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Cuba’s Baseball Champs in Trouble

With four teams qualifying for the post season, Industriales, which lost all six of its games last week, finds itself in fifth place 11.5 games out of first and 5.5 behind Sancti Spiritus.

Cuba’s Humidor Auction Brings 1.1 Million

The XIII Habano Cigar Festival came to a close late Friday with an auction of custom made humidors and top grade cigars that brought in US $1.1 million for Cuba’s Public Health system.

Sherritt to Reduce Output, Despite Increasing Profits

The Canadian corporation Sherritt International expects a reduction in its productions of oil, nickel, cobalt and electricity in Cuba in 2011, despite the increase in its profits in 2010, when it registered a net income of 222.4 million dollars, according to the U.S. news site Cuba Standard.

Cuba Opposes Intervention in Libya

The Cuban government is against a military humanitarian intervention in Libya “because, instead of resolving the situation, it would further complicate it and could have other serious implications,” affirmed Rodolfo Reyes, the island’s permanent representative to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.

Fidel Castro, Frei Betto Discuss Libya

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro and Brazilian theologian and author Frei Betto met in Havana for several hours on Friday afternoon. A short press note states that Castro and Betto, discussed “international topics of mutual interest including the situation in Libya.”

Cuba Health Brigade in Haiti Reinforced

A new group of 30 doctors, nurses and technicians arrived in Haiti this week as part of the Cuba’s medical aid mission to the neighboring Caribbean country that is already over 1,300 strong.

Cuba to Implement New Milk Controls

The Cuban authorities will extend to the entire country a study carried out in the province of Mayabeque, southeast of Havana, to control the distribution of milk, affected by problems in the quality of the product, transportation and conservation. More than 70 per cent of the milk in the country comes from the cooperative and farmer sector.

US Expects Cuba to Release Alan Gross

The U.S. government expects that agent Alan Gross will get a fair trial in Cuba and that he will be allowed to return home, since he has not committed any crime, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley affirmed on Thursday.

Cuba Trial for Alan Gross Begins March 4

The Maryland resident faces up to 20 years in prison for “acts against the independence and territorial integrity” of Cuba.

Cuban FM Insists on End to EU Stance

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez insisted on the need to eliminate the common position that governs the relations of the European Union (EU) with the island, noting it is the principal obstacle in the normalization of bilateral affairs. Rodríguez spoke in Brussels after a meeting with the Cuban official with Catherine Ashton, chief of European diplomacy.