Embajada de Cuba en Granada

La partida física del Comandante de la Revolución, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez duele profundamente, como la de un padre. Así lo quise y respeté siempre.

Así recordaré su apoyo y consejos, su discreta colaboración y ejemplar consagración al servicio de la Patria.

Cada acto de la vida del Comandante Ramiro estuvo signado por su fidelidad absoluta al liderazgo de Fidel y Raúl, a sus compañeros de lucha y al Programa del Moncada, cuya esencia justiciera defendió, desde el asalto a la fortaleza de la dictadura en 1953 hasta el último aliento de su ejemplar vida este Día de los Padres que se nubla con el dolor de su partida.

¡Hasta la victoria siempre, Comandante!

Senador granadino expresa solidaridad con

La embajadora de Cuba en Granada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, y el cónsul cubano en ese país, sostuvieron un encuentro con el senador Salim Rahaman, quien manifestó su interés en conocer la situación actual de la Isla y expresó su apoyo a la causa cubana.

Durante el intercambio, Rahaman destacó que su compromiso con Cuba tiene raíces familiares, pues afirmó: “Mi padre, gran admirador de Cuba, me inculcó desde joven la necesidad de ser solidarios con esa nación”.

En el encuentro, el legislador recibió una amplia actualización sobre los desafíos que enfrenta la Mayor de las Antillas como consecuencia del efecto acumulado de más de seis décadas de bloqueo estadounidense y del cerco energético impuesto desde enero de 2026. Así mismo, los diplomáticos explicaron al distinguido visitante las alternativas que Cuba se ha propuesto para sortear estas dificultades, incluyendo el impulso a las energías renovables.

El senador reafirmó que la solidaridad con Cuba es un deber moral y político, y aseguró que desde su escaño en el Senado continuará defendiendo la amistad entre los pueblos de Granada y Cuba.

Rahaman es senador por el sector privado y también es reconocido como el primer miembro de la comunidad musulmana en ocupar un escaño en la Cámara Alta de Granada.

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Grenadian Senator expresses solidarity with Cuba

The Ambassador of Cuba in Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, together with the Cuban Consul in that country, held a meeting with Senator Salim Rahaman, who conveyed his interest in learning about the current situation of the Island and expressed his support for the Cuban cause.

During the exchange, Rahaman emphasized that his commitment to Cuba has family roots, stating: “My father, a great admirer of Cuba, instilled in me from a young age the need to be in solidarity with that nation.”

At the meeting, the legislator received a comprehensive update on the challenges faced by the Greater Antilles as a result of the accumulated effects of more than six decades of the U.S. blockade and the energy siege imposed since January 2026. Likewise, the diplomats explained to the distinguished visitor the alternatives Cuba has set forth to overcome these difficulties, including the promotion of renewable energy.

The senator reaffirmed that solidarity with Cuba is both a moral and political duty, assuring that from his seat in the Senate he will continue to defend the friendship between the peoples of Grenada and Cuba.

Rahaman serves as senator representing the private sector and is also recognized as the first member of the Muslim community to occupy a seat in Grenada’s Upper House.

🇨🇺🗣️ | Ideas Expressed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in the National Assembly of People’s Power

Historical responsibility: “ , our beloved Cuba, is living through the most difficult hours of this century, and we have the historic responsibility to save it.”

Need for change: “It is time to change everything that must be changed.” “Nor can we believe that by doing the same things in the same way we will overcome this difficult moment.”

Awareness of the moment: “With full awareness of the moment we are living… we cannot think and act as in normal times, because these are not normal times.”

Institutional duty: “When life becomes so hard for the people, the first duty of the Party, the revolutionary Government, and this Parliament… is to change everything that must be changed in order to move forward.”

Social justice and wealth: “Transformations to rectify, but always in defense of socialism, to sustain and expand the social justice we have achieved, to create economic wealth and distribute it equitably.”

National security and land: “The nourishment of the Cuban people will be treated as a matter of national security. And we must put an end to idle lands in Cuba.”

Unity and patriotism: “To anyone who wants to build with Cuba… here is your home, and here is the open door. Because in this Homeland, at this hour, not a single Cuban is superfluous. We need everyone.”

National sovereignty: “Cuba designs and proposes, sovereignly, the changes that must urgently be applied to overcome the crisis… with no permission other than that of its people.” “Cuba will not ask permission to exist nor will it surrender its sovereignty.”

Message to the United States: “To the government of the United States we say, without hatred but without fear: if you truly want to help the Cuban people, let us live.”

