BVI keeping Cuban doctors as Jamaica seeks new deal
Caribbean governments are taking divergent paths on Cuban medical missions as pressure from the United States intensifies, with the British Virgin Islands maintaining its programme as Jamaica looks to renegotiate a now-ended agreement.
For decades, Cuba’s medical programme has deployed hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals to over 160 countries – including many in Latin America and the Caribbean.
But a US State Department strategy, detailed in a memo reported by Politico, aims to reduce and ultimately eliminate Cuba’s medical missions in the Western Hemisphere within two to four years. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Mar 26, 2026 03:32 PM