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OCTOBER 2001 HEADLINES

October 31

FROM CUBA / Loses mount at hard currency stores in Havana / Juan Carlos Linares

FROM CUBA / Three discotheques shuttered / Cuba-Verdad

Three jailed in '98 over Cuba bombings go to trial this week / Miami Herald

Russia bids farewell to Cuba / Pravda

U.S. Keeps Ignoring Castro's Terrorism / NewsMax.com

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Havana Nights II Cigar Dinner and Art Auction / Cigar Aficionado

Florida newspaper calls for lifting of travel ban to Cuba / Northen Light

Cuba overpowers Japan in baseball / Japan Today

Island's past is laid to rest / Sun-Sentinel


October 30

FROM CUBA / Millions embezzled from government businesses / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Tourist installation closed in Camagüey / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Residents of burned building lose homes, belongings / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / Miami Herald

External links

Businessmen attending Cuban trade fair / St Vincent Herald

Mozambican president visits Cuba, holds talks with Castro / BBC Monitoring Service

U.S. tightens its grip on unauthorized visits to Cuba / USA Today

Telling tales of bravery in dark times / Christian Science Monitor -- (Carmen Agra Deedy in Amazon.com)


October 29

FROM CUBA / Freedom of expression goes unmentioned / UPECI

FROM CUBA / The economic crisis deepens in Cuba / AIDH

FROM CUBA / Food in the Amalia Simoni Hospital is being stolen / CPIC

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba News / CNSNews.com

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Cuba suffers impact of the Sept. 11 attacks / Sun-Sentinel.com

New exhibit explores Floridas ties to Cuba / Orlando Sentinel

On Cuba, at Least Russia Knows Cold War Is Over / Newsday ---- (related stories)

European lawmakers to tell Cuba aid depends on reforms / Northen Light

US airlines to open air links with Cuba / Northen Light

Report predicts democracy will return to Cuba after Castro's death / Crosswalk

Russian paper: Winding up intelligence station in Cuba part of military reform / BBC Monitoring Service

Russian foreign minister discusses Afghanistan, US relations / BBC Monitoring Service

Cuban ambiguities of exile & return / The Jerusalem (Days of Awe at Amazon's)

The nature of the danger we face / Los Angeles Times

Unfancied Cuba ranked higher than India / The Star

Guyana's president / St Vincent Herald

So many mixed blessings in a life lived bilinguall / NY Times


October 26

FROM CUBA / Do the Cuban medical missions represent solidarity or dollarization? / Regina del Sol and Alejandro Hernández

Cuba News / Miami Herald

Florida lawmaker compares Castro with Al Capone / CNSNews

Congress Leaves Cuba Travel Ban Alone / CNSNews

Dangerous deception / WorldNetDaily

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U.S. ponders more aggressive Cuba policy / USA Today

Friction between U.S., Cuba could grow / USA Today

Hungry eyes look toward Cuba as sun sets on Castro / USA Today

Vladimir to Fidel: Drop dead / Chicago Tribune

Washington in brief / The Washington Post

Say what? Fidel says anthrax no more serious than a cold / www.capitolhillblue.com

Nations' control of bioweapons lax / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Furious change hits Latin America / Chicago Tribune ---- (Related stories)


October 25

FROM CUBA / Run on dollar accounts in Cuban banks / Juan Carlos Linares

FROM CUBA / Run on dollar accounts in Cuban banks / Juan Carlos Linares

CUBA: Courses banned, journalists harassed / CPJ

Cuba's weak economy takes turn for worse after terror strikes in US / Yahoo!

Guyana president to visit Cuba today / Miami Herald

Cuba in Perspective / The Moscow Times

External links

Kennedy Library releases tapes from Cuban missile crisis / The Boston Globe

You Can't Go Home Again, Cuban-Style / www.nydailynews.com

Cuban government appoints new Housing Institute president / Hoovers

In a changing world, Cuba and the U.S. stay the same / The Washington Post


October 24

FROM CUBA / Police confiscate farmer's tobacco / Lux InfoPress

FROM CUBA / Two youths expelled from co-op as untrustworthy / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Peso again down against the dollar / Oscar Espinosa Chepe

Cuba News / Yahoo!

