People across Latin America and the Caribbean find themselves without care as countries bow to US pressure People across Latin America and the Caribbean find themselves without care as countries bow to US pressure Novlyn Ebanks, 73, had been due to receive the eye surgery she needed free of charge at St Joseph’s hospital in Kingston. But after Jamaica’s unilateral decision in March to end the nearly 30-year agreement with Cuba to provide doctors, she was no longer able to schedule the procedure.