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Chavez to Cuba for More Radiotherapy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Saturday to begin a second round of radiotherapy in his battle to defeat cancer. He had tumors removed in June 2011 and February 2012.

Cubans Get New Holiday Thanks to Pope

Fresh from a three-day work holiday for Pope Benedict XVI’s March 26-28 visit to Cuba, the government has announced a new holiday, Good Friday, based on a request from the Pontiff to President Raul Castro.

The Cuba Blockade is Firm, Says US Goverment

Turning a deaf ear to the call of Pope Benedict XVI for the US to end its blockade against Cuba, the US government reiterated yesterday that it does not intend to change its policy that has been in place for more than half a century.

Rene Gonzalez of the ‘Cuban Five’ Arrives in Cuba

Rene Gonzalez, the only member of the Cuban Five not in prison, arrived in Havana just after noon on Friday to visit his seriously ill brother Roberto.

Mexican President to Visit Cuba in April

The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, will come to Cuba in April for his first official visit to the island.

El Salvador Plans More Trade with Cuba

An agreement aimed at facilitating trade between El Salvador and Cuba was approved Thursday by the legislature of that Central American nation. The accord involves reducing tarrifs on 433 Salvadoran products and 618 Cuban ones.

Havana Weather for March 29 – April 4

High temperatures will generally be between 30°C (86°F) and 31°C (88°F), reaching 32°C (90°F) on Wednesday, April 4. The minimum temperatures will be around 21°C (70°F). The sea surface temperature will be 26°C (79°F).

Cuba Explains Its Economic Reforms at UN

Under the theme of “The Economic and Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean and Prospects for 2012,” Cuba’s representative to the UN, Pedro Nunez, spoke Wednesday at that organization’s headquarters in New York.

Whereabouts Unknown of Opposition Artists

The whereabouts of a group of young Cuban dissident artists are unknown, reported the Cubaencuentro website. Included among them are the graffitist El Sexto, rocker Ciro Diaz, and actor-musician-photographer Ismael de Diego.

Pope Addressed Dissidents with Raul Castro

Federico Lombardi, director of the Press Office of the Holy See, said Wednesday in Havana that Benedict XVI spoke with Cuban President Raul Castro concerning the situation of dissidents on the island, especially those who are in prison.