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FEBRUARY 2003 HEADLINES

February 28

Cuba Seizes U.S. Mission's Book Shipment / Yahoo!
Works by Martin Luther King Jr., John Steinbeck and Groucho Marx were among 5,101 books seized by Cuban authorities after being shipped in by the U.S. government, America's top diplomat in Havana said Thursday.

FROM CUBA / Underground economy under siege / CPI
Recent raids and confiscations by police and inspectors from various departments have not paralyzed the growing informal or underground economy, but they have slowed it down some.

FROM CUBA / Thousands attend diocese centenary mass / UPECI
In what was probably the most crowded Cuban church in the last four decades, thousands of Catholics in Pinar del Río attended Mass.

FROM CUBA / Arbitrary eviction in Pinar Del Río / UPECI
Housing authorities here forcibly evicted Buenaventura Díaz, classifying him as an "illegal resident" in spite of his having lived in the house for the last eight years with all his documents in order.

Government must release prisoners of conscience immediately / Amnesty International
Amnesty International today issued a public document requesting the immediate and unconditional release of a number of Cuban prisoners of conscience.

Ex-Cuban champion Hatch, elder at 24, makes debut for USA / Yahoo!
t 24, Cuban-born Annia Hatch should be over the hill in women's gymnastics. Instead, she's under the gun as the senior member -- by eight years -- of a young and upcoming U.S. team.

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China's Sparkle Bedazzles a Visiting Castro / NY Times
Forty years ago, the two countries were the closest of political brethren, building Communist paradises, marching to the same revolutionary beat. But time changed everything.

Brothers to the Rescue's case against Castro plays out in court / Sun-Sentinel
Fidel Castro stood trial Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court. Though the defense table was empty but for a brown plastic water carafe, the Cuban dictator was very much a presence as lawyers argued their case of Castro as terrorist.

Cuba back into game of tourism / Houston Chronicle
For locals, almost any brush with the tourism trade is illegal unless they work in a tourism business licensed by the government. Cubans are not allowed to share lobster dinners with their foreign friends. And they can't visit tourist beaches without permission.

City SeaFoods Ships Container of Seafood to Cuba / Seafood.com
Consulting group Global Strategies Trading of San Diego negotiated the seafood agreement in September at the first U.S. food fair in Havana during Castro's rule.

Is Cuba an Emerging Market for Iowa Agriculture? / Wallaces Farmer, IL
Recent trips by the Iowa trade delegation to Cuba have discovered what could be a lucrative market for Iowa agricultural interests.

Georgia business delegation to explore Cuba possibilities / AccessAtlanta
At the start of June, about 150 Georgians will march down a jetway at Hartsfield International Airport and enter a Delta Air Lines plane that will carry them to Cuba.

Cuba invites Tampa to trade / St. Petersburg Times
The head of Cuba's state-owned import buying agency has invited Tampa port officials to visit and renew historical trade ties between his nation and the city.

Maine delegation aims to encourage exchange on trip to Cuba / Concord Monitor, NH
A 21-person delegation hoping to encourage economic development and cultural understanding between Maine and Cuba is scheduled to leave Friday for the tiny island nation.

February 27

FROM CUBA / Pinar del Río farmers blocked from Havana's markets / UPECI
Pinar del Río farmers seeking to sell their excess produce in nearby Havana's lucrative markets are finding their way to the capital blocked by authorities, who say the foodstuffs are needed in the province.

FROM CUBA / Visitor from Miami arrested in Cuba / UPECI
A man who reportedly had broken out of jail and left the country in 1994 was arrested February 22 while visiting relatives here.Juan Alberto Hernández is said to have been serving a 7 year sentence at the "Combinado de Sandino" prison for theft and slaughter of cattle when he skipped out and left the country by raft in 1994.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Fidel Castro expresses astonishment at China's changes
-Castro Foe Denied Visa For Davis Trip

Shootdown survivor's lawyer: Castro rivals Hussein as a threat / The Miami Herald
The attorney for the lone survivor of the 1996 shootdown of three planes by Cuban fighter jets asked U.S. officials Wednesday to remove President Fidel Castro from power.

