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APRIL 2002 HEADLINES

April 30

FROM CUBA / Residents pay for water they don't get / UPECI

Medical attention denied to prisoner / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Filmmakers from Cuba stage minifest / The Miami Herald

Cold War standoff in Cuba endures amid war on terrorism - sometimes boring, sometimes exciting / Yahoo!

External links

Cuba again calls Mexican Foreign Minister Castañeda "a liar" / Northen Light

Clinton role raised in Cuban melee case / The Washington Times

Why Mexico spurns Castro / MSNBC

Masonic rites, no less. In Castro's Bailiwick! / The New York Times

Our gang in Havana / Sun-Sentinel

A Tale of Two Betrayals / Myles Kantor / FrontPage Magazine


April 29

FROM CUBA / Irregularities on the rise due to food shortage / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / In the world's fairest society, the shopkeeper takes care of himself / Lázaro Raúl González / CPI

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Independent libraries in Cuba risk retaliation / The Miami Herald

The Bay of Pigs – The Truth / NewsMax

External links

Suggestions for Pres. Carter's trip to Cuba / Macon Telegraph

Carter continues mission to improve U.S., Cuba relations on historic trip / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Francistown to be twinned with Cienfuengos in Cuba 26 April, 2002 / Republic of Botswana

Anti-Castro Forces Mount Petition Drive / Washington Post

Cuban's a real catch / Sun-Sentinel

Secret mission comes full circle / Sun-Sentinel


April 26

FROM CUBA / 22 tons of rice spoiled in transit / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Corruption rampant in Cuba / Armando Soler

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Exchange with Cuba is criticized / The Miami Herald

Cuba: Beating and incarceration of human rights activists condemned / HRW

Letter to President Fidel Castro / HRW

External links

Fox feels justified in feud with Cuba / AccessAtlanta

Mexican official: Castro tried to blackmail Fox / Houston Chronicle

Mexico's Fox says Castro dust-up proves changes / Palm Beach Interactive

End of a Love Affair / LA Times

Guest editorial: Fading Fidel / Naples Daily News

Revolution In Twilightt / Detroit Free Press

US to firms trading with Cuba: Watch it / Christian Science Monitor

Britain Promotes Energy Links With Cuba / Power Report

Cuba's shadow looms over Mexican psyche / Financial Times

Elian Revisited / Law.com

Reunion set for Cuban dad / Sun-Herald.com


April 25

FROM CUBA / Independent physician denied access to patients' charts / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Government stores don't guarantee their merchandise / Luis Viño Zímerman

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Havana's Linda Tripp? / NewsMax.com

Castro seen as starting new interventionism / The Miami Herald

Radio Martí under attack / Salvador Lew / The Miami Herald

External links

Castro still basks, but limelight is getting dimmer / The Washington Post

Fidel's Trap / Editorial / NY Times

ADM's Andreas: Cuba now a regular food customer / Florida Times-Union

'Desperate' Castro a 'Cornered Dog' / NewsMax.com

Castro's Attack on Fox Places Cuban-Mexican Ties in Danger / NY Times

Castro's barbs could backfire / Sun-Sentinel

Castro rounds on long-time ally / New Zealand News

More Americans traveling to Cuba / Ledger-Enquirer

Castro's ego looms large in Mexico-Cuba rift / Orlando Sentinel

Former Cuban intelligence officer appears in South African court / Xinhuanet


April 24

FROM CUBA / Pharmacy building collapses in provincial town / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Havana sanitation poor in spite of recent campaign / Cuba- Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo! (1:37 ET)

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

What Fox and Castro said / The Miami Herald

What Carter should and shouldn't do / Michael Putney / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Government of Mexico Statement on Cuba / U.S. Newswire

Cuba human rights row explodes / BBC

External links

Cuba human rights row explodes / BBC

Lawyers: Reno can't be sued over Elian / Orlando Sentinel

So, what's Castro smoking? / U.S.News

Mainers consider journey to Cuba successful / Bangor Daily News

After Castro, help Cuba to a better way / Christian Science Monitor

Exhibit showcases best of Cuban art / Greenwich Time


April 23

FROM CUBA / Rodents eat hospital patients' food / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Strong-srm robbery on the increase in Palma Soriano / APLO