Participation and criticism: “Cuba needs more debate, not less. More participation, not less. More accountability, not less.” “Cuba is boiling with discontent and criticism, most of it fair and honest. It is our duty to listen with respect and respond… with arguments, with solutions, and, whenever possible, with deeds.”

Purpose of transformations: “Cuba changes to rise. Cuba changes to live better. Cuba changes to remain free.”

Land management: Every piece of idle land must be put into production or handed over to those willing to cultivate it to guarantee food supply.

Energy sovereignty: The incorporation of solar energy and renewable sources will be accelerated, allowing direct entry of foreign companies supplying technology such as panels and batteries to reduce costs.

Technological incentives: Import tariffs on solar technologies have been eliminated, and taxes on their sale and installation will be reduced, alongside credit mechanisms to bring them to households and essential services.

Fuel sector: Fuel commercialization will be authorized through non-state management forms under State regulation and control, aiming to improve access and organize distribution.

New subsidy scheme: Subsidies will shift from products to directly supporting vulnerable people “in their pockets,” without intermediaries.

Financial modernization: A more digital and agile banking system is sought, including the regulated opening to state, private, and foreign financial institutions.

Business autonomy: The Socialist State Enterprise will be strengthened with real management capacity, separating business functions from regulatory ones through the creation of the National Institute of Business Assets.

Investment by Cubans: A clear and respectful framework will be established for Cubans residing in Cuba or abroad to invest, donate, or contribute technology to the country.

Youth and women’s rights: Priority will be given to creating opportunities to curb youth emigration, and the commitment is reaffirmed to prevent setbacks in policies advancing women’s rights as new measures are implemented.

Implementation methodology: Each measure will have responsible parties, deadlines, and indicators, with periodic reports on progress and necessary corrections.

Political restructuring: The restructuring of the Government, State, and Party apparatus will continue, unifying structures where necessary to gain efficiency.

🇨🇺🇬🇩 Thanks to Citizens for and to the Grenadian people for all the initiatives carried out within the framework of the Donation Campaign to Cuba “Grateful Grenada gives back to Cuba.”

At a time when Cuba is facing a tightening of the blockade and the energy siege imposed by the United States, these expressions of solidarity show that .

🤝 Long live the friendship between our peoples!

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🇨🇺🇬🇩 Gracias a Citizens for y al pueblo granadino por todas las iniciativas realizadas en el marco de la Campaña de Donación a Cuba "Grateful Grenada gives back to Cuba".

En momentos en que Cuba enfrenta un recrudecimiento del bloqueo y del cerco energético impuesto por Estados Unidos, estas muestras de solidaridad reflejan que .

¡Que viva siempre la hermandad entre nuestros pueblos! 🤝

🇨🇺 Información importante para la comunidad cubana en el exterior

Los ciudadanos cubanos residentes en el exterior o emigrados que participen en alguna modalidad de la economía nacional pueden solicitar la condición migratoria de Inversores y de Negocios.

✅ Quienes obtengan esta condición se equiparan, en el ejercicio de sus derechos, a los ciudadanos cubanos residentes en el territorio nacional, mientras permanezcan en y ostenten dicha condición.

👉 En imágenes: cómo realizar el trámite según el Reglamento de la Ley de Migración.

Recordamos con inmenso respeto, cariño y gratitud a Vilma Espín, He***na de la República de Cuba. Su vida, marcada por su firmeza revolucionaria y su ternura, dejó una huella que trasciende generaciones.

Vilma abrió caminos para la igualdad de la mujer cubana y convirtió la solidaridad en principio de acción. Su legado sigue vivo en cada conquista social y en la inspiración que guía a quienes trabajan por un futuro más justo.

The digital portal Now Grenada, one of the country’s leading media outlets, recently published an article by the Ambassador of Cuba to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, under the title “Defending Cuba Means Defending Justice and Sovereignty.”

In the text, the diplomat sets out Cuba’s position regarding the tightening of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States, and emphasizes that supporting Cuba is inseparable from upholding principles of fairness and national independence.

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El portal digital Now Grenada, uno de los principales medios de comunicación del país, difundió recientemente un artículo de la Embajadora de Cuba en Granada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, bajo el título “Defending Cuba Means Defending Justice and Sovereignty”.

En el texto, la diplomática expone la posición de Cuba frente al recrudecimiento del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por Estados Unidos, y subraya que defender a Cuba significa defender la justicia y la soberanía.

Defending Cuba means defending justice and sovereignty | NOW Grenada Cuba’s recent history cannot be understood without acknowledging the magnitude of the threats that have weighed upon the island to this day.