DALE McFEATTERS: Castro left alone in the dark / The bakersfield Californian

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Lawmakers may end ban on Cuba travel / Detroit news

Florida woman gets probation for taking son to Cuba without his father's permission / ABC News

Russian MPs end visit to Cuba, stress potential for economic cooperation / BBC Monitoring Service

Time to alter view on Cuba / www.charlotte.com

Giving Hip-Hop a cultural beat / NY Times


October 23

FROM CUBA / Supervisors implicated in gasoline theft / FCDH

FROM CUBA / There are no aspirins in Arroyo Naranjo / Cuba-Verdad

Colombian 'IRA' witness disappears / BBC News

IRA recants on Colombia arrest / Yahoo!

Castro government blames tourism slump on terror attacks / CNSNews

Global Democracy On the March / AllAFrica.com

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Irish Republicans Admit Cuba Link / Crosswalk

National Ballet of Cuba keeps Coppelia light on its feet / Los Angeles Times

Cuba visitor numbers face Sept. 11 effect / TW Crossroads

Policy Forum: Securing the Third Border: Cuba, the Caribbean, and U.S. Foreign Policy Options / US Newswire

Cuba's Fidel Castro meets with prime minister of Dominica / Norhten Light

Dominican prime minister visits Cuba to boost cooperation / BBC Monitoring Service


October 22

FROM CUBA / Havana airport workers feel pinch / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Self-employed vendors evicted from school vicinity / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Tvs earmarked for neighborhood watch members / Cuba-Verdad

5 held in Elian case on hunger strike / Chicago Tribune

Cuban envoys' movements restricted amid spy charges / Miami Herald

Havana's heady beat / National Post

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Challenges to limits on travel to Cuba / Thousands of Americans violate ban each year / San Fransisco Chronicle

You Meet One Barefoot Terrorist, You've Met 'Em All / The Los Angeles Times

Cuba: Close, but No Cigar / The Los Angeles Times

Who's to blame? At lunch I'm told it's Cuba or Iraq / The Daily Telegraph

Honoring Elian / Cape Cod Online

Relative opens Miami shrine dedicated to Elian Gonzalez / Orlando Sentinel

American tourists are sneaking into Cuba to see the island nation while its still forbidden / MSNBC

A Return to Cuba, a Search for Himself / New York Times

Cuba reels as Russia shuts spy post / Chicago Tribune

Nostalgic theyre not: Real Cuba in photos / Miami Herald

U.S. restricts Cuban envoys after spy case. Theyre accused of stonewalling investigation / San Francisco Chronicle

After Night Falls / Washington Post


October 19

FROM CUBA / Agricultural workers' salaries almost nil after discounts / AIDH

FROM CUBA / Cuban economy stumbles / Lucas Garve / CPI

Cuba News / Miami Herald

US could pay for closure of Russian spy station / Asia Times

The end of an era / Miami Herald

The spies who came in from the island / The Washington Times

Closure of Russian Spy Base Enrages Castro / NewsMax.com

Castro fan leads anti-war movement / WorldNetDaily

External links

Analysis: Russias Cuba spy dilemma / CNN Europe

Cuba Admitted to Cariforum / Northen Light

Union of right forces supports closing Russian radar centers in Vietnam and Cuba / Northen Light

Washington unsure how to respond to Lurdes closure in Cuba / Northen Light

Cuba Upset By Closure Of Russian Spy Base / The Washington Post

Chill in tourism sends shivers across Castro's island / Chicago Tribune

Dancing from the heart of Cuba / LA Times

The Russian president's initiatives: Bush is glad, Castro feels sorrow, Russia is puzzled / Pravda

Russian parliament counts on U.S. to match closure of Russian base on Cuba / Pravda


October 18

FROM CUBA / Donated shoes rot due to neglect / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Locally-made toothpaste irritates mouth; is effective for washing pots and pans / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Free press, government-style / Cuba-Verdad

Cuba News / Miami Herald

Cuba slams Russian spy-base closure / BBC News

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba News / BBC

Ike Seamans Report: Cuba's Biological Weapon Industry / MSNBC

Search for bin Laden links looks south / Zawya.com

External links

President Welcomes Russian Decision / The White House

Dances with Cubans / Daily Californian

Decision to close radar station in Cuba not sudden / Northen Light

Building Legitimate Coalition Against Terrorism / Northen Light


October 17

FROM CUBA / Hospital elevator out of order for a month / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Recent nursing graduates did not show up for work / CPIC