FROM CUBA / One dead; three hurt, on building collapse / Cuba-Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Cuba and human rights / Orlando Sentinel

Castro airs grievances with Mexican leader / CNSNews.com

Cuba, Mexico relations hit a low point / NBC News

County OKs Cuba 'fact-finding' mission /Keynoter.com

Australia to take refugees from Haiti and Cuba / The Canberra Times

Frustration island / MSNBC.com

Cuba: Where time has stopped / MSNBC.com

Castro attacks Mexican 'liars' / BBC

Record-hungry Cubans take pains to stand out / The Dallas Morning News

Local interests position themselves for trade with Cuba / Herald Tribune

Head of Historic Cuban Stage to Talk / Los Angeles Times

More Americans traveling to Cuba / The Kansas City Star

Castro releases tape of Fox call / Sun-Sentinel

The children of Chernobyl / Sun-Sentinel


April 22

FROM CUBA / Lunch a problem for Güines school children / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Government holds victims responsible for thefts / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba rapped for abuses at U.N. Human Rights Commission / The Miami Herald

External links

Cuba awaits U.S. trade, travelers / Orlando Sentinel

House hears call for easier U.S.-Cuba farm trade / Iowa Farm Bureau

Cuba calls State official 'expert in sabotage and assassination plots' / WorldNetDaily

Cuba assailed over human rights / BBC

UN Panel Urges Cuba's Castro to Grant Freedoms to Countrymen / CNSNews.com

CANF welcomes U.N. Commission's indictment of Cuba for rights violations / Tampa Bay Online

Iranian vice-president holds talks with President Castro / IRNA

Some Americans embrace their lives in Cuba, holding to socialist ideals / NJ.com

Actress Liv Ullmann seeks Castro in Havana / The Times Of India


April 19

FROM CUBA / Peso-sales of used clothing to end / Cuba- Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Latin nations find unity in rebuke of Cuba / The Miami Herald

Smuggled from a Cuban prison / The Miami Herald

RSF speaks to the Human Rights Commission in Geneva / RSF

Carter's journey to Cuba, Castro set for next month / The Miami Herald

External links

U.N. commission censures Cuba in Latin America-sponsored measure / Northen Light

Mexico's ambassador to Cuba censured for remarks / Northen Light

Cuba supports Palestinians' right to defend their soil / Northen Light

Human rights a focus of Carter's Cuba trip / Atlanta Journal

Lawmakers seek justice for anti-Castro demonstrator / CNSNews.com (Related)

Cuba can't have it both way / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Inaction in Cuban probe hit / The Washington Times

Hartz displays photos of Cuba / Dunn County News

Castro's daughter hosts Miami chat show / BBC

Venezuela Si, Cubazuela No! / NewsMax.com

US Senate passes ban on visitors from state sponsors of terrorism / PTD.net

Elian 'smoking gun' memo known for 2 years / WorldNetDaily.com

Author chronicles his amazing life in trilogy / LA Times

Bay of Pigs still vivid for exiles who failed / TBO.com


April 18

FROM CUBA / Sale of TV sets a source of strife for friends and neighbors / Cuba- Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Message to Cuba from U.N. Human Rights Commission / The Miami Herald

After windy road, defectors reunite / The Miami Herald

External links

Carter announces dates for trip to Cuba / CNSNews.com

U.S. House votes to modify Cuba trade embargo to allow food, medicine sales / CNN

Moderate opposition group in Cuba calls for normal relations with the U.S. / CNN


April 17

FROM CUBA / Government officials misuse donated autos / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Low-cost produce sold only to police / Reinaldo Cosano Alén

FROM CUBA / Twenty horses stolen from a co-op in one night / Cuba-Verdad

Cuban celebrate Venezuelan president's return to power, term his victory his nation's 'Bay of Pigs' / Yahoo!

