https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article257674023.html
Gang releases kidnapped Cuban doctor in Haiti after receiving additional ransom
A Cuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti by a gang in the Martissant neighborhood outside Port-au-Prince has been released after an additional $10,000 was paid in ransom. Daymara Helen Pérez Alabedra was abducted on Jan. 13 while riding a public bus headed to Port-au-Prince. Despite receiving an initial $10,000 in ransom payment, the gang refused to release her. She was finally released on Sunday, a friend and fellow physician told the Miami Herald, after another payment was made. In total, securing Pérez’s freedom cost $20,000, which is more than any Cuban doctor sees while working outside of the island as part of the government’s healthcare program. Cuban authorities said the doctor was no longer a member of its medical mission and decided to stay in Haiti after her contract through the Cuban government ended. The Cuban Embassy in Haiti also confirmed her release and said the doctor was in good health and had been in contact with her family in Cuba. Pérez’s friend said she told him that she was kept in a room with four other hostages and that she was well treated.