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Private Sector Cuban Workers to Join Unions

About 80 percent of all private sector workers on the island have joined the trade union movement, said Salvador Valdes Mesa, the general secretary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers.

Biennial Murals in Santiago de Cuba

The Tenth International Biennial of Mural Painting (“InterNos”) began yesterday as seven new murals added to the visual quality of the city of Santiago de Cuba.

Cuba Wins Game 1 vs. the Michigan Lakers

Cuba’s university baseball team defeated the Michigan Lakers 4-3 yesterday in the first of a series of three friendship games in Havana. Today the Cuban team and the US squad from Grand Valley University will play game two of the series, but this time in the Latin American Stadium, also in the capital.

Yoani Sanchez Makes New Plea to Exit Cuba

In a new tactic to try and get the Cuban authorities to budge on her exit permit, famous blogger Yoani Sanchez made a You Tube video plea to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, trying to get that country’s leader to intercede on her behalf with the Raul Castro administration in Havana.

Group of Americans Travelling in Cuba

Students and professors from a California university visited an art school yesterday in the Cuban city of Cienfuegos as part of their tour of several of the island’s provinces.

Injured Cuban Pitcher Out of Danger

Former Cuban pitcher Norge Luis Vera, now out of danger, held an emotional meeting with his Santiago de Cuba teammates, who visited him yesterday at the hospital.

Bus Company Changes in Cuba

As of the beginning of this month, the Astro Business Group was renamed the National Bus Company, and its “corporate structure was reduced.”

L.A. Beekeepers to Meet in Cuba

The Third Latin American Colloquium of Beekeepers, sponsored by various Cuban scientific institutions and the Cuban Society of Beekeepers, will take place from April 3 to 6 in Havana.

Cuba Improves Maternal Mortality Rate

Cuba achieved in 2011 a maternal mortality rate of 40.6 deaths per 100,000 live births – the best performance in four years. In total, 133,063 infants were born last year in Cuba, during which time 42 mothers died primarily as a result of bleeding during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

Havana Weather for Jan. 5-11

Due to anti-cyclonic influences and the transfer of cold air from the Atlantic Ocean, nice weather is expected for the seven-day period, but with low temperatures. The arrival of a cold front is expected around the end of the period.

Maximum temperatures will range between 22°C (72°F) and 24°C (75°F), while minimum temperatures will dip to between 17°C (63°F) and 19°C (66°F).