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Donation from the Medical Brigade in Saint Lucia to the fight against COVID-19 in Cuba.

The members of the Cuban Medical Brigade working in Saint Lucia have taken the initiative of collaborating through a monetary donation to the fight against the Covid 19 pandemic that our country is waging. The Coordinator of the Medical Brigade Arvelio Ballester informed the group on mission of this contribution which was made through a bank transfer. The Cuban health workers in Saint Lucia reaffirm their commitment to the Homeland with this noble and supportive gesture.

STATEMENT BY THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES ON CUBAN MEDICAL BRIGADES

OECS Media Statement

Sunday, June 21, 2020 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the OECS and wider Caribbean region.

STATEMENT BY THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS) ON THE RECENT ESCALATION OF UNITED STATES ACTION TOWARD THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA

Sunday, June 21, 2020 — The Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) meeting virtually at its Sixty-Ninth Session on June 18, 2020:

NOTING the renewed intensification of sanctions by the United States Government through its decision to certify the Republic of Cuba under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act as “not cooperating fully” with the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2019.

The nomination of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade for the Nobel Peace award has continued to gain support in Saint Lucia

The nomination of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade for the Nobel Peace award has continued to gain support in Saint Lucia. The National Medical and Dental Association through its President, Doctor Merle Clarke, and the Guild of Cuban Graduates, also through its President, Jamal Francis, have conveyed to the Embassy of Cuba their support for this nomination as a sign of the recognition of the humanitarian work of the Cuban health professionals, represented in the Henry Reeve Brigade.

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