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MARCH 2002 HEADLINES

March 29

CPJ awardee granted asylum in the United States

FROM CUBA / Town's residents fear police excesses / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Material incentives to stimulate protection committees / UPECI

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Both sides of embargo issue meet at Biltmore / The Miami Herald

U.S. presidents err in shunning foreign media / Oppenheimer / The Miami Herald

Victim of academia's double standard / NewsMax

External links

Radlo cracks Cuba barrier / Boston Business Journal

Advocates venture into Miami-Dade for conference on easing Cuban embargo / Sun-Sentinel

Inside Mexico: Castro and 'the Judas' / Stockpoint

Democracy referendum has votes for ballot / The Washington Times


March 28

FROM CUBA / Cuban-made parasiticide available only for dollars; only for foreigners / Reinaldo Cosano Alén

FROM CUBA / Increased sanitary controls after dengue death / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Lack of fuel will put a stop to sanitation drive / UPECI

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

CANF affirms power despite struggles / The Miami Herald

External links

Cuba's beauty still off-limits to Americans / Sun-Sentinel

Scientific support for Cuba's lost city / The Star

Pena plucks pair of plums from Cuba / The Detroit Free Press

Mystery surrounds El Duque's sore elbow / NY Times


March 27

FROM CUBA / Police in mufti beat, arrest peddlers / Reinaldo Cosano Alén

FROM CUBA / Residents affected by bus route revamp / Luis Viño Zímerman

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

The Cuban Embargo / Jeff Jacoby / The Miami Herald

Minister: any neighbor that criticizes Cuban rights record is a 'Judas' / Yahoo!

External links

Cuba wants Mexico to admit it snubbed Castro at meeting / The Dallas Morning News

Talk radio in Miami has a new voice: Castro's daughter / National Post

Botswana-Cuba relations cemented / Republic of Botswana

Cuba's other exiles: Cuban Jews started over in Dallas / Dallas Morning News

No killer rabbits in Cuba? / NY Post

Carter's Havana trip puts pressure on US sanctions / Times Online


March 26

FROM CUBA / Deteriorating bus service in Western Cuba / Víctor Rolando Arroyo / UPECI

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

White House Reviews Carter Cuba Visit / Yahoo!

External links

Vets say Cuba would make twisted 'sister': - Befriend communist nation? Idea troubles many Eastsiders / EJ Online

Seawall rings with the sound of music / Sun-Sentinel

CPJ Releases Attacks on the Press in 2001 / CPJ

Carter hopes to spur change with visit to Cuba / Dallas Morning News

Lee professor finds true treasure of Cuba ... the people / Cleveland Daily Banner

Ending Cuba embargo is no panacea / San Fransisco Chronicle

Why Cubans don't overthrow Castro / Myles Kantor / FrontPage

Our gang in Havana / Sun-Sentinel

Cuban dinosaur pays quick visit to Mexico / Orlando Sentinel

Bush is likely to approve Carter trip to Cuba / New York Times


March 25

FROM CUBA / Thirty families threatened by pollution / UPECI

Activist accuses Cuban education system of harming children / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Carter to visit Cuba; he'll be 1st ex-president there since '59 / The Miami Herald

Blind Christian Human Rights activist beaten and imprisoned in Cuba / Christian Solidarity Worldwide

Mexico-Cuba spat tarnishes summit / Andres Oppenheimer / The Miami Herald

My olive branch: Let's work toward Cuba's liberation / Ramon Saul Sanchez / The Miami Herald

External links

Cuba bans PC sales to public / Wired - (related story)

Despite strict government control, clever Cubans still get bootleg Internet / Sun-Sentinel

Cuba will purchase U.S. dried peas / Farm And Ranch Guide

Domestic flights in Cuba are high risk / Electronic Telegraph

Bush denies causing Castro's summit exit / BBC

On the air in Miami: Castro's rebellious daughter / NY Times

Forest fire in Cuba may spread to national park / Northen Light

Moderate Cuban-Americans reviewing U.S. embargo / Sun-Sentinel

U.K. cigar retailers say Cuba will release new limited editions / Bloomberg.com

Cigar aficionado magazine gives perfect rating to Cuban cigar / Bloomberg.com

Struggling for freedom against the odds / The Japan Times Online

15 Cuban doctors attached to Chitungwiza Hospital / Africa News

A friend like Canada / National Post

Bush denies responsibility in Castro exit / Stockpoint

netGuru Announces International Telecommunications Contract for Cuba Starting At 4 Million Minutes Per Month / Stockpoint

One door is open; other one's stuck / Sun-Sentinel

Carter expects 'tacit approval' to visit Cuba / CNSNews.com


March 22

FROM CUBA / Public health system deteriorates in Güines / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / In workers' paradise, workers 'interrupted' / Cuba- Verdad

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Against All Hope: The struggle goes on / NewsMax

