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Cuba Monopolizes Mexican Medical Students on Scholarships to Study Abroad and Charges More Per Student Than the United Kingdom, France and the United States

14ymedio, Mexico, January 18, 2024 — Mexico pays Cuba 27,914 dollars in foreign currency (484,041 Mexican pesos) annually for each of the 428 students studying medical specialties on the Island. The figures reveal, according to a report published this Thursday in El Universal, that the education of these scholarship recipients on the Island is more … Continue reading “Cuba Monopolizes Mexican Medical Students on Scholarships to Study Abroad and Charges More Per Student Than the United Kingdom, France and the United States”

Cuba’s Military Appropriated Almost 70 Billion Dollars From Cuba’s Healthcare System

14ymedio, Madrid, December 4, 2023 — The Cuban Observatory for Social Audit (OCAC) accuses the Cuban Government of having appropriated almost 70 billion dollars from international missions, money that was never reinvested in the National Health System. The organization – based in Madrid, made up of activists, researchers and journalists and part of the network … Continue reading “Cuba’s Military Appropriated Almost 70 Billion Dollars From Cuba’s Healthcare System”

Due to Lack of Resources, Cuba Only Treats Foreigners Affected by a Hereditary ‘Evil’

14ymedio, Lucía Oliveira, Holguín, 10 November 2023 — Putting a spoon in his mouth, combing his hair or writing are actions that Ramón has not been able to do for a long time. From being an active farmer, hauling oxen in the fields of the community of El Mijial, in Holguín, this Cuban, now 42, … Continue reading “Due to Lack of Resources, Cuba Only Treats Foreigners Affected by a Hereditary ‘Evil’”

‘While Doing Military Service in La Cabana, Three Recruits Committed Suicide From the Statue of Christ’

14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 9 November 2023 — Adrián González will never erase from his memory the suicide attempt in 1983 by one of his colleagues in the military service. Both were recruits in the military unit of La Cabaña, in Casablanca, on the other side of Havana Bay, when their friend climbed to the top … Continue reading “‘While Doing Military Service in La Cabana, Three Recruits Committed Suicide From the Statue of Christ’”

Mexico Has Sent 200 Million Dollars Worth of Oil to Cuba This Year, According to Experts

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 30 September 2023 — Mexico has sent about 200 million dollars worth of oil to Cuba this year, according to calculations by the Energy Institute of the University of Texas (USA), to which EFE had access. This year Mexico, through its state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), has become one of the largest … Continue reading “Mexico Has Sent 200 Million Dollars Worth of Oil to Cuba This Year, According to Experts”

Despite the Political Prisoners, Cuba Is Running Again for the UN Human Rights Council

14ymedio, Madrid, 30 August 2023 — Starting Tuesday, the main lobby of the United Nations headquarters in New York is hosting an exhibition with a disturbing title: “Cuba, a sustained commitment to human rights for all.” Paintings by the Cuban visual artist Yosvany Martínez alternate with works by other photographers from the Island in an … Continue reading “Despite the Political Prisoners, Cuba Is Running Again for the UN Human Rights Council”

Respectful Birth in Cuba: A Right in Words Only

14ymedio, Claudia Padrón Cueto and the team at Partos Rotos, Havana, 11 August 2023 — The obstetric violence suffered by Cuban women had the attention of the authorities for a brief period. In fact, in 2022, the problem was recognized in the State press, and a guide was presented to improve childbirth care. Action plans … Continue reading “Respectful Birth in Cuba: A Right in Words Only”

Athletes Who Left Cuba Triumph Defending the Flag of Other Countries

14ymedio, Havana, 18 July 2023 — Roger Valentín Iribarne achieved a personal mark this Sunday in the 110 meters in the hurdles with a time of 13.21 seconds in the Diamond League held in Silesia, Poland. The gold medal won by this Cuban for the Portuguese club Benfica is a reflection of the athletes who … Continue reading “Athletes Who Left Cuba Triumph Defending the Flag of Other Countries”

‘In Cuba, There Is No Good or Bad Opponent: The Opponent Is Whoever Confronts the Regime’

14ymedio, Havana, 29 April 2023 — According to French reporter Francis Matéo, the key to understanding Cuba’s political convulsions is to track the regime’s money: its phantom accounts abroad, the debts it cannot pay, what it charges for sending medical brigades and the budget it allocates to propaganda. The wear and tear of its methods … Continue reading “‘In Cuba, There Is No Good or Bad Opponent: The Opponent Is Whoever Confronts the Regime’”

Honduras Hires Cuba’s Services to ‘Rebuild’ Its Education System

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 2 January 2023 — Honduras will receive 10 Cuban “high-level education professionals” to help develop a new academic curriculum design that “will completely change the educational model.” This was reported by the Government of Tegucigalpa after the signing of an agreement between the two countries, last Tuesday. The agreement will last for … Continue reading “Honduras Hires Cuba’s Services to ‘Rebuild’ Its Education System”

In Havana’s Calixto Garcia Hospital There is Nothing, but Everything is Solved with Money

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 7 November 2022 — Today the General Calixto García University Hospital in Havana is far from being the center of prestige that it once was. Even less does it honor the propaganda that, on official pages, sells its services as “high quality.” The hospital, one of the oldest in the … Continue reading “In Havana’s Calixto Garcia Hospital There is Nothing, but Everything is Solved with Money”

Economy Minister Alejandro Gil is the ‘Most Hated’ Person in Cuba, Along with Diaz-Canel, Says His Sister

14ymedio, Havana, 29 October 2022 — On Wednesday, Former Cuban Television presenter María Victoria “Vicky” Gil Fernández, resident of Tenerife, gave an extensive and controversial interview on the YouTube channel “The World of Darwin,” in which she offered biographical details about her brother, Alejandro Gil, the Minister of Economy of Cuba, and her former colleague, … Continue reading “Economy Minister Alejandro Gil is the ‘Most Hated’ Person in Cuba, Along with Diaz-Canel, Says His Sister”

Staff at a Hospital Lab in Havana Have Left the Country

14ymedio, Havana, 17 October 2022 — Havana’s Salvador Allende Hospital, located in the Cerro district, will open its emergency room on Monday without the required staff. That means doctors will not be able to order lab tests due to an alarming shortage of workers. Sources at the hospital, also known as Quinta Covadonga, report that … Continue reading “Staff at a Hospital Lab in Havana Have Left the Country”

Mexico Tries to Convince its Medical Students to Stay in Cuba with 1,500 Euros

14ymedio, Havana, 20 September 2022 — The National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) will award 1,500 euros as “additional one-time support” to Mexican medical students who accept controversial scholarships to study a specialty in Cuba. According to the report, which doesn’t specify the number of beneficiaries, the support is to encourage “permanence in their … Continue reading “Mexico Tries to Convince its Medical Students to Stay in Cuba with 1,500 Euros”

From Jail, Rapper Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Suggests He is Willing to Leave Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 30 August 2022 — “If a door were opened for me right now, where I could go into exile, brother, I’d go, do you understand?” The words of Maykel Castillo Osorbo, in a telephone conversation from prison with Armando Labrador, owner of the Cántalo TV YouTube channel, suggest that the artist is willing to … Continue reading “From Jail, Rapper Maykel ‘Osorbo’ Suggests He is Willing to Leave Cuba”