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Cuba Baseball Playoffs: East Tight, West Lopsided

Sunday’s full day of action saw both Industriales and Sancti Spíritus widen the gap to a 3-1 margin over their Occidental League quarterfinal opponents, while in the Oriente sector things tightened up considerably with Granma drawing even against Villa Clara and Ciego de Avila notching a first victory over Las Tunas.

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Cuba Playoffs Resume After Rainouts

After Saturday’s limited playoff schedule all four Cuban League series now boast a clear leader. Las Tunas (rained out of their first road match with Ciego de Avila) maintains a two-game edge over the winless Tigers while Villa Clara, Industriales and Sancti Spíritus are all now leading by precarious 2-1 margins.

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Massive Cuba Layoffs to Continue

The Cuban government projects to lay off 170,000 workers this year as part of a reorganization plan aimed at “updating” the island’s socio-economic system. Large scale layoffs are a keystone of the government’s attempt to rescue the depressed economy. The only labor union federation, the CTC, fully supports the layoff program.

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Washington Post Ad on Cuban Five

The US Committee to Free the Cuban Five announced that on Monday a full page ad will be published in The Washington Post demanding freedom for the five Cuban intelligence operatives imprisoned in that country.

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