Costa Rica, Ecuador Cut Ties with Cuba

0:00On March 19th, Costa Rica's president Rodrigo Chaves declared that his country rejects Cuba's communist government as legitimate and will shut down. The Cuban Embassy in San Jose. He cited the repression and poor conditions faced by people on the island as the main reasons for the move. Earlier this month, Ecuador made a similar decision by closing its own Cuban Embassy and expelling the ambassador. Leaders from both nations joined other right-leaning presidents at an anti-crime summit hosted by President Trump in Florida. Several countries in Central America and the Caribbean are now dropping agreements to bring in Cuban doctors, which provide vital services in rural areas, but also serve as a major income source for Cuba's government. The United States has long accused the program of mistreating its workers. Cuba grapples with a deep economic crisis, fueled by the ongoing American embargo and new oil restrictions that have caused widespread blackouts in. Times, hospitals, and businesses shortages have hit everything from trash collection to

1:03daily transport. As more nations like Argentina and Paraguay shift towards supporting the United States on the embargo issue at the United Nations, anti-Cuba sentiment builds across the hemisphere, signaling deeper regional realignments ahead.