LatinNews Daily - 25 February 2026

*Mexico’s government led by President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that it is sending a second shipment of supplies to Cuba as part of efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the island. The 1,193 tonnes (t) of provisions comprise basic food (beans, powdered milk, and various other foods) and follows a shipment of over 814 t of supplies sent earlier this month. Mexico has suspended oil shipments to Cuba in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on countries providing oil to the island. It comes as Cuba received a further setback with Honduras’ decision, reported yesterday in the media, that it would no longer be using Cuban doctors, with some 128 Cuban doctors set to leave the country once their two-year contracts expire this week, according to officials cited by the media. The move by the new conservative Partido Nacional (PN) government led by President Nasry Asfura, which signals a reversal of the close ties which had ensued under the previous leftist Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) government led by former president Xiomara Castro (2022-2026), follows that by Guatemala earlier this month, depriving Havana of a crucial source of revenue. It is in line with pressure from the Trump administration which has announced a Cuba-related visa restriction policy which not only applies to Cubans but any government officials and their relatives linked to what it describes as “the Cuban labour export programme”, particularly Cuba’s overseas medical missions. Other countries have also ended their use of Cuban doctors, including Guyana, Paraguay, and The Bahamas.

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