Gov’t provides US$250,000 towards support of CARICOM’s humanitarian efforts to Cuba and Venezuela

July 30, 2026

Written byIRIEFM NEWS

Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas

The Jamaican Government has provided US$250,000 towards support of CARICOM’s humanitarian efforts, to the people of Cuba and Venezuela.

The update was provided by Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith at a post-Cabinet briefing at Jamaica House yesterday.

Cuba is facing a severe humanitarian and energy crisis driven by fuel blockades, and the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, while Venezuela was hit by two major earthquakes on June 24.

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Mrs. Johnson Smith also expressed sympathies to the people of Guyana, Japan and Ghana, who are reeling from other tragedies.

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