Extrenal links

Lawmaker calls on Bush to investigate Chavez's return to power / CNSNews.com

JICA mission to look into Havana Bay cleanup project / The Japan Times Online

High winds caused Cuba air crash / ITV

Political leaders, artists from the Florida Keys to visit Cuba / Northen Light

Grenada's Prime Minister Mitchell to visit Cuba / Northen Light

Mexico opts to vote against Cuba before Human Rights Commission / Northen Light


April 16

FROM CUBA / Sewer authority dumps human waste in cane field / CPIC

Mexico will support censure of Cuba / Yahoo!

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

External links

Mexico joins critics of Cuba's human rights / Financial Times

Mexico joins Cuba critics / The Dallas Morning News

Cuban teacher trainers for SA / News24.com

Two American lawmakers meet with Fidel Castro during weekend trip to Cuba / New Jersey Online

Speak up for political prisoners in Cuba / Elizardo Sanchez / IHT

Blowup / Miami New Times

Cuba: U.S. 'openly behind coup' / WorldNetDaily


April 15

FROM CUBA / Independent breeder pressured to sell cattle to the government / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Contraction in coffee planting adversely affects local farmers / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Four arrested in connection to tobacco houses fire / UPECI

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Castro's Anti-Semitism and the PLO / NewsMax

External links

Cuba angry after countries call for wider human rights / The Dallas Morning News

End to embargo of Cuba is inevitable / Orlando Sentinel

U.N. criticizes Cuba on human rights abuses / Duluth News Tribune

Castro's Man in Caracas / Opinion Journal

Mexico shifts policy and angers Cuba / Orlando Sentinel

In Cuba, nothing is what it seems / Orlando Sentinel

10 Mainers leave for Cuba today, despite federal agency's warning / Bangor Daily News

There remains a Web of deceit in Cuba / National Post

Venezuela set to send ship loaded with oil to Cuba / Northen Light


April 12

FROM CUBA / Hospital administrator fired, evicted, over criticism / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Fire destroys sugar cane plantation / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / Yahoo!


April 11

Cuban spy in U.S. for debriefings / The Miami Herald

Anti-exile bias at INS office alleged / The Miami Herald

INS weighed asylum for Elián / The Miami Herald

INS lawyer: Meissner ordered Elian evidence destroyed / NewsMax.com

Bush is right about 'axis of evil' and Castro's repression / Frank Calzon / The Miami Herald

Jewish organizations ignore Cuba's anti-semitism / NewsMax

External links

Group says INS destroyed Elian asylum documents / MSNBC

Why do Jewish organizations ignore Cuba's hatred of Israel? / Myles Kantor / FrontaPage Magazine

INS tried to hide Elian case memo, group says / LA Times

Memo from Rebecca Sanchez-Roig at ERO-MIA - regarding Elian Gonzalez / Judicial Watch

Now not time to help Cuba, lawyer says / The Advocate

Judicial Watch uncovers former INS commissioner Meissner's orders to destroy evidence in Elian Gonzalez case / Judicial Watch

Memo surfaces in Elian case / UPI

Officials: Cuba spy suspect defects to U.S. / Sun-Sentinel

Heartbeats of an island life / Sun-Sentinel

Young Cubans and ANC Youth League share ideas / AllAfrica.com


April 10

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Blind human rights activist ill treated and imprisoned in Cuba / Pax Christi- Cuba

External links

Carter to go to Cuba in first visit by ex-President since '59 / NY Times

'Relics' stand united against Cuba relations / EJ Online

Cuba on the Rhine: Poet Carlos Aguilera comes to Bonn / F.A.Z.


April 9

US mission chief: Nothing wrong in distributing radios in Cuba / The Miami Herald

Latin American nations expected to back Cuba censure / The Miami Herald

Mexico: No decision on U.N. motion condemning Cuba for its human rights / Yahoo!

