KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC—The primary opposition Folks’s Nationwide Occasion (PNP) has referred to as on the federal government to swiftly reply to the worsening humanitarian disaster in Cuba.
In accordance with the PNP’s spokesperson on Overseas and Regional Affairs, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, the Spanish-speaking island is in dire want of fast help, however questioned the absence of an announcement of any concrete plans for support or help from the Jamaican authorities.
Brown Burke added that this is a chance to reaffirm Jamaica’s dedication to a nation with robust bilateral ties.
“When associates had been few and much between for Jamaica and far of the Caribbean, Cuba gave support in no matter method they might, whether or not it was in healthcare, sports activities, training, or building. We should, due to this fact, not depart them now of their time of want,” she stated.
Brown Burke stated that over the past 4 many years, lots of Jamaica’s medical professionals have acquired full scholarships to check in Cuba, and that nation has despatched lots of its nationals to considerably strengthen its healthcare system.
“These healthcare professionals have served our system with precision and excellence, and plenty of have, in flip, made Jamaica their dwelling or second dwelling. Our whole athletic program and worldwide acclaim of athletes might be attributed to Cuban technical help and the reward of the GC Foster Faculty for coaching our athletes and sports activities directors for colleges all through the island,” she famous.
In the meantime, Minister of Overseas Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith, in a publish on social media, prolonged sympathies and solidarity as Cuba battles an island-wide blackout which was additional compounded after the nation was affected by Hurricane Oscar that brought on at the least seven deaths.
Whereas noting that Jamaica’s embassy was additionally affected, Johnson Smith stated it’s searching for to proceed offering companies inside constraints.
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