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The Public Ministry of Guatemala Is Investigating More Than 60 Complaints Against Cubans Who Were Working As Doctors

The institution claims that specialists were practicing without the required qualifications and are seeking help from the United States for the investigation. 14ymedio, Havana, March 26, 2026 / The Public Ministry (MP) of Guatemala is investigating more than 60 complaints against Cuban doctors, related to impersonation of professional qualifications, failure to meet legal requirements, and … Continue reading “The Public Ministry of Guatemala Is Investigating More Than 60 Complaints Against Cubans Who Were Working As Doctors”

The First Group of the 412 Healthcare Workers From the Island Returned by Guatemala Arrives in Cuba

Under pressure from the United States, the leftist government of the Central American country decided not to renew the contract in place since 1998. An investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office revealed that only three out of every ten “collaborators” sent by Havana were doctors. 14ymedio, Madrid, April 3, 2026 – Guatemala is already sending back … Continue reading “The First Group of the 412 Healthcare Workers From the Island Returned by Guatemala Arrives in Cuba”

Honduras Ends Agreement with Cuban Doctors and Threatens to Investigate Them

The country follows in the footsteps of Guatemala, Antigua and Barbuda, as well as Guyana and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Government of Honduras has ended the agreement with Cuban doctors promoted two years ago by then-president Xiomara Castro, an ally of the Island’s regime. Communications Secretary José Augusto Argueta confirmed that the departure … Continue reading “Honduras Ends Agreement with Cuban Doctors and Threatens to Investigate Them”

Calabria Rejects U.S. Proposal to Get Rid of Cuban Doctors

The president of the Italian region, who met this Monday with the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Cuba Mike Hammer, is open to hiring healthcare workers “independently.” 14ymedio, Madrid, February 24, 2026 –The president of the region of Calabria (Italy) appears determined. Not only does he reject breaking the agreement with Cuba, as the United States … Continue reading “Calabria Rejects U.S. Proposal to Get Rid of Cuban Doctors”

About Twenty Cuban Doctors in Mexico, Rejected for Lacking Professional Credentials

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, 11 April 2023 — The Cuban specialists who arrived last January in the Mexican state of Morelos and proclaimed their experience in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Pakistan, “are not in position” because they lack a professional identification card. According to the president of the Federated Colleges of Medicine A.C., María … Continue reading “About Twenty Cuban Doctors in Mexico, Rejected for Lacking Professional Credentials”

After Three Months of Crossing, Two Doctors Harassed by the Cuban Regime Arrive in the United States

14ymedio, Havana, 21 July 2022 — “Family, we are now in the United States.” With that phrase Cuban doctors Alexander Pupo and Alexander Jesús Figueredo reported on Thursday through Facebook that their three-month journey had ended. The doctors were forced to leave the island after being harassed by the regime. “I am free, and soon … Continue reading “After Three Months of Crossing, Two Doctors Harassed by the Cuban Regime Arrive in the United States”

Human Rights Group Denounces ‘Violations of Labor Rights’ in Cuba’s Medical Missions

Doctors have experienced “practices of income retention, long working hours, and the assignment of tasks unrelated to healthcare work” EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana/Miami, April 7, 2026 – This Tuesday the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) denounced “violations” of a structural nature of “labor, union, and human mobility rights” of professionals participating in Cuba’s medical … Continue reading “Human Rights Group Denounces ‘Violations of Labor Rights’ in Cuba’s Medical Missions”

Raúl Castro, Behind Bars!

The two Castro brothers committed crimes against the democratic countries of the hemisphere and directly against the United States on countless occasions. 14ymedio, Miami, Pedro Corzo, March 15, 2026 – It would be something like divine justice if the chief prosecutorial figure of Castroist totalitarianism were prosecuted by a U.S. court, considering that Raúl Castro was the most loyal and … Continue reading “Raúl Castro, Behind Bars!”

Cuba Preferred to Pull Out the Medical Mission Instead of Accepting the New Conditions, Says Jamaica

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade assures that since last July, it started reaching out to the Island and hasn’t received a response 14ymedio, Havana, March 9, 2026 – While the Cuban government accused Jamaica of caving in to pressure from the United States to pull the medical mission, the Caribbean island’s side of the … Continue reading “Cuba Preferred to Pull Out the Medical Mission Instead of Accepting the New Conditions, Says Jamaica”

Honduras Spent More Than Three and a Half Million Dollars on Housing, Transportation, and Luggage for the Cuban Healthcare Workers

The vice president of health says they paid $1,600 for electricians who in Honduras earn less than $500. 14ymedio, Havana, March 4, 2026 — As promised, the Honduran government continues its investigation into the Cuban medical missions brought in by the administration of President Xiomara Castro, an ally of Havana. This Sunday, Deputy Health Minister … Continue reading “Honduras Spent More Than Three and a Half Million Dollars on Housing, Transportation, and Luggage for the Cuban Healthcare Workers”

Saint Lucia Considers Cuba’s Medical Missions “Very Important” in the Caribbean

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, criticized the political situation on the Island. 14ymedio / EFE, Castries, February 27, 2026 – The Prime Minister of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia, Philip J. Pierre, stated this Thursday that Cuba’s medical missions in the Caribbean are “very important,” after meeting with … Continue reading “Saint Lucia Considers Cuba’s Medical Missions “Very Important” in the Caribbean”

The PAHO Reveals That Cuba Recorded Two New Deaths From Chikungunya in January

The island’s authorities have not reported these figures, which bring the total number of deaths to 67 It was the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) — and not Cuba’s health authorities — that revealed that deaths from chikungunya have been recorded in the country in 2026. Based on the official data reported from the island, … Continue reading “The PAHO Reveals That Cuba Recorded Two New Deaths From Chikungunya in January”

For About 230 Dollars a Month, Mexico Hires Cubans and Other Migrants To Fumigate Against Dengue Fever

The Chiapas government includes them in the “junk and vector removal” program. 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 13 March 2025 — The state of Chiapas, in Mexico, hired 390 migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras and Haiti as fumigators to stop the spread of diseases that increased last year, such as dengue, malaria, Zika and … Continue reading “For About 230 Dollars a Month, Mexico Hires Cubans and Other Migrants To Fumigate Against Dengue Fever”

Cuban Activist Jorge Cervantes, Now a Forced Migrant, Is Stranded in Mexico

State Security gave the former Unpacu militant the choice between prison or exile 14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico City, 10 January 2025– Cuban activist Jorge Cervantes García, member of the Cuba Primero movement and former militant of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, longs for the Island. From a border point in Mexico, where he has been … Continue reading “Cuban Activist Jorge Cervantes, Now a Forced Migrant, Is Stranded in Mexico”

Almost 1,500 Cuban Minors Crossed Honduras in Transit to the United States in the First Half of the Year

EFE/14ymedio, Tegucigalpa/Havana, 5 July 2023 — More than 24,000 migrant minors in transit to the United States crossed Honduras in the first half of 2023, 181% more compared to the 8,555 who entered in the same period of 2022, according to data consulted this Wednesday by EFE. Between January and June, about 24,030 irregular minors … Continue reading “Almost 1,500 Cuban Minors Crossed Honduras in Transit to the United States in the First Half of the Year”