Viaje al Exterior

Jamaica, 1977

 

October 16, 1977
 
Kingston
 
October 16
•    Arrival at the Victoria pier on board of the ‘Jose Marti’ training vessel.
•    Visit to the Heroes National Park.
•    Fidel laid a wreath at the monument that honors the Jamaican heroes, at the Heroes National Park.
•    Fidel laid a wreath at the Antonio Maceo bust, in the Heroes National Park.
•    Speech delivered at the ceremony where Fidel is awarded the ‘Order of Jamaica’, at King’s House.
 
Montego Bay
 
October 17

•    Speech delivered at the San Sharpe square.
 
October 18

•    Words pronounced at the urban development project of Mount Salem.
 
Falmouth
 

•    Words pronounced at the prefabricated elements factory of Falmouth.
•    Words pronounced at the Reynolds Jamaica Mines facilities.
 
Kingston
 
October 19

•    Speech delivered at an agricultural project in the village of Mona.
•    Speech delivered at the Basic Secondary School in the Countryside ‘Jose Marti’, which was built by Cuban workers.
•    Fidel attended the ceremony to inaugurate the first urban area of Kingston’s University.
 
Savanna-la-Mar
 

•    Speech delivered at the sugar cane cooperative Barham Sugar Worker.
•    Meeting with members of the Cuban medical brigades.
 
Kingston
 
October 20

•    Meeting with representatives of different Jamaican churches, at the Jamaica House Lounge.
•    Meeting with the National Executive of the People’s National Party (PNP) and a representation of the National Workers’ Union (NWU) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), at Hotel Pegasus.
•    Reception hosted on board of the Cuban training vessel ‘Jose Marti’, which was moored at the bay of Kingston.
 
October 21

•    Press conference at the ‘Pegasus’ hotel.