As reported by mcclatchydc.com, “James McTurk is 78. He has wispy white hair and glasses, and speaks with a soft Scottish accent. He lives on a pension – and in a jail cell. He has been twice convicted on child pornography charges, and his legal troubles have just intensified: McTurk could become the first person in Canada to be convicted of sex tourism in connection with the abuse of children in Cuba.” Read Article
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According to globalnews.ca, “A Canadian has died while on vacation in Cuba. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirms the death of a Canadian citizen but there is no information yet on the man or his hometown…A man believed to be from Cuba also drowned trying to rescue the Canadian.” Read Article
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According to crofsblogs.typepad.com, “Two persons have died in Holguín, in eastern Cuba, in a new outbreak of cholera in a neighbourhood on the city’s outskirts. Neighbours said the victims were two women, aged 42 and 79, who apparently had attended a 15th-birthday party in Nuevo Llano, a neighbourhood also known as Salida de San Andrés.” […]
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