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| December
29 The Miami Herald
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Colombian cocaine suspect in Cuba, out of U.S. reach
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Fewer traveling to Cuba
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Photographs recall Cuba's sugar industry
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Cuban flair lights up Hialeah
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Browsing through a Paris flea market, Cuban architect and artist Juan...
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Tourism to Cuba Up 8 Percent in 2004
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New Internet Service for Remittances to Cuba Inaugurated
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Rep. Davis to oppose changes to Cuba trade policies |
Cuba
buys Iowa pork, products
The Communist country
now recognizes U.S. meat- processing plant inspections and responded well to an
Iowa delegation.
Des
Moines Register. Iowa. | Restrictions
on Cuba are unfair
The irrationality and injustice
of U.S. travel and trade restrictions on Cuba are two reasons for ending the failed
four-decade-old effort to topple or even moderate the communist regime with embargoes.
The
News-Press. | Cuba
to buy yellow peas from N.D.
A North Dakota trade
delegation secured a deal in October to sell 5,000 metric tons of peas to Cuba,
with a verbal agreement for an additional 20,000 metric tons.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. |
It's
still Castro's Cuba
Lurking behind the sun and the
sand and the smiles that greet those fleeing the icy blasts of winter is a repressive,
increasingly paranoid police state that does not grow gentler as Fidel Castro,
the 78-year-old autocratic ruler, ages.
The
Globe and Mail, Canada. | AFBF
seeks status quo on Cuba trade payments
Changing the
method of payment for U.S. farm goods sold to Cuba could be detrimental to America's
farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Agri-News. |
| External
links | | Dealing
With Cuba's Grinch
Hilda Molina was one of Cuba's leading brain surgeons when she turned against
the Cuban government in 1995, accusing it of trying to make a business of selling
fetal brain tissue to foreigners suffering from Parkinson's disease. Molina resigned
her seat in parliament and her membership in the Communist Party in protest.
The
Washington Post. | | Cuba
fights to keep AIDS in check
Like many prostitutes who ply their trade in the darkened bars and discos near
Havana's tourist hotels, Maria says she does not go out every night. But whenever
money gets tight and her 12-year-old son is hungry, she puts on a red miniskirt,
puts rouge on her lips and heads for El Conejito bar, a thinly disguised rendezvous
point.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL. | | The
Deepest Jazz Grooves
Bebo Valdés: 'Bebo de Cuba' (BMG Spain). After last year's "Lagrimas Negras,"
more from Mr. Valdés's burst of late-life creativity: a stunning Latin jazz big-band
recorded with New York's A-list players.
The
New York Times. |
|
December
24 FROM
CUBA
U.
S. eggs undersell resellers in Santa Clara
The
Cuban government's retail food network is selling eggs out of cases clearly labeled
"Florida produce" at 1.50 pesos each, underselling those who used to resell eggs
at 2 pesos in the local underground economy.
SANTA CLARA | | The Miami Herald
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Cuban leaders seize dissident's documents
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US authorities order ex-Cuban government employee's deportation
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Cubans Put Up 'Anti-Imperialist' Images
•
Castro Walks in Public 2 Months After Fall
•
Cuba reports economic growth
•
Pebercan Discovers a New Deposit in Cuba
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Cuba's "El Duque" lands with baseball's White Sox
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Cuba Said to Retaliate Against Dissidents
|
U.S.-Cuba
tensions make U.S. dollars unwelcome in helping Cubans
Giving
away money is normally easy. But right now takers are leery if the dollars come
from the U.S. government and are for people-to-people programs building bridges
between the United States and Cuba.
Catholic
News Service. | Christmas
in Havana
In the theater of the absurd that is totalitarian
Cuba, even the celebration of Christmas can become a source of manipulation and
control. A holiday display at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana includes a
Santa Claus in a sleigh, the words ''Feliz Navidad'' and the numerals ''75'' commemorating
the 75 pro-democracy activists jailed last year.
The
Miami Herald. | Cuba
starts propaganda drive after frosty display by American envoy
In
a transformation of Havana's main road into a Theatre of the Absurd, motorists
were invited yesterday to drive across a cartoon of a bald eagle, America's national
symbol, in revenge for a politically charged Christmas display organised by Washington's
top diplomat in Cuba, James Cason.
The
Times, UK. | Christmas
for Castro
Fidel Castro never much liked Christmas.
He officially banned the holiday in 1969, hoping to maximize Cuba's sugar harvest.
