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US Drastically Cuts Visas for Cuban Visitors

In 2016, the US cut down the number of visas given to Cuban citizens to visit family members, participate in cultural exchanges and professional trips to 12,218, the most drastic cut in the last eight years in relation to Cuban applicants. And the declining trend could continue under the Trump administration’s yet to be revealed policy towards Cuba.

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Cuba Opens WBC Play vs. Japan on Tuesday

The decision was a surprise but that’s what managers are for. Carlos Marti, announced right-hander Noelvis Entenza to face the two-time WBC champions Japan on their home turf in the inaugural tournament clash for both squads, reports Ray Otero of Baseballdecuba.com.

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Nica Feminists to Join International “Women’s Strike”

In Nicaragua, the 2017 International Women’s Strike will become a reality because “they continue killing us, they continue forcing girls who have been raped to give birth, they persist in enacting policies that don’t recognize us as subjects with rights, and we don’t earn the same as men who do the same work…

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Havana Weather for March 2-8

Slightly warm days are forecast in the capital for next 7-days, with isolated rains especially in the afternoons. Easterly winds will predominate, with speeds between 6 and 12 mph, with stronger gusts along the north coast. The relative humidity will remain high throughout the week.

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Potatoes for Sale Mobilizes People in Havana

This past Friday, potatoes started being sold, from the 2017 harvest, under the control of the rations booklets, a first round of 4 pounds per person. In the face of not having a better supply, the majority of people appreciate the government’s offer and hour by hour the human rush to every appointed state-run sales point increased.

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