English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14ymedio, Miami, 23 August 2019 — International health authorities did not raise the alarm about an outbreak of the Zika virus that spread in Cuba during 2017, a year after the end of the global health emergency was declared, according to several scientists cited by The New York Times . Until now, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) had … Continue reading “Health Group ’Hid’ Zika Outbreak in Cuba in 2017”
14ymedio, 3 June 2019 — On Monday morning, Cuban police and State Security forces raided the homes of Dr. Roberto Serrano and his daughter, activist Yadira Serrano, in the municipality of Songo la Maya, in Santiago de Cuba, according to information received by 14ymedio from the opponent Carlos Amel Oliva, a member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba … Continue reading “Police Surround and Raid Homes of Several Unpacu Activists in Santiago de Cuba”
14ymedio, Havana, 24 March 2019 — Cuban opposition leader Rosa Maria Payá met Friday with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile. The promoter of the initiative Cuba Decides asked the president for “support for the Cuban community in Brazil,” which is facing a difficult time after the end of the Mais Médicos (More … Continue reading “Rosa Maria Paya Meets With Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile”
14ymedio, 29 January 2019 — The representatives of Spain’s Popular Party (PP, opposition) this Tuesday presented a parliamentary initiative in which they requested explanations on “the possible evidence of modern slavery” in Cuban medical missions abroad. In a non-legislative motion that will be debated in Congress, the PP invited the Cuban government to repeal the “impediment … Continue reading “The Popular Party Asks Spain To Facilitate Political Asylum For Cuban Doctors”
14ymedio, Havana, December 9, 20180 — Four Cuban doctors who were caring for the population of Nova Odessa, a municipality in the state of Sao Paulo, have asked for refuge in Brazil, according to the newspaper O Tempo. The professionals, who were working in the Mais Médicos (More Doctors) program, did not obey the call … Continue reading “Four Cuban Doctors Ask for Help Getting Refuge in Brazil”
14ymedio, Miriam Celaya, West Palm Beach, 21 November 2018 — Perhaps never before has a Latin American leader been able to raise such a stir before his inauguration as the newly elected Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has done. His proposal is to grant work, with full salary and permanent residence for them and their families … Continue reading “Through its Doctors, Cuba Influences Global Health Programs”
14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2018 — The Cuban doctors in Brazil will have customs advantages to import their belongings, according to a note from the authorities of the Ministry of Public Health, to which 14ymedio had access. The flexibilization has been accompanied by pressure on their family members to convince the doctors to return to the island. … Continue reading “Cuban Government Offers Customs Advantages to the Doctors in Brazil”
14ymedio, Miami, August 18, 2018 – Cuban doctor Ramón Domínguez Rivera, originally from the province of Pinar del Río, who was on assignment in Brazil, died on August 16, as reported by his Medical Brigade. Dominguez Rivera worked in Melgaço, Pará state. His body was found three days after he disappeared, according to the local … Continue reading “Another Another Cuban Physician from the Mais Medicos Mission Dies in Brazil”
14ymedio, 7 June 2018 — Fifty Cuban doctors arrived in Kenya on Tuesday, but will not be able to work, at least for now, because of a ruling on Wednesday by Judge Onesmus Makau of the Court on Employment and Labor Relations. The controversial hiring by the Kenyan government of one hundred medical personnel from Cuba is … Continue reading “Kenyan Judge Blocks Cuban Doctors From Starting Work”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 11 May 2018 — Two associations of health professionals from Cuba have called a demonstration for Saturday to be held in different cities around the world to demand that the Cuban government allow them to return to the island to visit their relatives. The organizers of the marches will protest against the ban … Continue reading “"Deserter" Doctors Call a Demonstration Against Ban on Returning to Cuba”
14ymedio, Mario J. Pentón, Bogota, 28 February 2018 — When Dayana Suárez escaped from the medical mission in the Venezuelan state Lara, the United States’ Cuban Medical Professional Parole (CMPP) program, which was created in 2006 to provide refuge for healthcare professionals fleeing the missions entrusted by La Havana, did not already exist. Suárez is a … Continue reading “The U.S. No Longer Accepts Them But Cuban Doctors Continue To Flee From Venezuela”
EFE, via 14ymedio, 12 January 2018 — Cuba has recognized the advance that was made for immigration connections with the U.S. with the repeal, a year ago, of the “wet foot/dry foot” policy, which offered preferential treatment to Cuban citizens, but insisted that “normalization” would not take place while the Cuban Adjustment Act continues in … Continue reading “Cuba Recognizes Immigration Advance with U.S. But Requests End to Cuban Adjustment Act”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 19 October 2017 — Ruber Hidalgo has traveled to five countries in recent years, an uncommon record for a Cuban doctor whose salary, in Cuba, was about $40 a month. Hidalgo is a specialist in integrated general medicine and has participated in four missions abroad organized by the Cuban Government. The doctor … Continue reading “Dozens Of Cuban Doctors In Brazil Fight To Escape From Havana’s Control”
14ymedio, Pedro Campos, Miami, 12 August 2017 — The Government of the Castro brothers has always maintained that their fundamental social achievements have been “free” health and education, available to all people, which became an international calling card, to try to counter criticism of their massive, flagrant and systematic violations of the political, civil and … Continue reading “The Spurious Goals of Cuba’s ‘Free’ Health And Education”
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 12 January 2017 – [Note: This is an extended version of an article that appeared earlier today.] The Obama administration ended the “wet foot/dry foot” policy that allowed Cuban citizens to stay in the the United States as long as they touched land in that country. The Obama administration has also … Continue reading “Wet Foot-Dry Foot Policy for Cubans Eliminated / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”