He loosened this restriction in December 1997--but only to coincide with the pending
visit of Pope John Paul II. Now, thanks to James Cason, it's safe to say Fidel
likes Christmas even less.
The
Weekly Standard, Washington DC. | |
External
links | | Castro,
the Christmas Tyrant
My mom arrived in Washington early for Christmas this year, three weeks ahead
of time in fact. Her visit is something of a holiday ritual and while it and the
nature of mother-daughter dynamics do elicit some tension in our home, I am grateful
she is here.
The
Washington Post. |
|
December
21 FROM
CUBA
Bureaucracy
in Cuba trumps farmer's best efforts
A man who
in two years turned a weed-infested lot in Nueva Gerona, the capital of the Isle
of Youth, into a model agricultural tract has been fined 20,000 pesos by the local
zoning department and may have to give up his crops.
HAVANA | | FROM
CUBA
Cafeteria
robbed in spite of military maneuvers
Amid extensive
military exercises going on in the area, a person or persons unknown robbed the
La Perla cafeteria in La Esperanza, Villa Clara province, early December 14.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
Cuban
authorities erase radio announcer's voice
Authorities
ordered the voice of sports announcer José Luis Nápoles erased off station CMHW's
computers after they confirmed he had asked for political asylum in the United
States.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
More
than 15 money changers arrested in Mayarí
Those
arrested dealt in convertible pesos, needed to shop at the dollar stores, buying
them at 26.50 pesos and selling them at 28, in competition with the official exchange
houses CADECA, which buy at 26 and sell at 27 pesos.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Three
Cuban dissident prisoners hospitalized for tests
Relatives
of imprisoned dissidents have expressed worry about the state of health of their
loved ones.
HAVANA |
| The Miami Herald
•
Cubans complete defense drills against a potential U.S. attack
•
Families get first taste of a Christmas in U.S.
•
Aviators killed in Cuba to get Dade memorial
•
Cuba strikes back in duel of displays
| | Yahoo! News
•
Who Canceled Christmas in Cuba? Advertisement in El Nuevo Herald Urges Action
against Bush Travel Restrictions
•
Cuba Agrees to Buy $125M in U.S. Goods |
In
Cuba, Castro foes wage lonely fight
Martha Beatriz
Roque carries it in her purse 24/7 because she fears she could be thrown in jail
at any moment. One of Cuba's best-known political dissidents, she leads a precarious
existence.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News. | Travel
from U.S. to Cuba drops sharply
The number of passengers
flying to Cuba from the United States has plummeted since last year, according
to figures compiled by the State Department. The trend suggests tougher travel
restrictions put in place last summer by the Bush administration are having their
intended effect.
The
San Jose Mercury News. | Clash
over payment imperils US sales to Cuba
The first
battle over US policy on Cuba since President George W. Bush's re-election blew
up in Havana and Washington this month concerning the future of booming US agricultural
sales to the otherwise embargoed Caribbean island.
Financial
Times, UK. | South
Dakota, Cuba have working relationship
Readers with
questions of the what's-going-on-in-northeastern-South-Dakota variety called the
American News Line recently. Those questions - which may have been edited - and
the answers appear below.
Aberdeen
American News, SD. |
|
December
17 FROM
CUBA
New
arrests grinch Cubans' Christmas preparations
Police
in Pinar del Río arrested a number of independent produce vendors, complicating
consumers' provisioning options for the upcoming Christmas celebrations.
PINAR DEL RÍO | | FROM
CUBA
Cuban
police confiscate merchandise from itinerant vendors
Police
and price inspectors in Santa Clara confiscated merchandise offered for sale by
self-employed street vendors. The series of raids started early Monday and extended
for most of the morning.
SANTA
CLARA | | The Miami Herald
•
U.S. diplomat pushes democracy in Cuba
•
Cuban doctor at embassy, but only as guest, son says
•
Granddaughter of Castro takes U.S. citizenship
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Family seeks sanctions over missing painting
•
Firms allowed to print Cuban works
•
Canned yuca can satisfy the peasant within
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Cuba Erects Sign Linking U.S. and Fascism
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U.S. Ignores Cuba's Christmas Warning
•
Cuban dissident denies she sought asylum in Argentina
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Castro Back on His Feet After Fall
•
US eases sanctions against Cuba, Iran, Sudan | |
External
links | | Cubans
glimpse world in cherished film festival
For Cubans, the film festival provides dawn-until-dusk entertainment and a rare
glimpse of the outside world that is mostly closed to them during the rest of
the year. Cubans rarely travel abroad, and television and other media are tightly
controlled by the government.
