Requirements include knowledge of English and availability for one year
14ymedio, Havana, September 17, 2025 — The response to Grenada’s recent offer of masonry and carpentry jobs for Cubans has been overwhelming. According to the offer spread by the Embassy of Granada through Instagram, the project offers a weekly salary of 200 dollars for one year. “We can’t respond,” acknowledged the diplomatic headquarters, which asks the thousands of interested parties to consult its list of requirements and send an email.
The offer is attractive when the average monthly salary on the island is $16. Participants are required to have a certain command of the English language in order to facilitate communication at their workplace. In return, Grenada promises those chosen an “immediate start” and coverage of the costs of paperwork and work permits.
The selected participants will be provided with accommodation and transport throughout their stay. Return tickets are also provided by the small island.
The selected participants will be provided with accommodation and transport throughout their stay. Return tickets are also provided by the small island
Without being a compulsory requirement, it is preferred that the bricklayers have some knowledge of finishes. The tasks to be carried out involve the construction of walls, columns, insulation and waterproofing, as well as a knowledge of plans.
Carpenters must have skills for the manufacture and assembly of wood infrastructure in constructions, the development of “furniture, doors, windows” and a knowledge of roofing and wall planking.
Between this Thursday and next Thursday, interviews will be held at the Embassy of Granada in Havana, located on Quinta Avenida 2006 between 20 and 22, in Miramar.
Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Grenada were formalized on April 14, 1979, one month after the triumph of the revolution led by the Granadian Maurice Bishop.
Both countries have agreements on environmental protection, education, aquaculture and fisheries, and especially in the area of health, with the presence of 300 Cuban specialists in Granada and the granting of scholarships to students from Granada.
The present call brings to mind the Cuban presence in Granada at the time of the American invasion on October 25, 1983
During the so-called Operation Urgent Fury, “the invading forces confronted 1,500 Granadian soldiers and 700 Cubans, who were listed as construction workers, engineers and some military personnel,” the Miami-based media Café Fuerte recalled on the 40th anniversary of the event.
The Cuban builders were working mainly on the construction of a new airport. Grenada’s official media announced that with the arrival of the U.S. military, and after engaging in difficult battle, the last Cuban fighters “immolated themselves wrapped in the flag.” The truth is that most were made prisoners, and colonel Pedro Tortoló Comás, at the head of the Cuban troops, sought asylum with other officers at the Soviet Union embassy.
Translated by Regina Anavy
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