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UNICEF’s Early Childhood Development Program, through a project undertaken by the Spanish Fundación Iberostar, is rehabilitating five day care centers that were damaged by earthquakes in 2010 in the Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba.

Canadian Postal workers have a long tradition of support for the Cuban revolution. The following wording has been included in the 2012 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) national constitution regarding its policy on Cuba and the Cuban Five case.

Rainstorms associated with daytime heating are expected until Saturday. Following that day, there will be scattered showers due to the high moisture content coming from the southeast. Temperatures will experience little variation. The highest will be between 30°C (86°F) and 31°C (88°F), while the minimum will be around 23°C (73°F).

Ciego de Avila won its first Cuban baseball championship in style, defeating Industriales, the favorite from Havana, 4-3 in 11 innings on Monday night. The series ended four games to one, and collective joy broke out in the central Cuban province.

The Spanish oil company Repsol will leave Cuba after not having found oil in the first exploratory well it drilled in Cuban waters in the Gulf of Mexico, said company president Antonio Brufau in Madrid on Tuesday.

Cuba took on its new role as a member of the Executive Council of the World Health Organization on Monday during its session in Geneva, Switzerland. The current chair of the Council is Barbados.

Iranian Vice President Ali Saeidlo begins an official visit to Cuba on Monday, announced the Cuban Foreign Ministry, MINREX. Five months ago Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in Cuba as part of his tour to strengthen relations with several Latin American nations.

Ciego de Avila is one game away from winning their first Cuban baseball championship after bombarding Industriales 10-2 on Sunday on four home runs, two by Rusney Castillo who drove in four runs.

Heavy rains this week drenched the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus causing flooding, with damage in over a thousand homes including 47 total collapses, reported Civil Defense authorities.