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Yosvany Peraza (DH) smashed a three-run double in the third inning and Yulieski Gonzalez allowed only four hits in 7.1 innings to lead Cuba to a 5-3 win over The Netherlands in their final game of Round Two of the World Baseball Cup being played at venues in Holland and Italy. Seven of the eight quarterfinal slots are already decided. These include Cuba, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, USA, Chinese Taipei, Australia and Canada. The final position will be decided on Sunday among Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Korea and Spain, all tied with identical 2-4 records.

More than 1,100 doctors and health technicians from Cuba will travel to Venezuela to back the Barrio Adentro neighborhood and community health program, a pillar of the government of Hugo Chavez to guarantee medical care for the low-income population. It is estimated that around 40,000 Cubans are working in the South American country, especially in its social programs.

According to a Reuters report, the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN-TV) has confirmed that they will provide a live broadcast of the “Peace without Borders” Concert from Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba. The concert begins Sunday, September 20th, at 2pm, ET / 11am PT.

“We are satisfied with the holding of this first meeting, which made it possible to examine the subjects that hinder the normalization of postal services between Cuba and the United States,” said Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, a representative of the Foreign Ministry and head of the Cuban delegation to the talks on the reestablishment of direct postal services, held in the island’s capital.

The governing Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) reshuffled another two of its top representatives, this time in the provinces of Villa Clara (central Cuba) and Matanzas (western), reported IPS. This week changes were also made in the western provinces of Pinar del Río and City of Havana.