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JAMAICA | Holness Bows: Jamaica Ends 50-Year Cuba Health Partnership While St. Lucia Stands Firm

Marco Rubio gets his way as Kingston bows to Washington pressure — and the Caribbean's most vulnerable patients are left to pay the price

KINGSTON, Jamaica March 5, 2026 - The announcement came wrapped in the clinical language of diplomacy — a foreign ministry statement, careful wording, expressions of "sincere appreciation." But make no mistake: when the Government of Jamaica confirmed this week that it was discontinuing its five-decade medical cooperation programme with Cuba, it was not the language of partnership that ended fifty years of Caribbean solidarity. It was the language of surrender.

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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in conversation with Jamaica's Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holnerss
Dubai International Airport, Closede indefinitely as a result of the unprovoked Attack on Iran by the United States and Israel.

CARIBBEAN | When the Gulf Burns, the Caribbean Bleeds

Dubai's Shutdown and the Price Small Nations Pay On the morning of February 28, 2026, the world’s busiest airport went silent. Dubai International — the thundering crossroads that handles nearly 100 million...
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