Russia shuts Cuba 'spy base' / BBC News

Mpumalanga Students Invited to Study Medicine in Cuba / Africa News Service

External links

Cuba See / Village Voice

The legend of Alonso / The Orange County Register

Cuba beats Iran at world chess challenge / IRNA

'Another Cuban woman' / Kathimerini


October 16

FROM CUBA / Customs seizing video equipment / Reinaldo Cosano Alén

FROM CUBA / "Fidel, first terrorist ", proclaims graffiti in Havana / UPECI

FROM CUBA / 300 inmates riot at Guantánamo jail / Lux InfoPress

Collaborating With the Enemy / NewsMax.com


October 15

FROM CUBA / Cuban peso down following the beginning of hostilities in Afghanistan / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Blackouts on the increase in various areas in Cuba / CNP

FROM CUBA / Bleak outlook for Cubans / Oscar Espinosa Chepe

Belgium to help Cuba clean up Havana Bay / TheNewsMexico

Action on Cuba draws veto threat / Miami Herald

Japan, Cuba to hold talks Wed in Tokyo / Japan Today

Wrenching tales from late Cuban author / The Washington Times

Song of the Errant Heart / Miami Herald

Some rights groups have misguided agendas / Andres Oppenheimer / Miami Herald

Labor: repression against trade unions increasing - ICFTU survey / Zawya.com

Cuba's dissident press won't be silenced / Miami Herald

Cuban Musician Weeps as He Sings Pope´s Praises / Zenit

Cuba forbids reporters' event / Miami Herald

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Cuba's Castro Criticizes World War Hysteria' / Middle East News Online

Cuban journalists cancel inauguration of classes / CNN Europe

Americans Defy Cuba Embargo / Washington Post

Women assert themselves in Cuban churches / Green Bay Press-Gazette

Adeila Guevara: Cuba could be next victim of war / Irna

Cuban high jumper Sotomayor retires AFP / Hindustan Times

Bossier City Marine reservists to head for Cuba / www.nola.com

Perez, Cuban newspaper differ on Afghan war / The Guardian Online

The Man Behind the Throne: Making the Case for Desi Arnaz / NY Times

Borrowing reform ideas from capitalism / Sun-Sentinel

Americans Defy Cuba Embargo / Washington Post

Alicia Alonsos breathtaking Coppelia / San Francisco Chronicle


October 12

Cuban poet protested in Princeton / The Friends of Cuban Libraries

Terror's Servant / Miami Herald

Cuba's Catholic renaissance man / The Washington Times

External links

NKorea: Cuban embassy marks anniversary of Kim Jong-il election as party chief / BBC Monitoring Service


October 11

FROM CUBA / Family evicted / UPECI

FROM CUBA / FStreet peddlers persecuted in Camagüey / CPIC

UM studies about Cuba get a boost / Miami Herald

External links

Castro angers Argentina with comments on economy / CNN

Castro says US has shown no proof of attack mastermind / www.theage.com.au


October 10

FROM CUBA / Independent farmers threatened with confiscation of their land / Lux InfoPress

FROM CUBA / Attacks aimed at independent journalist / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Many Cuban doctors abroad don't want to return / Juan Carlos Linares

Cuba News / Miami Herald

External links

Stage Byte: Havana Is Waiting / New York Daily News

Cuba wants justice too / The Guardian

Havana online / Salon

Artists share stories / Canada Dot Com

Mongolia: Cuban delegation visits; agreement reached on visas, joint commission / BBC

Cuba's Castro accuses USA of "acts of terrorism" in Americas / BBC Monitoring Service

Senior official reiterates Cuba's stance against terrorism during visit to Spain / BBC Monitoring Service

Cuba: Foreign trade minister begins visit to China / BBC Monitoring Service


October 9

FROM CUBA / Fishermen fined for building boat / AIDH

FROM CUBA / Government restrictions choke small farmers / AIDH

Guatemalan vice-president discusses UN resolution on Cuba with Czechs / BBC Monitoring Service

Terrorism war to force Cuba, Venezuela to sit tight awhile / Oppenheimer / Miami Herald

Diaries of a revolutionary / WorldNetDaily

Castro, Bioterrorist In Our Back Yard / The Washington Dispatch

External links

Educational TV fights teacher shortage / Sun-Sentinel

Cold hand of history writes a tougher tale / Sydney Morning Herald

Broad Support For Coalition Attack / Crosswalk


October 8

FROM CUBA / The curious ask questions / Manuel Vázquez Portal / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Independent Cuban journalist gets access to e-mail / Manuel David Orrio / CPI

Castro Shows Sympathy for U.S. Victims / Yahoo!

