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The Conference of US Catholic Bishops demanded on Thursday that the Obama administration end the embargo on Cuba and restore diplomatic relations with the island.

Costa Rican immigration authorities have lost track of 800 Cubans who over the last three months entered that country illegally from Panama and had sought refuge there, reported a newspaper in that Central American country on Thursday.

A meeting organized by the Cuban Catholic Church to discuss issues ranging from the diaspora to the economy, culture and legislation started on Thursday morning and will run until Saturday (April 21) in the Cuban capital.

A group of six Cubans were discovered on Wednesday by Colombian authorities in waters off the coast as they were being transported by three nationals on a boat headed towards the Panamanian border.

The Latin American Federation of Rural Women in Cuba introduced a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Popular Power National Assembly in the eastern province of Holguin for ignoring their petition concerning the country’s dual currency.

Two Cuban doctors and a Venezuelan who were part of the Mission Milagro eye-care program died in a traffic accident on Monday in that South American country, reported EFE.

The final series of the 2011-2012 Cuban baseball season runs Friday to Sunday with playoff slots in the Eastern Division still up for grabs.

Some showers will occur on Thursday and Friday as a product of daytime heating and the effects of sea breezes. The passage of a frontal system will cause scattered showers on Saturday and Sunday. The remainder of the term we can expect good weather conditions. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 32°C (90°F).