External links

Fidel Castro takes guerrilla tactics to the summit / Daily Mail and Guardian

Carter expects to win Bush approval for Cuba trip / CNN

Castro Cuts Address to UN Summit Short / CNSNews.com


March 21

FROM CUBA / Government pressures independent medical office / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Farm products confiscated / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Arrested activist in hunger strike / Luis Viño Zimerman

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Survival in Cuba full of unsavory dilemmas / The Miami Herald

To catch a spy / The Miami Herald

Summit braces for Castro / The Miami Herald

External links

The U.S. Embargo and Cuba's Future / The Boston Globe

Bush calls Cuba a repressive regime / CNSNews.com

Come clean and live, spy for Cuba told / St. Petersburg Times

Castro's well-placed spy / Cleveland

Ambulance touched up for Cuba; Healing Hands donates vehicle, medical supplies / www.tennessean.com / Cuban Public Health]

Cuba to send 50 medical experts / AfricaNews / (Citizens unhappy about offer to send doctors To Africa / CPI, Defectors denounce Cuba's medical trips as propaganda)

Homeopathists advise Cubans about how to make remedies / Morgan Messenger / (Cuban Public Heatlh).
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Cuban hotels industry thriving / Expatica Germany


March 20

FROM CUBA / Two minors arrested in Havana airport / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Travelers not allowed to sleep at bus station / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Death of worker not considered an industrial accident / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Four street peddlers arrested / Cuba- Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Defense analyst admits spying for Cuba, gets 25-year / Sun-Sentinel.com

President says Argentina to vote against Cuba on human rights / The News

In Castro's Service / National Review

Why Help Castro? / Myles Kantor / FrontPage Magazine

Refusing to throw in the towel / Bangkok Post

Detainees future may hinge on Cuba lease / Christian Science Monitor

Anti-Castro group commends US government in Cuban spy case / CNSNews.com

Pentagon woman 'spied for Cuba' / BBC News

US embargo helps keep Castro in power / The Frontier Post

Spies, real and imagined: FBI catches one of Castro's cronies / The Union Leader

Cuba Arrests Drug Trafficker Wanted in Colombia and US / Voa News


March 19

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

UAE, Cuba set up diplomatic ties / GN Online

Capitalisms on the sly in Cuba / Orlando Sentinel

Woman accused of spying for Cuba may cooperate with prosecutors / KRT Wire

Showdown over U.S. Cuba policy nears / The Washington Times

Former Castro prisoner predicts democracy for Cuba when Castro dies / CNSNews.com

Anti-Castro group blasts Treasury Secretary / CNSNews.com

Belgian secretary of state for international cooperation in Cuba / Northen Light


March 18

FROM CUBA / 700 children in Pinar del Río go without baby food / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Police beat up and arrest peaceful protesters / Carlos Serpa Maceira

FROM CUBA / Rice plantings down / UPECI

Cuba: Four journalists jailed / RSF

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Keeping hope, conscience alive in Cuba / The Boston Globe

Envoy against lifting sanctions on Havana / The Washington Times

No lifeline for Fidel Castro / Boston Herald

Human rights squabble grows / Sun-Sentinel

1 of 6 Cuba plane crash victims misidentified / The Toronto Star


March 15

FROM CUBA /Students must donate blood as part of school program / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Restaurant closed as part of mosquito erradication campaign / Grupo Decoro

Police assault journalist / CPJ

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

O'Neill favors law changes on Cuba / Yahoo!

A deadbeat dictator / Frank Calzon / The Miami Herald

Mexico is an ally / The Miami Herald

External links

U.S. seeks resolution over human rights / The Washington Times

Six Canadians among 17 dead in Cuba air crash / Toronto Star Online

Britons killed in Cuba plane crash / itv.com

Argentine Senate opposes condemning Cuba's human rights record / Northen Light

From Cuba to the Rose Court / The Oregonian


March 14

FROM CUBA / Veterinary tech fired for dabbling in human rights / CPIC

FROM CUBA /Officials try to deal with TV distribution animosities / APLO

Spain moves to end asylum requests from Cubans / The Miami Herald

External links

Marxist obstinacy in land of illusions / Orlando Sentinel

ADM/Farmland wraps up $9.4M grain sale to Cuba / Kansas City Business Journal

A walk in Havana / The Boston Globe

The popularity of Che as holiday wear / The Sydney Mornig Herald

US official strongly endorses Cuban trade embargo / CNSNews.com


March 13

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

External links

26 Cuban dissidents face fast-approaching trials: spokeswoman / www.thenewsmexico.com

Kansas wheat included in second sale to Cuba / Wichita Business Journal

Family endured mind games in Cuba / The Record Online

US official vows no 'lifeline' for Cuba / The Boston Globe

Family ties attract revolutionary child / Irish Independent

U.S. official sees tougher Cuba policy / The Washington Times

5,000 tons of Texas rice headed to Cuba / Houston Chronicle

Canadian in U.S. court over trade with Cuba / National Post


March 12

FROM CUBA / Two journalists and eight activists go on hunger strike / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Tropical apartheid / Regina del Sol and Alejandro Hernández / AIDH