🇨🇺 Key Ideas from President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the Extraordinary Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba

1️⃣ Challenges and Unity

Context of struggle: “Today’s Cuban revolutionaries face challenges of enormous magnitude that demand unity, ideological firmness, courage, audacity, and creative resistance.”

Path to victory: “Without doubt, we will overcome this challenge with unity, bravery, popular participation, and full conviction in our capacity to achieve victory.”

2️⃣ Impact of the Blockade

Nature of aggression: “The context is extraordinarily complex and challenging due to the relentless aggressiveness of the tightened economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government.”

Discredit campaign: “Political-ideological subversion is intensifying through media intoxication on social networks, aimed at damaging the credibility of the Revolution.”

Daily effects: “ faces a cruel blockade and a real, daily financial persecution that makes every drop of fuel, every medicine, every food item, every part, and every technology the country needs more expensive.”

3️⃣ Economic Agenda and Transformations

Urgency of change: “Reality imposes urgent and necessary changes. And when life becomes so hard for the people, the first duty of the Communist Party and the revolutionary Government is not to better explain the crisis, but to change whatever must be changed to overcome it.”

Agenda components: “A deep and agile economic agenda is required, executable in the short term, combining macroeconomic stabilization, incentives to stimulate and promote productive openness, legal security, attraction of investment, intensive use of technology, and focused, effective social protection.”

Final purpose: “The transformations we are presenting are to advance in the defense of socialism, to support and expand social justice, to create economic wealth and distribute it equitably.”

4️⃣ Productive Forces and Economic Actors

Release of forces: “We need to unleash productive forces, to have more production instead of more restriction, because it is proven that control without supply only shifts operations to the informal market.”

Integration of actors: “Equality and integration of economic actors are necessary... state enterprises, MSMEs, cooperatives, agricultural producers, foreign and Cuban investors... all must act and contribute under clear rules.”

State enterprise: “State enterprise management must be reformed on the basis of real autonomy, economic-financial evaluation, separation of state and business functions, and application of the principle ‘comply or explain’.”

Non-state sector: “We will comprehensively review the list of prohibited activities for the private sector, with a clear principle: whenever possible, replace prohibition with responsible regulation.”

5️⃣ Agricultural Production and Food Sovereignty

National security: “There is no sovereignty with an empty plate. The food of the Cuban people will be treated as what it is: a matter of national security. Idle lands in Cuba must end.”

Land management: “Every piece of land today covered with marabú... must either be put to production or given to those willing to do so.”

Support for producers: “Cuban farmers cannot continue to be asked for more food with fewer tools and prices below their costs.”

6️⃣ Energy and the National Power System

Dimension of the problem: “Blackouts are not only a matter of megawatts... they are a human, economic, and national issue.”

Energy transition: “We will accelerate the incorporation of solar energy into the national economy... facilitating the direct entry of foreign companies supplying panels, batteries, inverters, and associated solutions.”

7️⃣ Social Justice

Human priority: “The first priority, before any other, is the people who cannot wait for the economy to improve. Because there are pains that do not understand deadlines.”

Basis of justice: “True social justice is not sustained on artificial prices... it is built on real foundations: incomes with purchasing power, direct protection for those most in need, and a national economy capable of producing more.”

8️⃣ Fiscal and Price Policy

Fiscal deficit: “The main objective for reducing the fiscal deficit lies in increasing production... and decreasing unnecessary budget expenditures.”

Price control: “Price caps, in practice, did not contain inflation... Therefore, we will not continue capping prices in a general manner.”

9️⃣ Government Management and Accountability

Ex*****on and control: “We must work with agility, coherence, and quality; and, above all, with control” so that “what is approved is implemented well.”

Responsibility: “Every measure we announce will have responsible parties, deadlines, and indicators. We will report what advances, what fails, and what must be corrected.”

Definition of governing: “To govern is to resolve, to unblock, to accompany, and to make decisions turn into real improvements.”

🔟 Youth and Community

Local opportunities: “The Community Youth Network must be a path for a young person to find where to study, where to work, where to serve their community, and where to turn an idea into a real project.”

Sense of belonging: “Staying in Cuba must also mean having a place to be useful, to grow, to learn, to lead, and to build the future from the neighborhood, the school, the workplace, and the municipality.”

1️⃣1️⃣ State Restructuring and Municipal Autonomy

Institutional efficiency: “We will continue restructuring the apparatus of Government, the State, the Party, and institutions. We will integrate structures where necessary, review duplicated functions, reduce unnecessary steps, and permanently optimize the way the country is directed and served.”

