Jamaika beendet jahrzehntelange Vereinbarung mit Kuba über von den USA kritisierte medizinische Missionen
https://apnews.com/article/jamaica-ending-medical-mission-cuba-agreement-178372b1d14402c7951810d61f09a804
Jamaika beendet jahrzehntelange Vereinbarung mit Kuba über von den USA kritisierte medizinische Missionen
https://apnews.com/article/jamaica-ending-medical-mission-cuba-agreement-178372b1d14402c7951810d61f09a804
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Submission statement:
Jamaica has let its agreement with Cuba about medical professionals missions to expire. The agreement had been active for decades. While ostensibly Jamaica didn’t acknowledge this was done due to US pressure to isolate the island, it stands to reason that it is so. For context, Honduras also recently cancelled the programme, right after electing a right-wing Trumpist government. Also last year the US threatened to restrict visas for any Caribbean countries that accept Cuban medical missions. Jamaica says it’s still open to engaging with Cuban doctors but only on an individual basis.
Cuba is Jamaica’s closest neighbor. People often don’t realize how isolated Jamaica is from the rest of the English speaking Caribbean – Cuba is one of the only other Caribbean islands most Jamaicans think about with any regularity and there are markers of a close relationship all over the island.
I’m sure this decision wasn’t made lightly and it’s probably an indication that a big shift is coming for Cuba