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Ambassador Curtis Ward, speaking Sunday on That's a Rap
There is still uncertainty as to whether Jamaica is one of those countries being targeted by the Trump administration in the United States for visa sanctions relating its involvement in the medical personnel export programme of its neighbor, Cuba.
But one Jamaican expert believes pressure will be brought to bear on some Caribbean states in relation to this matter.
Last Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy, that targets what it characterises as a forced labour export programme pursued by the Communist country's government.
This practice has been designated Trafficking in Persons by the US Government.
Mr. Rubio, who is a Cuban-American, said the expanded restrictions apply to current or former Cuban government officials, and other individuals who are believed to be responsible for the Cuban labour export programme, particularly Cuba's overseas medical missions.
Last Friday Health & Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton said he would be taking the issue to the next meeting of Cabinet.
Ambassador Curtis Ward, a former Jamaican Representative at the UN Security Council, speaking Sunday on Radio Jamaica's That's a Rap, noted that the US policy on the Cuban programme is not new, but that the punitive approach of the Trump administration is different.
He's predicting that some Caribbean countries to be forced comply with US directives.
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