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Castro reshuffles Cabinet again

President Raul Castro fired Cuba's transportation minister for professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry after he admitted incompetence, the latest in a growing series of leadership shake-ups.

Castro reshuffles Cabinet again

Tue, 04 May, 2010 - 08:35

President Raul Castro has fired Cuba's Transportation Minister for professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry after he admitted incompetence, the latest in a growing series of leadership shake-ups.

A statement read during the nightly newscast said Jorge Luis Sierra was removed as transportation minister, a role he got in February 2009.

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