US EditionJamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US
Jamaica ends Cuban medical mission agreement amid U.S. visa threats and regional pressure; nearly 300 Cuban doctors remain under local contracts, officials said.
- Jamaica will end a medical cooperation program with Cuba, as the two governments were unable to agree on the terms for a new arrangement.
- The medical professionals will be allowed to continue working for the duration of their scheduled tenure, however, the Jamaican ministry said in a statement.
- The decision makes Jamaica the latest nation to roll back medical cooperation with Cuba, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration pressures countries to sever ties with the island's communist-run government.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba reports that on March 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica informed our Embassy in that country of the unilateral decision of its government to rescind the health cooperation agreement that has linked the two nations for decades. With this action, the Government of Jamaica gives way to the pressures of the United States government, which is not concerned about the health needs of t…
Jamaica – Ends 50-Year-Old Medical Program with Cuba
The Government of Jamaica has officially discontinued its longstanding medical cooperation programme with Cuba, bringing an end to a partnership that has supported the island’s public health system for nearly five decades. The decision was announced Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith. In a statement, the ministry said the programme concluded after both governments w…
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The Jamaican government announced that it will end the medical cooperation agreement with Cuba after failing to reach a new understanding, closing a relationship of more than five decades.
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