Chicago
Tribune, IL. |
|
December
15 FROM
CUBA
Cuban
border guards try to sink migrants' vessel
Cuban
border guards tried to sink a small craft in which 10 migrants were attempting
to leave the island last Wednesday, one of them said.
HAVANA | | FROM
CUBA
No
running water in Pinar del Río
Residents of Pinar
del Río say water service in the city is now the worst it's been in living memory,
and complain that government officials don't seem to care and certainly can't
seem to address the problem.
PINAR
DEL RIO | FROM
CUBA
Havana
neighborhood without water for five months
Las
Delicias del Diezmero, in the Havana municipality of San Miguel del Padrón, has
been without running water for five months now, due to a broken pump motor at
the El Gato aqueduct, said resident Margarita Franco.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Man
arrested after loud protest
A man was taken in
by police for loudly protesting at a local fish market, apparently after a three-hour
wait he had to endure in order to score some fish croquettes still failed to deliver
the goods.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
Havana
residents protest restores water service
Residents
of 29-C Street in the Buena Vista district of Havana finally got fed up with lugging
water buckets, so on December 6 they marched on the local offices of the Popular
Council and demanded that water service that had been cut for repairs in late
November be restored.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
tourism worker barred from English lessons
Education
authorities in Cienfuegos, a city on the southern coast of central Cuba, have
barred a tourism industry worker from taking English lessons, alleging that she
does not belong to government-sponsored political organizations
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Workers
complain about unsafe working conditions
Construction
workers at a school in Gibara, Holguín province, are complaining about unsafe
working conditions and delays in getting their wages.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuba
consumers grumble about price increase of eggs
A
steep rise in the price of eggs led to loud consumer complaints at a cafeteria
in the El Cerro district of Havana.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Police
direct sweep against self-employed taxi operators
A
sweep by police and transportation inspectors netted several arrests and a number
of confiscated cars Wednesday in the area around the Havana bus station.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
One
student kills another in Holguín
A 16-year-old
student killed another at the Carlos Dubois live-in school in Sagua de Tánamo,
Holguín province, making this the second school-related murder during the year.
HOLGUÍN |
FROM
CUBA
Bitter
drink
We were seated at one of the tables of the
only bar in my neighborhood. Despite drinking a pretty cheap rum, I got up from
my seat and joined in the toast with my old friend.
PINAR
DEL RÍO | | The Miami Herald
•
Take down holiday decorations, U.S. told
•
Softening of EU stance toward Cuba suggested
•
Cuban dissidents find 'bugs' on home phones
•
EU unlikely to ease Cuba sanctions
•
Cuba plans drill as a show of force
•
U.S. stops detaining lawful Cubans at Krome
•
Election galvanizes Cuba embargo backers
•
Inventor fled Castro's Cuba
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U.S. Mission Flouts Cuba Christmas Warning
•
US: Cuban war games a distraction
•
Castro, Chavez: Cuba, Venezuela trade pact to beat US version
•
Cuba steps up wargames in warning to US
•
US food firms to hold talks in Cuba
•
Portuguese SATA airliner returns to Cuba after false bomb alert
•
Iran, Cuba Sign Mou On Labor Cooperation
| Cuba
reopens border to Canadian beef products
Canadian
officials hope the agreement, that also includes the importation of certain Canadian
pet food, will lead to the reopening of the border to live Canadian cattle.
CTV,
Canada. |
Polish
librarians demand release of jailed Cuban colleagues
The
Polish Librarians Association has issued an "Appeal for Cuban Librarians" calling
for the release of their Cuban colleagues imprisoned during the Castro regime's
2003 crackdown on dissidents and human rights activists.
The
Friends of Cuban Librarians. | Knight
urges US to rethink position on Cuba
At a meeting
Monday with US permanent representative to the Organisation of American States
(OAS), Ambassador John Maisto, Minister Knight urged the Bush administration "not
to increase the isolation of Cuba through the Helms-Burton Act", according to
a statement from the foreign ministry.
Jamaica
Observer. | The
Bahamas: Amnesty International calls for a commission of inquiry into conditions
at the Carmichael Detention Centre
Reports of possible
use of excessive force by law enforcement officials during a fire and confrontation,
in which 9 detainees and 11 soldiers were injured, underline the need for an independent
commission of inquiry into conditions at the Carmichael Detention Centre.
