{"id":227474,"date":"2025-03-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=227474"},"modified":"2025-02-28T21:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T01:29:36","slug":"commentary-the-us-ultimatum-to-caribbean-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/commentary-the-us-ultimatum-to-caribbean-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: The US Ultimatum To Caribbean Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by\u00a0 Audley Phillip\u00a0<\/strong>– The United States have reportedly put Caribbean<\/strong><\/a> Governments\u00a0 on notice – stop recruiting Cuban doctors and nurses or else.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

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Should Caribbean<\/strong> countries not\u00a0 comply, it could result in\u00a0 sanctions and visa restrictions\u00a0 to those countries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several Caribbean<\/a><\/strong> countries look to Cuba in order to fill chronic vacancies within their healthcare system\u00a0 and this could be a huge blow to them.<\/p>

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It was\u00a0 recently reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u00a0 made the US position known to a number of Caricom countries.So why is the United States trying to dictate the Caribbean<\/a> foreign policy. <\/p>

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We are losing doctors and nurses to the US almost on a daily basis and yet they want to tell us that we should not seek replacement from Cuba<\/strong>. What kind of heavy handed business is this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time I checked, Caribbean countries were sovereign nations and they have a right in determining who they talk to and who they invite to their countries.\u00a0 <\/p>

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I am fed up of the US high handed approach to everything.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst the United States might have a problem with Cuba, Cuba remains and  continues to be a friend to most Caribbean countries.<\/p>

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I  really want to see how our  regional governments  approach this subject.  I guess we might soon  be forced to quit sending students to Cuba to study as well.<\/p>

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What are we really coming to!<\/p>\n

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