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Chavez Recovery Puts Off Summit

A regional summit scheduled for Margarita Island in Venezuela for July 5-6 was postponed yesterday due to the ongoing recovery of President Hugo Chavez in Cuba.

Havana Weather for June 30 – July 6

A tropical wave will cause storms with its arrival on Thursday, June 30, although showers could occur on Friday. At the end of the period, the occurrence of isolated rains is probable in the afternoons. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 33°C (91°F). The minimum temperatures will fluctuate around 24°C (75°F).

A 48-point Proposal to Deal with Racism in Cuba

The Cuban civil rights organization Cofradia de la Negritud (the Negritude Brotherhood) has recently released an action plan to fight racism in Cuba. Here is the HT translation of the proposal that we promised our readers.

Chavez Reappears on Cuba TV with Fidel

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a new appearance on Cuba TV on Tuesday accompanied by Fidel Castro and family members.

Cuba-Germany a Mismatch?

For most baseball fans, a game between Cuba and Germany sounds like a total mismatch, similar to how soccer fans would consider the same match up. After seeing what happened at the World Port Baseball Tournament in Holland on Monday, one could that say anything is possible.

Cuba Has New Pivotal Minister

Tomas Benitez Hernandez, 66, is Cuba’s new minister of Basic Industry, a key government post that includes the state controlled oil, gas and mining industries and the electric company.

Taiwan Upends Cuba 3-1 in Holland

Taiwan’s Kuan Ju Chen pitched a complete game limiting Cuba’s powerful lineup to two hits and one lone first inning run to lead his undefeated team to a big 3-1 win at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Holland.

Cuba Defeats Holland 4-1 in Rotterdam

Coming off an embarrassing loss to Curacao on Friday, Cuba defeated the much tougher host Holland team on Sunday, by a score of 4-1 at the World Port Baseball Tournament in Rotterdam.

Chavez Tweets again from Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues his recovery from surgery on Saturday in Cuba and once again used his Twitter account to send messages to his people.

Chavez in Cuba, Speculation Abounds

Speculation abounds this weekend about the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he enters his third week in Cuba after an operation for a pelvic abscess in Havana on June 10th.