A group of 21 Cubans arrived at the airport of Nassau on August 18 to continue the collaboration maintained by the two countries since 2003 in education, which has so far benefited some 3,000 students from these islands.

Part of the Félix Varela Brigade, the contingent was welcomed at the Lynden Pindling air terminal by the director for Education of the Bahamas, Lionel Sands; the undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlton Wright; and Cuban ambassador José Luis Ponce, the AIN news agency reports.

In his welcoming speech, the director for Education extolled the work carried out by the brigade and the satisfaction of parents with students in various schools who have requested that the Cuban teachers extend their work.

In addition, he expressed his appreciation for the reinforcement of the Félix Varela Brigade, which is also composed of 11 professors in their second year, to increase the educational level of youngsters in the country.

Ponce said that the newcomers have the challenge of matching the excellent performance of their predecessors, and reiterated Cuba’s commitment to continue increasing its cooperation with the Bahamas in all forms possible and in a mutually beneficial way.

The group replaced the members of the contingent that concluded their three-year mission in July, and were selected by a commission from the Bahamas that visited Cuba that same month to meet with the candidates.

Under the accord signed in 2003 between the Education ministries of the Bahamas and Cuba, some 80 Cuban teachers have worked in 25 schools of these Caribbean islands’ public education system.

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