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In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo, Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez iis assisted by her granddaughter Martarita Cabrera at her home near the village of Campechuela, where she was born in the Granma region of eastern Cuba. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina)

A woman uses a public telephone in Havana February 9, 2010. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman uses a public telephone in Havana February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Tourists ride in a Cadillac 1952 convertible along Havana's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tourists ride in a Cadillac 1952 convertible along Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

The World Health Organization provides dyptheria and Tetnus ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - The World Health Organization provides dyptheria and Tetnus vaccinations given by Cuban doctors at the National Stadium on February 3, in downtown Port-au-Prince. The WHO on Tuesday halted free drug deliveries to private hospitals and NGOs in quake-devastated Haiti following reports patients were being charged for treatment, a spokeswoman said. Photo:Sophia Paris/AFP

Dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard during a video ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard during a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Musicians and dancers of Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' perform ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Musicians and dancers of Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' perform on Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during a video clip shoot February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Dancers perform near Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dancers perform near Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A dancer puts on make up on Havana's seafront boulevard before ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A dancer puts on make up on Havana's seafront boulevard before a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard rehearsing for ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard rehearsing for a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Members of Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' dance in the street with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' dance in the street with people during a video clip shoot in Havana February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' lead singer Tania Pantoja (C) dances ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' lead singer Tania Pantoja (C) dances on a street with people during a video clip shoot in Havana February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A woman looks on as dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman looks on as dancers perform on Havana's seafront boulevard rehearsing for a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A dancer takes a break as others perform on Havana's seafront ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A dancer takes a break as others perform on Havana's seafront boulevard rehearsing for a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Dancers put on make up in a bicycle taxi on Havana's seafront ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dancers put on make up in a bicycle taxi on Havana's seafront boulevard before a video clip shoot for Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' lead singer Tania Pantoja (in blue) ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuban salsa band 'Bamboleo' lead singer Tania Pantoja (in blue) is surrounded by the group's musicians near Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during a video clip shoot February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A Cuban police officer takes a nap in Havana. Cuba has released ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Cuban police officer takes a nap in Havana. Cuba has released the last five of a group of 35 dissidents it arrested last week for demonstrating on behalf of a conscientious objector, a Cuban human rights group said Photo:/AFP

A couple sit at Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A couple sit at Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during sunset February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A couple walk along Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A couple walk along Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' during sunset February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A Cuban farmer rides a cart pulled by oxen near the village ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Cuban farmer rides a cart pulled by oxen near the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

A man drives his Cadillac 1958 model as a private taxi in the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man drives his Cadillac 1958 model as a private taxi in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)

A man cycles beside a parked Czech-made 1962 model CZ 502 scooter ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man cycles beside a parked Czech-made 1962 model CZ 502 scooter in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)

A man sits on his Czech-made 1962 model CZ 502 scooter in the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man sits on his Czech-made 1962 model CZ 502 scooter in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)

A man sells roast chickens along a highway near Artemisa, some ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man sells roast chickens along a highway near Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana February 6, 2010. Illegal vendors furtively selling their goods along streets and highways have been a staple of Cuban life for decades , but they have been legalized in some provinces in what may be a precursor for the rest of the country. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY)

A Cuban farmer smiles in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Cuban farmer smiles in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Cuban commuters board a private van in the village of Artemisa, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuban commuters board a private van in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A man sits in a square in front of a mural in the village of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man sits in a square in front of a mural in the village of Artemisa, some 80 km (50 miles) west of Havana February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Cuban police motorcyclists patrol the streets of Havana in 2006. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Cuban police motorcyclists patrol the streets of Havana in 2006. Cuban police harassed and briefly jailed some 35 political dissidents this week in the eastern city of Camaguey, a Cuban human rights group said Friday. Photo:Adalberto Roque/AFP

People walk on Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' as a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk on Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon' as a Russian-made Lada car is driven by February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL TRANSPORT)

People wait to cross the street as a Dodge 1952 model car being ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People wait to cross the street as a Dodge 1952 model car being used as a taxi is driven by in Havana February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A man rides his bicycle taxi in Havana February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man rides his bicycle taxi in Havana February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A Chevrolet 1955 model car is parked as others are driven by ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Chevrolet 1955 model car is parked as others are driven by in Havana February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A Buick 1956 convertible is driven on a street in Havana February ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Buick 1956 convertible is driven on a street in Havana February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)

A woman comes out of a shop for articles related to the Afro-Cuban ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman comes out of a shop for articles related to the Afro-Cuban 'Santeria' religion in Havana February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

People stand in a shop for articles related to the Afro-Cuban ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People stand in a shop for articles related to the Afro-Cuban 'Santeria' religion in Havana February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

A student walking on the street is reflected in a mirror at ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A student walking on the street is reflected in a mirror at the Pharmacy Museum in Havana February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A vintage Soviet Zil 130 truck drives down a street in Havana ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A vintage Soviet Zil 130 truck drives down a street in Havana February 3, 2010. In background is the city Capitol. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A cyclist passes a vintage Chevrolet 1955 car parked on a street ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cyclist passes a vintage Chevrolet 1955 car parked on a street in Havana February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

David Giralt of Cuba jumps during the triple jump contest at ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - David Giralt of Cuba jumps during the triple jump contest at the Samsung indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium in Goteborg February 2, 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters. REUTERS/Adam Ihse/Scanpix (SWEDEN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

People walk on a street in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk on a street in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

A laborer works at a building site in Havana February 2, 2010. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A laborer works at a building site in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A woman speaks on the telephone at the window of her home in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman speaks on the telephone at the window of her home in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Children attend lessons in a school in Havana February 2, 2010. ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Children attend lessons in a school in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION)

A laborer takes a break during work at a building site in Havana ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A laborer takes a break during work at a building site in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A man pulls a dog past people standing on a street in Havana ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man pulls a dog past people standing on a street in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

People sit under a mural depicting the late revolutionary leader ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People sit under a mural depicting the late revolutionary leader Che Guevara in Havana February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman waits for customers to buy flowers in Havana February ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman waits for customers to buy flowers in Havana February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man waits for clients on his bicycle taxi in Havana February ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man waits for clients on his bicycle taxi in Havana February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Women buy vegetables at a shop in Havana February 1, 2010. ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Women buy vegetables at a shop in Havana February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A woman shops at a supermarket in Santiago de Cubaon January ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman shops at a supermarket in Santiago de Cubaon January 20, 2010. Retail outlets selling everything in Cuban pesos are popping up across the country in what may be the government's first steps toward phasing out its unpopular two-currency system. Picture taken January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mark Frank (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

People eat at a restaurant in Santiago de Cuba on January 20, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People eat at a restaurant in Santiago de Cuba on January 20, 2010. Retail outlets selling everything in Cuban pesos are popping up across the country in what may be the government's first steps toward phasing out its unpopular two-currency system. Picture taken January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mark Frank (CUBA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)