The culture link: From history to humor to literary works, websites offer access to all things Cuban / Miami Herald

Security like Swiss cheese / The Washington Times

External links

Cuba points north at its terrorist rival / Chicago Tribune

Latin America / Migration Dialogue

When a crisis begat a classic / Chicago Sun Times

Art, Architecture and History on Tour in Cuba / The Los Angeles Times

Cuban Immigrant's Tulsa, Okla., Company Tapped as a Top Minority Business / Hoover's Online

Exhibits showcase Cuba's best photographers / www.herald.ns.ca

Former premier Hashimoto holds talks with Castro / Kyodo Japan


October 5

FROM CUBA / Ice cream apartheid in Havana / UPECI

FROM CUBA / The chickens are on strike / Manuel Vázquez Portal / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

President Castro to Visit Uganda / AllAfrica.com

External links

Nostalgia reigns at Cuban concert / Sun-Sentinel.com

Percussionists drive the beat for Cachaitos innovations / Boston Globe

Hashimoto visits Cuba / Japan Today

Cuban exiles act against Castro / CNN

Defense Analyst Signs Up Veteran Espionage Lawyers / Washington Post


October 4

FROM CUBA / New teachers paid seventy pesos per month / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Envelopes hard to find in Havana; cubans make their own / Juan Carlos Linares

Cuba News / Miami Herald

External links

Open your eyes Cuba belongs on list / Orlando Sentinel

An Improbable Spy? / Washington Post

Sister cities: Brunswick, Maine, and Trinidad, Cuba / Times Record

Vietnam: Deputy PM calls for better information technology cooperation with Cuba / BBC

Anniversary of Cuban air disaster being marked / St Vincent Herald

Belgian court delays hearing on Sharon war crimes case; anti-Castro group plans case / Boston Herald


October 3

FROM CUBA / Tourism down in Havana after terrorist attacks in U.S. / Juan Carlos Linares

FROM CUBA / Quota chicken not sold in September / Juan Carlos Linares

FROM CUBA / Cuba to sign on to UN antiterrorism treaties / Yahoo!

External links

Maradonas tribute to Castro / Tribal Football

Cuban great 'Cachaito' showcases Latin blend / Boston Herald

The UN Is NOT Your Friend / The New American

Cuba opposes Super heavy elimination / St Vincent Herald


October 2

FROM CUBA / Police out in force after anti-government slogans appear in Palma Soriano / APLO

FROM CUBA / Swineherd and his helper dismissed as politically unreliable / Lux InfoPress

FROM CUBA / Nurse fired for speaking out in favor of democracy / APLO

Castro's agents at the Washington Post? / Agustin Blazquez

Immigration, Cuba under new scrutiny / Max J. Castro / Miami Herald

Nostalgic they're not: Real Cuba in photos / Miami Herald


October 1

FROM CUBA / No reason for joy / Oscar Espinosa Chepe

Cuba News / Miami Herald

Castro: Peaceful Response Possible / Yahoo!

Accused spy swayed Cuba policy / Houston Chronicle

Castro, bioterrorist in our backyard / NewsMax.com

Cuba After Castro: End of Communism? / NewsMax.com

External links

In Socialist Cubas Tight Housing Market, Swap Til You Drop / Washington Post

U.S. hears solidarity, support / Orlando Sentinel

Film about Cuba coming to MU / Sunday Gazette-Mail

Cuba opposes Super heavy elimination / St Vincent Herald

Intelligence analyst charged with spying for Cuba / Financial Times

Raider tells Cuba fund investors to reject his bid / The Times

Cuban refugee writing book about journey to America / Marco Island Eagle

'King of melody' leaves a musical legacy / www.sun-sentinel.com

The Two Sides of Woman Accused as Spy for Cuba / New York Times

Embassy assisting Cape man in Cuba / News-Press.com

An invitation to health-care trip to Cuba / State Journal-Register

Mona and Other Tales: Cuba Libre / New York Times

Little Havana is no longer just Cuban / Sun-Sentinel.com

Cuba's role in crisis triggers another debate / Sun-Sentinel

U.S. Is Urged to Remove Cuba From List of Terror Sponsors / The Washington Post


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