March 1998

CUBA NEWS

MARCH 31

HEADLINES NEWS

U.S. delays report on Cuba's military capabilities / Reuters

Cuba, St. Kitts and Nevis sign cooperation accords / Reuters

Average Cuban says economy is worse / Miami Herald

Cuban Envoy Says Delta Harassed Him / AP

Canada says undecided on rejecting Cuban prisoners / Reuters

N.J. governor to ask Cuba for fugitive's return / Reuters

INTERVIEW-Cuba working towards sugar crop recovery / Reuters

MARCH 30

Pilgrims to make Cuba donation at Pope mass / Reuters

Cuba-Japan debt agreement seen boosting trade / Reuters

Oil Tankers Collide, Soiling Cuban Beach / Miami Herald

Castro's film criticism alarms Cuban artists, writers / Miami Herald

Gingrich Defends Cuban Embargo / AP

Agent Wants Visas for All Detainees / AP

Pentagon calls Cuban forces weak / Miami Herald

MARCH 27

Cuba Halts Export of Ball Players / AP

Rep.: End Russia Aid for Cuba Help / AP

China, Cuba to sign cooperation accords / Reuters

Cuba says sugarcane output rebound will take time / Reuters

Gaviria sees Cuba back in OAS, but Washington cool / Reuters

MARCH 26

Helms Wary of Clinton Mexico Choice / AP

Majority of Americans support Cuba embargo-poll / Reuters

Cuban foreign minister said to meet Pope Friday / Reuters

St Kitts and Nevis Premier Visits Cuba / CNN

Cuban loans among top exotic pick / Reuters

MARCH 25

Albright asks Vatican to help Cuban prisoners / Reuters

Costa Rica ready to take fleeing Cuban ball players / Reuters

Three die in eastern Cuba floods / Reuters

Sports Agents Eye Cuban Defectors / AP

Cuban Film Chief Defends Critical Looks At Society / Reuters

Cuban Foreign Minister Meets Mgimo Students and Faculty Members / CNN

MARCH 24

Cuban Defectors Protest Detention / AP

Cuban official sees no need to answer U.S. move / Reuters

Rain kills one, disrupts sugar harvest in Cuba / Reuters

MARCH 23

Detainees Decry Players' Treatment / AP

Cuban Defectors Held in Bahamas / AP

Baseball-Need clothes, rescued Cuban ballplayers say / Reuters

Hernandez Has First Yankees Workout / AP

Students seize Congo embassy / Miami Herald

Cuba says U.S. moves "drop of water in desert'' / Reuters

Is Castro Different From Former South African Rulers? / Contacto

MARCH 20

Clinton May Allow Flights to Cuba / AP

Exiles call easing Cuba embargo insult to dead pilots / Reuters

Carlos Varela Cuba's Bob Dylan or Paul Simon? / Reuters

No Signs of Missing Cuban Players / AP

MARCH 19

Cuban Ballplayers Still Missing / AP

1961 Nicaragua Crash Site Found / AP

Leonard brings humor, history to 'Cuba' / USA Today

MARCH 18

Cuban Ballplayers Feared Drowned / AP

Cuban dissidents seek to revive opposition group / Reuters

Top Japan firms to sign accord on Cuba debt / Reuters

Cuban Pitcher Arrives in Miami / AP

IAPA: Press Harassment Must End / AP

MARCH 17

Cuba Accepts No Pretended Humanitarian Aid from US

Cuba intelligence man kept his secrets -authors / Reuters

U.N. Celebrates Rights Declaration / AP

CIA To Look for Bay of Pig Victims / AP

Cuba receives remains of more of Che's guerrillas / Reuters

MARCH 16

U.S. visitors meet dissidents in Cuba / Reuters

Group Says Journalism Is Dangerous / AP

Sister parishes in South Florida and Cuba? / Miami Herald

Secrets, romance and betrayal / Miami Herald

Cuban bans on smoking on inter-city buses / Reuters

Russian defector ties Cuban base to Gulf War / Tampa Tribune

Canada-bound Cuban prisoners may include hijackers / Reuters

Cuba's future economy must overcome obstacles / Tampa Tribune

Questions circle seized property / Tampa Tribune

FIU Declaration: One Year Later

MARCH 13

Cuba buries intelligence man killed in car crash / Reuters

Job positions traffickers get 12 years in prison / AP

Cuban writer says book prizes build bridges / Reuters

U.S. denies visas to Cubans in growing policy debate / Reuters

Father Hurricane / CNN

Pope's steps producing D.C. echoes / Miami Herald

Exile's bank account probed in alleged anti-Castro plot / Miami Herald

New Jersey presses for fugitive's return from Cuba / Reuters

MARCH 12

Mexico-Cuba Ferry Service May Start / AP

U.S. group visits Cuba to review embargo impact / Reuters

Italy, Cuba sign anti-drugs cooperation accord / Reuters

U.S. State Dept. blocks Cuba academic conference / Reuters

Indians Sign Cuban Defector Santana / AP

MARCH 11

Cuba to get $1.45 mln reform boost from UNDP / Reuters

FESTIVAL'98 / Tribute to Cuban-French Cinematographer Ramón Suarez / Contacto Magazine

MARCH 10

Port officials postpone journey to Cuba / Tampa Tribune

Cuba sets new wage scheme to improve sugar quality / Reuters

Hernandez Delighted by Yankees Deal / AP

Castro Regime is Accused By Opposition Group In Cuba of "Abominable Proceedings" Against the Hunger Strikers in Santa Clara

"Afro-Cuban Voices"

Castro receives some faint praise / Miami Herald

MARCH 9

Yanks Sign Cuban Defector Hernandez / AP

Kids, cane and books: uneasy mix in Cuba / Miami Herald

U.S. businessmen in Cuba, boost anti-embargo lobby / Reuters

EDITORIAL: OUR MEN IN HAVANA / Contacto

MARCH 6

Cuba urges Albright to change U.S. embargo policy / Reuters

Miami Cubans thrilled by Havana-based singer / Reuters

US Congress report recommends Cuban humanitarian aid / Reuters

Cuban American Cultural Festival'98 / Contacto

INTERVIEW-Syria, Cuba weigh sugar barter deal / Reuters

MARCH 5

U.S. telecommunications firms pay Cuba $33 million / Reuters

Cobatec to process second shipment of Cuban cobalt/nickel / CNW

Study: EU Violates Cuba Pledges / AP

Culture-Cuba: Ideology Shake up Threatens Cultural Liberalization / CNN

MARCH 4

Br.Borneo says Cuba pullout was political - paper / Reuters

Cuba hails fish exports, but unpaid debts queried / Reuters

Cuba sentences two Floridians to 15 years on rebellion charges / Miami Herald

Visas for sale -- with a 'wedding' / Miami Herald

MARCH 3

Canadian Co. Profits Up in Cuba / AP

MARCH 2

Papal visit sparks interest in helping Cubans / Reuters

Cuban official calls tourism heart of the economy / Reuters

Opposition figures restart hunger strike in Santa Clara / Yara News