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Cuba Ends 2011 with 4.9 Infant Mortality Rate

Cuba reported a mortality rate of 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2011, placing the country together with Canada as the two countries with the lowest infant mortality rates in the Americas.

Pope’s Cuba Visit Set for March 26-28

The visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba will take place on March 26-28, and will include open-air masses in the Revolution Plazas of both Santiago de Cuba and Havana. The Church has become more of an interlocutor with the government than any other civic institution or organization and has considerably more leeway to publish and disseminate different points of view.

Havana Culture Calendar for Jan. 2012

With lots going on the first week of January 2012, the Kewelta Habana cultural calendar is the most complete place to find what’s happening in the Cuban capital. Another well done source on Havana culture in English and Spanish is the Cuba Absolutely website.

Cuba Baseball League at Year’s End

Surprise Matanzas (13-7) and perennial contender Villa Clara (14-6) are atop their respective divisions in the Cuban Baseball League at the close of 2011, with just under a fourth of the 96-game season completed.

Pilgrimage of Cuba’s Patroness Concludes

With a packed mass presided over by Archbishop Jaime Ortega along Havana’s harbor, the national pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre figurine concluded yesterday.

Dissatisfaction with Cuban Insurance Co.

Cuban owners of insured cars have expressed dissatisfaction with the low levels of indemnities, delays in the delivery of replacement cars and the policy of denying the replacement of stolen cars.

Abel Prieto Wants Political Debate to Continue

Minister of Culture Abel Prieto stressed yesterday the need “not to shelve the rich debate with the people” that occurred around the last congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Lung Cancer Vaccine Tested in Cuban Province

Polyclinics in Sancti Spiritus province are testing the lung cancer vaccine CIMAVAX-EGF, which was created in Cuba and is the only one registered in the world for this type of malignancy.

New Year’s Hip Hop Concert in Alamar

The Alamar housing projects on the east side of the Cuban capital will host a massive outdoor New Year’s Day hip hop concert starting at 10:00 pm on January 1, 2012.

Cuba Publishes Names of Pardoned Prisoners

The Cuban government published the names and crimes of more than 2,900 beneficiaries of the amnesty announced this past Friday by President Raul Castro. The list appeared yesterday in a special issue of La Gaceta Oficial.