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There is no greater pride than serving the motherland!
By Maria Ines Alvarez Garay (*) That July 26, 1953, with the assaults on the Moncada garrison in Santiago de Cuba, and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in Bayamo, on the morning of Santa Ana, the right way to victory in Cuba began. That day not only gave its name to the July 26 Revolutionary Movement, Continue reading
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From the Gambia, the Cuban Medical Brigade in defense of its Revolution
More than two decades have passed since the first Cuban doctors arrived in the Gambia to give rise to what would be the birth of the Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) in this sister nation of West Africa. Many years have passed, and the good work done by our collaborators has been felt throughout the geography Continue reading
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Cuba with first place in the world for anti Covid-19 booster doses
– State of Bayelsa, Nigeria, interested in vaccines from Cuba Havana, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is today the nation with the most anti-Covid-19 booster doses administered to its population worldwide, thanks to a staggered vaccination campaign with nationally produced immunogens. China, Italy, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, United States, India, Russia Continue reading
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Ambassador of the Gambia in Cuba highlights the relevance of Expocaribe 2022 for Africa
By Beatriz Vaillant Rodriguez Santiago de Cuba, June 28th- Kujejatou K.B. Manneh, Gambian ambassador to Cuba, highlighted the relevance of the Expocaribe 2022 International Fair for trade and cooperation relations with her country and others on the African continent. As a space for learning and negotiating business, she described the event that ended here on Continue reading
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Santiago de Cuba XVII Expo Caribe Business Fair
– Invited to the event are, the Ambassador of Gambia in Cuba, Dr. Kujejatou K.B. Manneh, and her First Secretary, Momodou Nying. Santiago de Cuba, Jun 23 (Agencies) The XVII ExpoCaribe International Business Fair began in the city, where one of the first activities took place in the heritage cemetery of Santa Ifigenia, a scary Continue reading
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Heroes of health in The Gambia. A story full of altruism and consecration
By Maria Ines Alvarez Garay (*) Banjul, June 21th. – Bansang, a distant region of the Gambian geography, has a small Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) that faces the ravages of a very hot climate every day, and attends with responsibility and dedication to a large needy and grateful population, marking with love a history full Continue reading
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Modest response in the Gambia to the attacks against Cuban health collaborators
In the Annual Balance of the Fajikunda Hospital, located in the Gambian Combo, the health indicators and their results in 2021 were analyzed, with the participation of the regional director, the Community and officials from the Ministry of Health. With great pride, the Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) in this West African nation received the news Continue reading
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Africa day. Cuba and Gambia (+VIDEO)
Congratulations Gambia for Africa Day Banjul, May 24th. – The Embassy of Cuba in the Gambia and the health professionals of the Medical Brigade (CMB) of the Caribbean island who work here congratulate this sister nation, on the occasion of May 25th, Africa Day. We take advantage of such an important date to highlight the Continue reading
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Congratulations from Cuba to Gambia
Banjul, May 18. – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, H.E.Bruno Rodríguez Parrillas, sent a congratulatory message to his Gambian colleague, H.E.Mamadou Tangara, on the occasion of his recent ratification as Foreign Minister, coinciding with an important historical date for both sister countries. This May 19, the Caribbean Island and this small West African Continue reading
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Gambia-Cuba: 43 years of diplomatic ties, friendship and solidarity
By Rubén G. Abelenda (*) Banjul. – This coming May 19th Gambia and Cuba will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations, and uninterrupted years of friendship and solidarity between both countries and peoples, united by their roots, stories of struggle, and their dignity. Despite the great geographical distance that separates Continue reading
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Gambian Foreign Minister sends messages of condolences to the Cuban government and people
Banjul, May 12th. – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, Mamadou Tangara, sent this Wednesday two messages of condolences to Cuba for the death of comrade Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, and for the tragic accident that occurred at the Saratoga hotel in Havana. In one of his two notes, addressed to his counterpart Continue reading
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President of the Cuban Parliament congratulates his Gambian counterpart
The Gambia and Cuba will celebrate this May 19 the 43rd anniversary of their diplomatic ties Banjul, May 11. -The president of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba (ANPP), Esteban Lazo Hernández, congratulated his Gambian counterpart, Honorable FabakaryTombong Jatta, for his appointment as head of the new legislative body of this West African Continue reading
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Caravan in the Gambia for Health, Life and against the US blockade of Cuba
Banjul, May 7th. – A Caravan for Health, Life and in rejection of the US blockade of Cuba was carried out this Saturday in the Gambia by friends of this West African nation, and members of the Medical Brigade (CMB) of the Caribbean island. The solidarity action included a journey of about 40 kilometers, from Continue reading
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Renowned gambian leader says Africa will not be part of Western foreign policy
By Binta A Bah* Former National Assembly member, Halifa Sallah has told the meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific joint parliament with the European Parliament that Africa will not be part of the West’s foreign policy, emphasising that Africans are advance of them concerning what should be done about the world. Addressing the 41st Continue reading
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Conference on African and Afro-American Culture In Cuba
Havana, Apr 12 (ACN) With a look at the imprint of the so-called black continent, the 20th International Conference on African and Afro-American Culture began this Tuesday in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, and will be in session until the 16th. Camilo Sigas, communicator of the Fernando Ortiz African Cultural Center, reported that Continue reading
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UNESCO recognizes Cuba’s solidarity with Africa
Paris, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The Deputy Director General of UNESCO for Africa Priority, Firmin Edouard Matoko, highlighted on Tuesday Cuba’s contribution to the African continent in terms of education and health, ratified support in the context of the Covid- 19. In an interview with the Prensa Latina news agency in this capital, the also Continue reading
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Young Cubans in the Gambia, faithful to the precepts of their Revolution
By Maria Ines Alvarez Garay (*) On the 60th anniversary of the constitution of the UJC, young Cubans in the Republic of the Gambia honor this date by saving lives. With their modest efforts and high revolutionary consciousness they have reached the most remote corners of this African nation, bringing health, kindness and friendship to Continue reading
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The Gambia and Cuba, forever grateful
Banjul, March 29th. – The Gambia and Cuba, two countries twinned by solidarity and their historical roots, do not stop thanking each other when their respective nationals hold a meeting anywhere in this West African nation. This was revealed, as happens every day, in a visit made this Monday to the Kanifing Hospital, the second Continue reading
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Gambians and Cubans, a combination of love and kindness for health and life
By Maria Ines Alvarez Garay (*) The internationalist work of Cuban doctors in the Gambia and their joint and harmonious work with colleagues from this nation have achieved a perfect mix that reaps more successes every day in the triumphant battle to improve the health of our African brothers and sisters. The leader of the Continue reading
"An Island on a Continent" 