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LOSE your Cuban medics or lose your visas, was the US Government's threat to people who liaise with the Cuban medical system such as public officials of Trinidad and Tobago. A recent remark by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised fears of the sudden revocation of visas such as that of the Prime Minister who is now visiting the US with his wife Sharon Rowley, following Dr Rowley's previous revelations of visits to California for prostate treatment.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said Caricom's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (Cofcor) met on February 28 to discuss the US decision to revoke visas of foreign government officials whose countries employ Cuban doctors and nurses.

On February 25, Rubio said, "Today, we announce the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labour linked to the Cuban labour export programme.