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Havana’s Miramar, Also Without Water

Along with the break and reparations of an important main pipeline that supplies water to this capital with its almost 20 municipalities, seriously felt in the day to day by its inhabitants, a faulty valve on 60th St. also knocked out the water supply in Miramar. .

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Havana Weather for June 8-14

The days will be cloudy from the morning, with showers and occasional storms during the day. The high temperatures will be between 30 and 32° C (86 and 90 F), while the lows will range between 24 and 26° C (77 and 79 F).

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Cuba Recognizes Private Businesses

While some Cuban officials fear that economic reforms mean that capitalism will return to the island, Parliament has taken heed of president Raul Castro about “calling things by their proper name” and has legalized what is already a reality: the existence of small private businesses, which have been operating in a legal limbo up until now.

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Cuba Housing Construction: 10 Years in Decline

Housing construction in Cuba has fallen for the tenth consecutive year in a row, adding to the further decline in a country with great housing shortages. This despite the opening of the housing market for buying and selling and some government subsidies.

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Havana Weather for June 1-7

The days will be partly cloudy from the morning on, increasing in the afternoons, giving rise to isolated rains and thunderstorms, which will be more numerous towards the south of the capital. The winds will be from the southeast and northeast, with speeds between 6 and 12 mph.

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