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February 2012
Oldest woman in Cuba celebrates her 127th birthday
February 3, 2012
BBC News
As she was born in 1885, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez had to spend more than half her life without electricity or running water.In the year of her birth Cuba was still a Spanish colony, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York harbour and the first automobile was patented.
Orlando gets permission for Cuba flights
February 3, 2012
AP, Miami Herald
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando International Airport has received permission to offer air service to Cuba.Airport officials said Wednesday that their application was approved by federal authorities.
There are no scheduled flights at this time.
Cuban women on a protest march say police harassed and detained them
February 3, 2012
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
Cuban dissidents say police beat, groped and detained seven women who tried to stage a march in the central city of Santa Clara to demand the release of an opposition couple jailed since early January.
Private Cuban video shows corruption cases
February 2, 2012
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
The Cuban government is summoning top loyalists to private showings of a video on the evils of corruption, singled out by ruler Raúl Castro in many speeches as the main threat to the survival of the revolution.
Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit
February 2, 2012
Matthew Bristow, Miami Herald
HAVANA -- Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said her compatriots had hoped for more from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who avoided criticizing the human rights situation on the communist island during a state visit to Havana this week.