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Barbados Prime Minister in Cuba For CBU Meeting
Barbados’ Prime Minister David John Howard Thompson, arrived in Cuba on Monday evening to inaugurate the 39th General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), beginning this Tuesday in Havana.
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Barbados’ Prime Minister David John Howard Thompson, arrived in Cuba on Monday evening to inaugurate the 39th General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), beginning this Tuesday in Havana.
The CBU is a non-governmental organization based in Barbados which supports and promotes high quality work of radio and TV private or public entities in the Caribbean. It has 57 members in 23 countries; of those, 18 belong to CARICOM. Cuba is the only Spanish speaking country that belongs to the CBU.
The organization has as its chief aim to represent the interests of its members internationally, helping them in their development by facilitating courses, workshops and training for radio and TV personnel.
This is the second time that the CBU meets in Cuba, the first was in 2001.
Prime Minister Thompson will be holding meetings with Cuban authorities during his stay on the island.
The CBU is a non-governmental organization based in Barbados which supports and promotes high quality work of radio and TV private or public entities in the Caribbean. It has 57 members in 23 countries; of those, 18 belong to CARICOM. Cuba is the only Spanish speaking country that belongs to the CBU.
The organization has as its chief aim to represent the interests of its members internationally, helping them in their development by facilitating courses, workshops and training for radio and TV personnel.
This is the second time that the CBU meets in Cuba, the first was in 2001.
Prime Minister Thompson will be holding meetings with Cuban authorities during his stay on the island.