CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Feb 3, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says there is no “imminent withdrawal” of St. Lucia students studying medicine in Cuba, amid concerns that the United States has called on Castries to stop sending students to the Caribbean country.
“The students, those who are in Cuba, will continue to be in Cuba. There’s no imminent withdrawal of students,” Pierre told reporters ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting.
Last weekend, Pierre told the second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities meeting here that the US has called on St. Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba.
“I have a big problem. Many of our doctors got trained in Cuba and now the great United States has said we can’t do that any longer,” Pierre said.
But he told reporters that his administration is now exploring its options.
“First of all, we have to access where we are in terms of scholarships for our medical students. Secondly, we have to look to other countries,” Pierre said, making mention of Mexico and Africa for example.
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