Those who sow flowers will not reap thorns. Cuban health professionals who have helped around the world know this well. They are not intimidated by the new measures taken by the Donald Trump Administration against them, because they have the support of the peoples to whom they have extended their hand.
Thus, the Caricom civil society called for solidarity with the Cuban medical brigades. It is, said the ambassador of Barbados, Jerome Phillips, “a question of regional sovereignty.” For his part, the Vice President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, declared that the new measures will affect many countries in the world.
Joining the call for justice was the Jamaican Cuba Solidarity Movement, which in an official publication stated that “If Mr. Rubio possesses a shred of decency, he should immediately rescind the policy whose damage will be felt not only by Cuba, but by the poor of Africa, Asia and the Americas. It will cost lives,” he said.
He also highlighted the value of the Henry Reeves Brigade, nominated in 2021 for the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, he supported “Cuba's inalienable right to follow its own path of development, sovereignty and independence.”
The Friends of Cuba collective in Antigua and Barbuda reiterated its solidarity with the Island. “U.S. leaders and Miami Cubans, foolishly bitter, prefer to blatantly express their contempt for Cuba, which is coming to the rescue even of countries in the developed world”.
For its part, the Pan-African Caribbean Network stated that “The U.S. Government has a clear legal obligation to end its financial, economic and trade embargo against Cuba, and also to remove Cuba from the U.S. State Department's List of State Sponsors of Terrorism.”
