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The US Coast Guard said on Friday that it repatriated 15 Cubans who had attempted to reach US shores in boats.

“Cuba was scheduled to officially close the information gathering stage of the 2012 Population and Housing Census,” however unofficial reports confirmed delays in the process, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.

Mairelys Gomez Cuevas, an editor who put the print edition of Granma newspaper to bed many nights, took advantage of a trip abroad to leave Cuba and take refuge in Miami, reports the Café Fuerte website on Friday.

The Cuban Women’s Federation national leaders met in Havana and approved a motion to send a letter to the women of Venezuela urging them to support the reelection of Hugo Chavez in the upcoming Oct. 7 elections in the South American country.

Louis Farrakan the leader of the US Nation of Islam met on Thursday with Cuban president Raul Castro in Havana, reported the official Cuban press.

Over the upcoming seven-day period, the days will be partly cloudy. Though the weather will be generally good, there will be some rain in the afternoons. High temperatures will reach around 31°C (88°F) and the minimum temperatures around 24°C (75°F).

Fifty Cuban players started training on Wednesday with eyes on the Third World Baseball Classic, reported the Cuban National Institute of Sports’ online newspaper Jit.

The Cuban independent information center “Hablemos Press” reported on Tuesday that its correspondent, Calixto Ramon Martinez Arias, remains unaccounted for after being arrested on Sunday, reported Cubaencuentro.