Amnesty
International. | Journalism
a crime in Castro's Cuba
The long prison sentences
meted out by Castro's dictatorship last April to 28 independent Cuban journalists
are only the summary measures of their current suffering.
The
Sedalia Democrat. MO. | |
External
links | | An
American voice for Cuban dissent
He's Public Enemy No. 1 in Cuba and relishes the role. James Cason, America's
top diplomat in Havana, got right to work after arriving two years ago. He journeyed
across the island, meeting with political dissidents and other supposed "subversives."
He urged them to fight for democracy and handed out tens of thousands of books
and shortwave radios.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News. | | Amid
Grip of Cuba, a Market for Culture
This hidden infrastructure supports a thriving black market of information and
entertainment. These days, the illicit traffic of carpets, chairs and computer
parts that has long swirled through Havana's crumbling streets also contains the
latest movies, music and art. It is a dispersed, uncontrollable current in a nation
that keeps a tight hand on the means of mass communication.
The
New York Times. | | The
Playwright Rewriting Latino Theater
For Eduardo Machado, the new artistic director of the Hispanic theater company
Intar, the best thing that could happen to Latino playwrights is that they no
longer be considered Latino playwrights.
The
New York Times. | | Cuban
exiles, Che's face on fashions is wearing thin
To many Cuban exiles, Che is a ruthless killer who helped establish a totalitarian
regime in their homeland. Today, those exiles seem to be feeling a heightened
Guevara presence.
Sun-Sentinel,
Fl. |
|
December
10 FROM
CUBA
Anti-government
graffiti in Santiago de Cuba
Several streets in
central Santiago, Cuba's second largest city, were plastered overnight with graffiti
this past Tuesday
SANTIAGO DE CUBA | | FROM
CUBA
Wind-damaged
school remains unrepaired
The "José Briñas García"
elementary school, about 8 miles outside the city of Camagüey, was extensively
damaged by a tornado August 13 and authorities have still not repaired it.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
co-op members haven't been paid in two months
The
34 members of the "17 de Mayo" agricultural co-op in Banes, Holguín province,
haven't been paid for two months. The co-op's administration claims it doesn't
have the money to pay them.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
dissident's pedicab sabotaged
Someone sabotaged
Freddy Martin's pedicab overnight December 2 and he thinks it was done because
he transports dissidents in it.
SANTA
CLARA | | The Miami Herald
•
Cuban travel agency added to U.S. ban list
•
A dash of adventure, luster for old Cuban dance music
•
The Cuba travel ban appeals process
| La.
trade visit to Cuba angers some, encourages others
Louisiana's
first trade delegation to Cuba in half a century departs next week -- a sign the
state is benefiting from a relaxing of the United States' economic embargo against
the Communist country.
The
Advocate, Louisiana.
|
Artists
'continue to pay a horrendous price for seeking freedom'
What
a thrill to learn that members of Washington's prestigious Corcoran Gallery were
''curious about the real Cuba and its people.'' How discouraging to discover that
their curiosity was limited to a $70-$90 evening of propaganda.
Frank
Calzon. The Miami Herald. | Miami
church leaders travel to Cuba to mark 200th year of archdiocese
Archbishop
John C. Favalora of Miami said he and 15 others who traveled to Cuba Nov. 27-29
for the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba experienced on
the trip the true meaning of Advent: hope.
Catholic
News Service. | Ana
Mendieta at the Whitney Museum of American Art
'Ana
Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985' follows a smattering
of shows and thoughtful critical re-examinations that have cropped up in recent
years, and it should contribute greatly toward fostering an appreciation of Mendieta's
elusive yet rigorous projects.
Frieze,
UK. | Self-censorship
in Venezuela
It's official: the Venezuelan president
has, as was expected, signed the gag law (official title: "Ley de Responsabilidad
Social en Radio y Televisión") into effect.
Vcrisis,
Venezuela . | |
External
links | | Group
supports Jews in Cuba
As a young girl in the 1950s, Natalie Pelavin used to visit South Florida from
Flint, Mich., with her parents. While they took a side trip to Cuba, she remained
behind, but she recalls her father's words: "If you take Spanish in high school,
I'll take you to Cuba."
Sun-Sentinel,
FL. | | Castro's
old game
At first blush, Cuba's most recent effort to court Spain's favor by releasing
a few of the 75 political dissidents arrested in March 2003 is an old, tired plot
-- one we have all seen before.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL. |
|
December
8 FROM
CUBA
Politically
unreliable basketball coach fired in Cuba
Sports
authorities in Holguín province fired basketball coach Eliécer Consuegra after
they found him politically unreliable this past May.