External links

Our woman in Havana doesn't stand on timidity / Dallas Morning News

U.S. radio handouts irk Cuba / The Dallas Morning News

Mexico Leaves Castro's Cuba Behind / LA Times

Make the most of it / Orlando Sentinel

Cuba's Besieged Press / To the editor / NY Times


April 8

FROM CUBA / Rumors have dozens of officials implicated in malfeasance / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Jailed cuban journalist exposes abuses / CPIC

Cuba News / The Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Letter from prisoner of conscience Larrazabal Zulueta addressing the international community / Information Bridge

Debt defaults hurt Cuba's credit rating / The Miami Herald

Cuba's Last Gamble? / The Miami Herald

External links

Former President Carter to visit Cuba / CNSNews.com

Cuba accuses US of plotting subversion from Havana office / CNSNews.com

Cuba backs Canadian convicted in US court / CNSNews.com

Cancellation of Cubans' visas draws farm groups' protests / Sun-Sentinel

Experts debate taking Cuba off terrorism list / Orlando Sentinel

'Yanqui' presence grows on Havana's streets / The Globe and Mail

Cuba rips U.S. for rights' push / NBC News

Cuba ban said to hinder travel agents / NBC News

Cuba's PC dilemma / BBC News

U.S. food helps hurricane victims; will more arrive? / Sun-Sentinel


April 5

FROM CUBA / Increase in police presence suggests arson in the fires of tobacco houses - residents / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Santiago street sweepers demand better working conditions / APLO

Abuses continue against Ernesto Lucas Corral Cabrera in Combinado de Guantánamo / The Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

External links

Senator wants visas for Cuban grain buyers / CNSNews.com

Canadian puzzled by embargo verdict / The Globe and Mail

Cuba's wired generation / BBC News

Guilty plea in Cuban alien-smuggling crossing / Sun-Sentinel

Case not a threat to most firms / The Globe and Mail

Conviction over Cuban trade a warning: Canadian experts / National Post

Seafaring message found by Cuban boy / Tampa Tribune

A gigantic blind spot called Cuba / The Globe and Mail


April 4

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Canadian guilty of defying Cuba embargo / National Post

Canadian broke Cuba embargo, U.S. jury rules / The Globe and Mail

Cuba Shouldn't Be Off Limits to Ex-Prez / New York Daily News

A Cuban Delegation Arrives in SA for a Business Tour / AfricaNews


April 3

FROM CUBA / Government official 'rerouts' construction materials for his own use / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Break-in at Havana dollar store / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Cafeterias sell 'imaginary omelet' sandwich / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Trick sandwich / Adrián Leyva Pérez / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Verbal lynching by Cuba's state media / Raul Rivero / The Miami Herald

External links

Cuban businessmen denied visas to visit US / CNSNews.com

Carter Cuba trip won't change a thing / Boston Herald

Mexico Counters Cuban Accusations / VOA

Cuba plans to produce four million tonnes raw sugar / Financial Times

Modest Man At HUD / The Washington Post


April 2

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Government forbids the sale of personal computers / RSF

External links

Euro to circulate in Cuba beginning June 1st / Northen Light

Greece and Cuba look to strengthen economic ties / Northen Light

Cuba and France sign agreements worth $2.8 million / Northen Light

In the land of Castro, professors run B&Bs / Christian Science Monitor / (Related stories)

Passover in Cuba / By Myles Kantor / Front Page Magazine


April 1

FROM CUBA / Pizza parlor reopened as beer parlor / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Viñales has no public transportation / UPECI

Radio Martí boss creates lots of static / The Miami Herald

Cuba base faces double duty / The Miami Herald

Cuba's transparent charm / The Miami Herald

External links

Carter plans visit to Cuba, stoking controversy over embargo / Sun-Sentinel

Cuba's cooperation seen as a Trojan horse / Sun-Sentinel

Carter in Cuba? Bon voyage / Orlando Sentinel

Carter's trip to Cuba is symbolic / St. Petersburg Times

Castro's Top Spy / FrontPageMagazine.com

The pleasure of reading art while seeing it / Sun-Sentinel

Exporting the Revolution / The Washington Post

Castro's daughter leads the attack / Daily Mail and Guardian


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