Local autonomy: It is “urgent to unleash management in municipalities,” so that they finally have and apply “all possible faculties to develop.”

1️⃣2️⃣ Link with Cubans Abroad

Contribution openness: To Cubans abroad who “wish to invest, donate, import technology, open a market, or launch a project in their homeland, we will offer a clear, stable, and respectful framework.”

Inclusion: “To those who want to build with Cuba... we say with our hearts in hand: here is your home, and here is the open door. Because at this hour, this Homeland cannot spare any good Cuban.”

1️⃣3️⃣ Transport and Sustainable Mobility

Incentives: “Every electric vehicle destined for public, private, or light cargo transport that proves it operates totally or mostly with solar energy will be eligible for special incentives.”

Service management: “We will establish an expedited path to grant licenses for carriers, electric taxis, or associated mobility services, under clear rules, technical control, road safety, and transparent prices.”

1️⃣4️⃣ Digital Transformation and Transparency

Modernization: “We must promote digitalization with traceability... as a basis to reduce evasion, corruption, and discretion.”

Resource control: It is necessary “to digitize everything, so that it is known who contributes, who receives, and what results are achieved.”

1️⃣5️⃣ Foreign Investment

Investor initiative: “We must not only tell foreign investors where to invest, but also allow them the initiative to invest in the economic sector of their interest.”

Private sector: “We must authorize direct foreign investment in the national private sector, including MSMEs, with clear rules on ownership, repatriation, reinvestment, and dispute resolution.”

1️⃣6️⃣ Historical Legacy and Revolutionary Ethics

Honesty about problems: “We know our country. We know where the obstacles are, where corruption hides, where slowness abounds, and where shame and dignity are lacking.”

Inspiration: “Nothing will be impossible if we assume the challenge as an opportunity and history as inspiration.”

Historical tribute: “The best tribute we can pay to the admirable work of our two historic leaders [Fidel and Raúl] is to defend it and preserve its essence of social justice.”

Unión de sindicatos granadinos reafirma solidaridad con la Revolución Cubana

Directivos de la Grenada Trade Union Council (GTUC), encabezados por su presidente general André Lewis, recibieron a la embajadora de Cuba en Granada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, en un encuentro que reafirmó los vínculos de solidaridad entre el movimiento sindical granadino y la Revolución Cubana.

Durante la reunión, los dirigentes sindicales resaltaron el papel desempeñado por los trabajadores cubanos en la defensa de la Revolución durante más de seis décadas, destacando su resistencia frente a las adversidades y su ejemplo de compromiso con la justicia social.

La embajadora cubana aprovechó la ocasión para explicar las dificultades económicas actuales que enfrenta la Mayor de las Antillas, derivadas de los efectos acumulados del bloqueo estadounidense y, más recientemente, del cerco energético aplicado por el gobierno norteamericano desde enero de 2026. En ese sentido, la diplomática subrayó que estas medidas, que buscan asfixiar la economía de la Mayor de las Antillas, no han logrado quebrar la determinación de su pueblo.

En este contexto, los dirigentes sindicales granadinos reafirmaron su solidaridad con la causa de la Revolución Cubana y con los trabajadores de esa nación. TAWU es una de las organizaciones granadinas que en los últimos meses ha denunciado la política hostil de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba y que ha defendido el derecho del país insular a vivir libre de coerciones externas.

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Grenadian Trade Union Council reaffirms solidarity with the Cuban Revolution

Leaders of the Grenada Trade Union Council (GTUC), headed by General President André Lewis, welcomed the Ambassador of Cuba to Grenada, Yadirys Echenique Paz, at a meeting that reaffirmed the bonds of solidarity between the Grenadian trade union movement and the Cuban Revolution.

During the meeting, the union leaders highlighted the role played by Cuban workers in defending the Revolution for more than six decades, emphasizing their resilience in the face of adversity and their example of commitment to social justice.

The Cuban Ambassador took the opportunity to explain the current economic difficulties faced by the Greater of the Antilles, stemming from the accumulated effects of the U.S. blockade and, more recently, from the energy siege imposed by the U.S. government since January 2026. In this regard, the diplomat stressed that these measures, aimed at suffocating the Cuban economy, have not succeeded in breaking the determination of its people.

In this context, the Grenadian trade union leaders reaffirmed their solidarity with the cause of the Cuban Revolution and with the workers of that nation. TAWU is one of the Grenadian organizations that in recent months has denounced the hostile policy of the United States toward Cuba and defended the island nation’s right to live free from external coercion.