Tufton denied rumors that appeared in social networks about the end of the presence of the Cuban health brigade in Jamaica due to pressures from the United States.

The Jamaican head of state explained that part of the Cuban medical personnel will return home shortly, but this is not related to Washington’s position, but rather that they are completing their mission.

Out of the approximately 400 collaborators, one third will close their cycle, but other colleagues will come to replace them, explained Tufton, as quoted by the Jamaica Observer.

We are now renegotiating the memorandum of understanding with the Cuban government, so there is an ongoing conversation about the document.

“We are trying to find common ground with all the stakeholders: our major trading partner, the United States, and also a traditional and beneficial relationship with the Cubans,” Tufton said.

Tufton’s statements come against the backdrop of rumors that Kingston would give in to the whims of Washington which seeks to radicalize its anti-Cuban policy.

The United States blackmailed nations that maintain medical personnel from Cuba, and threatened them with banning leaders and family members from entering the northern country if they did not expel health personnel from the island.

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