to the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, in this capital.
Gambia, September 28, 2016.- The Cuban Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of The Gambia, Lázaro Herrera, offered plentiful information about the United States blockade against Cuba which continuity was denounced during a meeting with the Managing Director of the Daily Observer newspaper organized in the diplomatic mission. Daily Observer is the main newspaper in The Gambia.
