Meeting held with the Chancellor of Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, February 11th, 2025. Yesterday afternoon, the Cuban Ambassador, Gustavo Véliz Olivares, held a meeting with the Honorable Senator Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs, and Reita Toussaint, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The cordial exchange provided an opportunity to share a brief update on the coercive measures imposed by the new U.S. administration against Cuba. Both parties expressed their willingness to expand bilateral ties and strengthen cooperation in other areas, such as migration.
Firmness and Dignity in the Face of the Outrage
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 31 January 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he communicated to the U.S. Congress the revocation of the suspension of the possibility of filing lawsuits in U.S. courts under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.
Celebrated the 172nd anniversary of the birth of José Martí
Port Spain, January 31th, 2025. At the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago, we welcomed a group of students from schools in Port of Spain today. During the meeting, we paid tribute to Cuba's National Hero on the 172nd anniversary of his birth.
Cuba rejects U.S. decision to incarcerate migrants in the Guantanamo Naval Base
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cuba rejects the decision announced by the President of the United States to use the Guantanamo Naval Base to imprison tens of thousands of migrants he has proposed to forcibly expel. It is a demonstration of the brutality with which that government is acting to supposedly correct problems created by the economic and social conditions of that country, the government's own management and its foreign policy, including hostility towards countries of origin.
Medical Brigade Conducts Annual Work Review
Port of Spain, January 25th, 2025. The work carried out during 2024 and the proposals for its continuity in 2025 were the focus of analysis during the annual review conducted by the Medical Brigade in Trinidad and Tobago.