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Emotional Farewell at Cuban Embassy in Barbados to Young Barbadians who will Study Medicine in our Country.

BARBADOS, August 28, 2011.- The morning of August 25 last Thursday was special for our diplomatic mission in this small island, when among the anthems of both countries and the presence of a lot of guests, special event took place to give the farewell  to four young Barbadians to be incorporated the year 2011/2012 to study medicine as part of the Cuban scholarships to brotherly Caribbean countries.  David Comissiong, Cultural Center "Clement Payne”,  Jose Gomez Febres, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in this country and representatives of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources of Barbados were among the guests.

Sharifa Thompson, Akeem Stewart, Peter Blackman y Shanel Chase, signed in front of parents, relatives, friends and others  the code of ethics that commits them to undertake this new rigor and discipline that will endeavor to become health workers to give their  people and the Caribbean.

"It's an honor and a responsibility, to assume with enthusiasm and I thank the people and government of Cuba for this opportunity," said the young Sharifa, which was followed by the rest of their classmates.

For his part the Ambassador Lissette Perez Perez expressed confidence that they placed thereon and mentioned the principles that characterize the revolutionary Cuban school of medicine and the many examples of internationalism of the Cuban Revolution, especially Haiti where a true internationalist contingent today provides services in the Caribbean nation.

The Ambassador, who gave as a present to the young students a copy of a book on the results of "Operation Miracle" in Latin America, concluded her words to urge them to "Be consistent and rigorous academics and follow the precepts of the code ethic that has taken up this morning.” (Cubaminrex-Embacuba Barbados)