Month: October 2012

Cuba Closes Health Care Facilities

The Cuban government closed hundreds of health care facilities (including hospitals, clinics, medic stations and dental clinics) as part of a program that began in 2010 to reduce “unreasonable costs” weighing on the island’s health care system.

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Human Error Blamed for Sept. Blackout

Cuba’s national electric company said on Wednesday that the massive blackout that on September 9 left much of the island in the dark was caused by an operational error on the part of one of its employees

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The Photographer’s Wrath

I ran into her as she was trying to flag down a taxi. Speaking with her, I noted the weary expression on her face, it revealed fatigue and something else, something that wasn’t normal for her. What then came to my mind was that she must have been angry.

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Weather in Havana, October 11-17

Over the next few days we will experience almost winter-like climate with the occurrence of several storms. Throughout the remainder of the period, scattered showers will occur, as will slightly improved weather. Maximum temperatures will be stable at just over 30°C (86°F) and minimum temperatures will be around 23°C (73°F).

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A Public Trial in a Quiet Town

The first impression I had when seeing everyone dressed in heavy black robes was that I had stepped into a Harry Potter film, yet it didn’t take long to see the judges, prosecutor & defense attorney were very thorough in their work.

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