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Japan pledges emergency aid for hurricane-hit Cuba / Xinhuanet

External links

Trial begins for company accused of violating Cuba embargo / phillyBurbs.com

Group's goals include more Cuba visits / Hoosier Times

Family freed by Cuba is home / North Jersey News

Dissidents Criticise U.S. Campaign Against Cuba / The Black World

El Duque stating his case for spot in Yanks rotation / The Toronto Star

E-tailing, Cuban-Style / Business 2.0

Castro Demands Reparations From The United States / CNSNews.com

Cuba Buying More Food From The United States / CNSNews.com

Mini-mall has a capitalistic feel / Sun-Sentinel

To Have and Have Not in Havana / Opinion Journal - (Readers response)

Watercolor artist defines style / LA Times


March 11

FROM CUBA / Arrests could top 500, witnesses suggest / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Cuba relents; lets N.J. man go / NJ.com

Cuba releases 3 minors who crashed into Mexican Embassy / VOA

U.S. human rights report 'toilet paper,' Castro says / The Dallas Morning News

Pursuing an opening to Cuba / The Washington Post

Canadian-run co-operative eases transport crunch in Cuba with used bicycles / CBC News

Fellow Cuban defectors brothers with arms / Palm Beach Post

Castro: U.S. is not using the label "terrorist" equitably / Middle East News Online


March 8

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

External links

Beating up on the press – literally / WorldNetDaily.com

Bush Administration Considering Indictment Against Castro / MSNBC

Cuba to repay $380m debt to Mexico over 10 years / Financial Times

Cuba wants $4.5 million in state produce / Tri-City Herald Online

Cuban-American lawmakers say Mexican Ambassador snubbed them / CNSNews.com

Andy Garcia: A life in balance / The Scotsman


March 7

FROM CUBA / Activists clash with police in Ciego de Avila / CPIC

FROM CUBA / State Security agents threaten independent journalist / CPIC

Human rights activists and independent journalists attacked by police / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

U.S. reviewing Cuba, cyberattacks / Yahoo!

In Cuba, arrests in family's killing / The Miami Herald

Havana embassy incident should not cow Mexico / The Miami Herald

External links

Castro says embassy occupation didn't hurt relations with Mexico / CNN

Officials hint that evaluation may lead to tougher position on Castro / MSNBC


March 6

FROM CUBA / Independent journalist remains under arrest / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Independent journalists released / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Mexican embassy refugee back home / Tania Díaz Castro

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Mexico's hollow rhetoric / The Miami Herald

External links

Cuban exiles demand investigation after embassy incident / Voa News

Cuba buys more food from U.S.; timing meant to influence Congress / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Castro: No one who storms into an embassy will ever leave Cuba / Northen Light


March 5

FROM CUBA / Residents of Los Palacios feel increasingly insecure / UPECI

Cuba to buy $17 million in grain from U.S. company / The Miami Herald

External links

State Dept.: Cuba continues to violate citizens' human rights / Northen Light

Journalists' Group Filing Protest Against Castro Government / CNSNews.com

Widow wants Cuba to return husbands remains to U.S / Sun-Sentinel.com

RSF protests police brutality against two reporters in Cuba / Northen Light

IAPA condemns aggression against journalists in Cuba / Northen Light


March 4

FROM CUBA / Embassy incident unchains migratory sentiment / Cuba-Verdad

FROM CUBA / Cubans vote with their feet / UPECI

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Whereabouts of intruders in Cuba incident unknown / The Miami Herald

Foreigners Flock to Cigar Festival / Yahoo!

External links

Clinton aide meets Castro, urges thaw / Boston Globe

U.S. mission in Havana received own intruder - by pole vault / Sun-Sentinel

Powell attacks Castro record / BBC

Cuban Jewry enjoys religious renaissance / Sun-Sentinel

Foreigners make pilgrimages to tobacco fields, tour curing houses / Hoover's Online

Chilean envoys to Cuba, Switzerland report on fugitives / Northen Light

Cuba awards 70 new scholarships to young Hondurans / Northen Light


March 1

FROM CUBA / Bus driver hurt in Mexican embassy incident / Decoro

FROM CUBA / Independent journalist under arrest since February 24 / Cuba-Verdad

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuba evicts embassy occupiers / BBC News

CUBA: Reuters journalists attacked by state agents / The Committee to Protect Journalists

Desperation in Havana / The Miami Herald

External links

Miami exile radio station denies provoking embassy occupation in Cuba / Sun-Sentinel.com

Menendez calls on Bush to press Mexico for asylum for Cubans / CNSNews.com

Cubans set on asylum crash a bus into embassy / NY Times

Cubans crash into Mexican embassy / CNN



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