Odds and ends

• Telegeography: The new Bolivarian fiber optic cable will be functioning in July, a Cuban official says.

• EFE: Just-released housing statistics show that new construction by government entities fell short of expectations, while private construction exceeded expectations. Juventud Rebelde story here.

• Granma runs a long report on 2010 drug enforcement operations, with data on seizures.

• Café Fuerte on fake marriages in Ecuador involving Cubans.

• State enterprise reform is not a simple proposition in Cuba, Reuters reports, and no one knows it better than the insiders quoted in this article.

• JazzTimes on the momentum in U.S.-Cuba musical exchanges, including a new wind instrument donation program.

• At Cubapolidata, an Associated Press video of the regulars at Miami’s Versailles.