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Industriales-Sancti Spiritus 1-1 in Cuba Playoffs

Sancti Spiritus avoided being swept as the home team defeating Industriales 8-1 on Sunday. The team from the capital had opened the series with a 3-1 win on Saturday.

Pilot Projects, Fools & Masterminds

Undoubtedly, General Raul Castro is a man of few words, so much so that journalists must remain on the prowl hunting for some loose phrases, new facts or rumors to piece together our “puzzles” as to what has happened here over the past two years.

The Debate on Cooperatives in Cuba

One of these dangers could be that after a certain degree of stabilization, the State will do with cooperatives the same as it did with self-employed workers: limiting them by almost exhausting them with taxes, inspections, high input prices, regulations, etc., “because people were making a lot of money.” This already happened once.

Wanted (Cuban) “Suicide Bomber”

Those who do rate as highly suspect are the Cubans who visit relatives in Florida. They are now being thoroughly reviewed to ensure they are not carrying explosives to blow up airplanes or perpetrate violent attacks as they stroll down Calle 8 in Miami.

Cuba to Skip C.A. Games in Puerto Rico

Cuba announced that it will skip the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Puerto Rican city of Mayaguez this coming July because the United States did not meet the conditions requested by the island to guarantee the safety of its athletes and attendance of its reporters and officials.

Cuba’s Baseball Postseason Starts Sat.

Cuba’s baseball playoffs get underway on Saturday in the western division with Sancti Spiritus hosting Industriales, the favorite of the capital, while Cienfuegos welcomes La Habana, last year’s champions.

One of Our Own at the Book Fair

Dmitri told me that during his years in secondary and high school he was taught very little about Haiti and its revolution. Only at the University level did he learn that the Haitians had carried out the first anti-slavery revolution on the continent.

Omara Portuondo Sings Saturday in NY

Cuban singer Omara Portuondo will offer a concert on Saturday at the Town Hall Theater in New York, reported IPS. The concert is being produced by Anschutz Entertainment Group Live (AEG Live).

Bishops ask Gov. to Avoid Prisoner Deaths

The Permanent Council of the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops asked the island’s government “to take the adequate measures” to avoid the death of political prisoners such as Orlando Zapata, buried yesterday in his hometown of Banes, in the Caribbean country’s eastern region. The bishops also called for the creation of “conditions for dialogue and ideal understanding to avoid reaching such painful situations that benefit no one and make many suffer.”

Clinton Demands Release of Prisoners

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her government’s demand to the Cuban authorities for the release of the more than 200 political prisoners in the island in statements made before the U.S. Congress, during which she lamented the death of dissident Orlando Zapatero.