HAVANA | | FROM
CUBA
Cuban
dissident sentenced to a third year in prison; warned for "inciting to rebellion"
Atila Sáez was sentenced on November 25 to two
years in prison for "disrespect" toward Fidel Castro. On December 2, he was sentenced
to one more year for disrespect toward the court that tried him in the first instance.
SANTA
CLARA | | The Miami Herald
•
Minister: Cuban defense exercises will serve to warn U.S.
•
Couple face fine for Cuba trip
•
Dissident's daughter criticizes Castro
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•
Cuba releases dissident journalist
•
SCH fined by US govt for transferring funds from Bahamas to Cuba
•
Events in Cuba point to island nation's desperate state
•
Senator threatens to block Treasury nominees over Cuba |
U.S.
Angry Over U.N. Membership Policy
Of particular
concern to Washington is an expected move next year to prohibit the introduction
of commission resolutions aimed at specific countries.
Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette, IN.
| Don't
reward Castro for releasing prisoners
Even if there
were not a single prisoner of conscience, the Cuban political model would be just
as censurable because of the total absence of freedoms Cuban society has endured
for almost half a century.
Carlos
Alberto Montaner, The Miami Herald. | A
journalist is freed as more than 20 remain jailed
The
man who headed an independent Havana news agency has been freed after more than
20 months behind bars, becoming the sixth Cuban journalist to be released in recent
months.
Committee
to Protect Journalists. | Chirac
welcomes "positive effects" of Spanish stance on Cuba
French
President Jacques Chirac used a bilateral summit meeting with Spain to describe
the recent freeing of several Cuban political prisoners as a "positive effect"
arising from Spanish attempts to soften the EU line on relations with Havana.
Eubusiness,
UK. | What's
on worldwide Cuba bans U.S. greenback
Our guide
to what's on worldwide Cuba bans U.S. greenback The Globe and Mail, Canada.
The
Globe and Mail, Canada. | Cuba's
Other Revolution
Last month, Marc Eisenstadt had
the privilege of visiting a hi-tech campus whose very existence defies belief.
Here's his report.
La
Nueva Cuba. | Birthday
congratulations to an imprisoned correspondent
On
30 November Adolfo Fernandez Sainz, the PRIMA correspondent on Cuba, will be 56
years old. He will spend his birthday in prison, situated in the island's eastern
province of Olgin.
PRIMA
News, Russia. |
|
December
6 FROM
CUBA
Cuban
fisherman dies for lack of an ambulance
Pedro Díaz
who suffered a myocardial infarction while fishing off the coastal community of
La Coloma, died as a result of delays because the local polyclinic did not have
an ambulance available.
PINAR
DEL RIO | | FROM
CUBA
Police
evict peddlers from journalist's front porch
Police
chased away a couple who were trying to sell their meager wares from the front
porch of independent journalist Amarilis Cortina's home in Havana, despite that
other porches in the neighborhood are used in the same way.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
Man
fired after trying to illegally leave Cuba
Jesús
Lázaro González says he was fired from his job at the Panamericana store one day
after being returned to Cuba after being intercepted at sea while trying to flee
the island.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Water
to be delivered in tankers because dams low
As
of today, water is to be delivered in Santa Clara by tanker truck because of low
levels in the Agabama, Hanabanilla, Minerva and Palmarito dams in Santa Clara
province.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
Man
sentenced to two years imprisonment for being disrespectful of Fidel Castro
Alila Sáez Romero, 23, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment
for being disrespectful to President Fidel Castro.
SANTA
CLARA | FROM
CUBA
Workplace
accidents on the increase in Cuba
The number of
workers killed in accidents in the workplace has already surpassed last year's
total of 109, according to a report on national television.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
dissident sentenced to 15 months in prison
A municipal
court has sentenced Daniel Orlando Gömez Osés, a member of the Democratic Liberal
Party, to 15 months imprisonment for anti-government activities.
