WorldHAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans in eastern Holguin province held a funeral on Sunday for an art instructor and her small child, the first of 67 Holguin residents to be brought home for burial out of 110 people who died Friday in Cuba’s worst plane crash since 1989. The survivors, all women, are in critical condition, and their progress is being closely followed by many Cubans through regular hospital updates. “Everyone is hoping and praying for them,” said retired Havana telephone operator Marlen Rodriguez Rebasa. Also among the dead were six Mexican crew members of a little-known Mexican company called Damojh, that leased the nearly 40-year-old Boeing 737 to Cuban flagship carrier Cubana. The company has come under scrutiny due to allegations of previous safety problems and complaints by former employees.

Source: Sunday Times May 20, 2018 21:22 UTC