Cuban doctors arrive home from Honduras after government cancelled their agreement
發佈日期: 2026-03-07 21:06
TVB News
Cuban state media has shown the arrival in Havana of the 150 Cuban medical staff who left Honduras after its newly elected right-wing government abruptly cancelled their agreement to work in the country.
This as large areas of Cuba were without power Friday due to damage at the island's largest electricity generator.
A plane bringing the doctors back home to Cuba arrives at Jose Marti International Airport - the doctors board a bus to the terminal.
Armando Castillo, brigade leader of doctors in Honduras said: "We've been under attack from the Honduran Medical Association since we arrived. Lately, the attacks have been quite shameful. But we received the embrace and warmth of the people. The gratitude of the poor, the humble people on the street."
The departure of the medical staff comes as President Donald Trump has pushed to isolate the Cuban government and openly called for regime change.
Jamaica's foreign ministry also said this week it was ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving medical missions.
The unexpected move comes as the U.S. pushes for ending such missions, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it forced labour.
This as large areas of Cuba were still without power Friday as the State Electricity company reported high generation deficits during peak hours.
The latest outage, which began Wednesday, is attributed to damage at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, the island's largest and most vital electricity generator. State media reporting that two other power plants are offline due to a lack of petroleum.
Havana residents went about their daily chores dealing with the usual challenges of reduced public transport, garbage accumulating on the streets and constant power outages. Some parts of the capital had the power restored 24 hours after Friday's blackout.