RANCHUELO |
| The Miami Herald
•
Freed dissident ponders his future
•
Export rules may get tighter
•
Dissidents say five releases not a sign of change in Cuba
| | Yahoo! News
•
Top Official: U.S. Wants Cuba 'Liberation'
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Spain's move on more flexible approach to Cuba is wrong
•
Poultry Industry Fears Loss of Cuba Trade
•
Ten Cuban Refugees Make It To Key West
•
Commerce Nominee Explored Trade With Cuba
•
Angels sign Cuba's Morales to six-year deal |
Sandals
expands in Cuba
Sandals Resorts International will
manage the brand new five-star Princesa Del Mar hotel in Varadero, Cuba, bringing
to three the number of resorts now being run by the all-inclusive chain in that
Caribbean island.
Jamaica
Observer. |
Michigan
couple face thousands in fines for trip to Cuba
When
Michael and Angela McCarthy crossed the border from Ontario into Michigan in April
2001, an officer asked them where they'd been. The couple answered truthfully
-- Cuba -- and mentioned they had brought back a couple of cigars.
Detroit
Free Press. | Bush
administration reviews Cuba trade
The Bush administration
has temporarily halted the transfer of money to U.S agricultural firms selling
goods to Cuba.
The
Washington Times. | Free
at Last! What Raúl Rivero's release from prison means for Cuba
Havel
has been saying lately that Cuba's days as a dictatorship may be reaching an end.
Is he correct? This possibility lends a tremendous drama to these struggles right
now in Cuba.
Slate
Magazine. | |
External
links | | Spain
tries to thaw EU-Havana freeze
For more than a year, a simmering spat dubbed the "cocktail war" has been waged
in the grand old halls of Havana's European embassies.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL. | | Journalist
is 6th Cuban dissident to be freed this week
The Cuban government freed a jailed 59-year-old independent journalist on Thursday
after he spent nine months at a Havana prison hospital receiving psychiatric treatment.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL. | | Spain
Cracks Cuba's Jailhouse
The new Spanish position indicates that, as long as Castro is alive, even minor
concessions are enough to keep lines of engagement open - and the Cuban people
will just have to endure him.
LA
Times. | | Misdirected
dollar diplomacy
For decades the centerpiece of U.S. policy has been to throttle Cuba with an economic
embargo in the hope that it would squeeze Fidel Castro out of power. Has it worked?
The
Leader. |
| December
1 The Miami Herald
•
Cubans tell Rivero to consider leaving
•
Happy landing for 10 rafters
•
Cuban dissident writer freed, joining other jailed government opponents released
this week
•
Cuba releases fourth, fifth dissidents in two days
•
Favalora leads clergy to Cuba
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Favalora leads clergy to Cuba
•
US: Spain not cause of Cuba dissident release
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Cuba Dissident's Wife Becomes Activist
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Commerce Nominee Fled Cuba As a Child
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Cruz's 'Anna In The Tropics' Starts London Premiere |
Cubans
make it stateside after 10 days at sea
Ten Cuban
refugees - dehydrated but healthy - paddled to shore on a stretch of upscale beachfront
early Tuesday morning after what they said were 10 days at sea.
South
Florida Sun-Sentinel.
|
Castro's
biographer notes tie to Mexico
Cuban President Fidel
Castro has always considered Mexico his second home, Reforma reported Tuesday.
The
Washington Times. |
Agricultural
Mission Heading to Cuba
Six states - including Maine
- will be vying next month for profitable agricultural contracts when round-table
discussions begin Wednesday, Dec. 15, in Havana, Cuba.
Bangor
Daily News. |
Catholic
donations in Cuba thwarted
A Miami Catholic delegation
to Cuba was not allowed to bring medical supplies and religious artifacts into
the country, members said.
The
Washington Times. |
Case
dropped against Milwaukeeans who visit Cuba
Milwaukeeans
have expressed relief that the federal government has agreed to dismiss, without
fines or penalties, the case against them for traveling to Cuba on a church mission
without a license.
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel. | Cruelties
of a dictator
It has suddenly become useful for
Castro to release some of these prisoners. With his economy deteriorating and
fewer U.S. dollars coming in, Castro must mend fences with European leaders who
were offended by last year's jailings.
The
Miami Herald. | Cuba
an ideal market for Maine products
Formal trade
talks involving all of the participants are scheduled to begin Dec. 15. Shrewdly,
the Maine delegation plans to arrive Dec. 12 and has already arranged for meetings
with Cuban trade officials and businesses starting Dec. 13.
Morning
Sentinel, Maine. | Visit
to Cuba revealing for retired HCC prof
Retired
botany professor Walter J. Mozgala did not have definite opinions about U.S. relations
with Cuba until he returned from an October trip to the Caribbean island nation
with Witness for Peace.
The
Republican, Massachusetts. |
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