As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Cuba, Guyanese students have broken their silence on what they believe to be a “cover-up” by the Government to downplay their plight in that country.
“We know we have to make a sacrifice and that is why we don’t complain when we are without necessities for days. But the situation over the last few weeks has deteriorated tremendously and we are fearful because we know the risks it poses to our lives,” one student said.
“We’re not here to give anyone a bad name. If we did, we would complain about everything. But we desperately need the help and right now we aren’t being offered that help and to top it off, the Government is making it seem like we’re lying.”
Out of fear of personal victimization, the students spoke to News Room under the condition of anonymity.
“We would like our country to know that we are completely and utterly alone. Our Government has seemingly abandoned us and is lying blatantly to the media about their courses of action and their false face of compassion and for that, we are deeply hurt and angry,” one student said.
Earlier this week, news broke of the Government’s refusal to repatriate more than 70 Guyanese students from Cuba, amidst deteriorating conditions in that country due to COVID-19.
Cuba has recorded just over 1,200 cases of COVID-19 – one of the highest in the region.
The students reportedly dispatched an email to the Guyanese authorities in hopes of getting some form of assistance.
However, the Government, through the Department of Public Service, rejected those claims and offered that 80 per cent of students there did not want to return home since the situation there was stable.