February 26

FROM CUBA / Police raids yield a motley array of goods / APLO
In just one morning recently, the Cuban government's campaign against "illegalities" in the mining community of Moa resulted in the confiscation of 78 cloth napkins, one bag of cement, 15 pounds of fish, 8 cedar wood boards, an attaché case containing 20 pounds of sugar, one light bulb, a length of rope, and several other items, all somehow incriminating evidence of illegal activities.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Hundreds of Cigar Lovers Gather in Cuba
-Cuba's Roman Catholic Church calls on government to be more compassionate
-State-funded Cuban ballet company produces world class dancers

Cuban Detainee Freed / All Africa
Govenment has quietly released a Cuban national following an appeal by human rights group Amnesty International not to deport him to Cuba.

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China loves the buena vista / smh.com.au
The "buena vista" (good view) most appreciated by the Chinese is the vantage point Dr Castro provides for the Chinese military in spying on the United States. According to the Australian National University specialist Desmond Ball, Chinese personnel have been operating two signals intelligence stations in Cuba since early 1999.

Cuban lottery as ubiquitous as it is hush-hush / Chicago Tribune
That gambling is illegal in Cuba doesn't stop thousands of people from playing the local numbers game. It's not called Powerball in Cuba, but bolita - little ball.

Summit Ends with Censure of US, Support for N. Korea / CNSNews.com
Non-Aligned Movement leaders have ended the summit opposing a war on Iraq, criticizing the U.S, and denouncing Israel.

US fines veteran cyclist for taking holiday in Cuba / Guardian Unlimited, UK
Joan Slote, who went on a cycling holiday to Cuba, was fined nearly $8,000 for breaking the US embargo of the island.

'Rogue' states say they feel preyed upon by Bush team / The Globe and Mail, Canada
They might be unchallenged dictators at home. But in the new world order, where pre-emptive strikes are threatened and national sovereignty is no longer sacrosanct, a range of autocratic leaders are worried.

Cubano! A sandwich to shout for / North Jersey Media Group
When Cuban-Americans hunger for a crisp crust, melted cheese, and meat, pepperoni pizza isn't likely to be the first thing that leaps to mind.


February 25

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Cuba's Roman Catholic Church calls on government to be more compassionate
-Rep. Davis' Cuba Trip Contentious
-Official tolerance for Cuba's non-governmental reporters slowly grows
-America's top diplomat in Havana visits dissidents, says Cuba fears freedom
-U.S. Envoy Meets With Cuban Dissidents

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First Florida congressman to visit Cuba / UPI
Rep. Jim Davis, D-Fla., plans to become the first member of the Florida congressional delegation to visit Fidel Castro's Cuba on Friday when he begins a five-day trip. The Tampa lawmaker will join Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz., on a trip organized by the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based think tank.

'Snow' relives Cuba's revolution / USA TODAY
In his absorbing and sardonic memoir about growing up in Cuba, Carlos Eire writes frequently about the moment the "world changed." That day was Jan. 1, 1959, when Batista fled Havana and Fidel Castro and his rebels began their final takeover of the island 90 miles south of Florida. Eire's powerful, personal story mirrors that of countless Cubans.

'Axis of Evil' Films to Get Play / TLC.com
A U.S. university wants to slow the U.S. rush to war by unreeling a slate of films from Iraq, North Korea and Iran, countries President George W. Bush has placed on an "axis of evil." The inaugural feature is "A Time for Drunken Horses," directed by Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. Films from Cuba, Libya and Syria, called "rogue states" by the Bush administration, will also be shown.

Let's have a nice hand for the axis of evil / The Globe and Mail, Canada
As leaders from Iraq and North Korea rubbed shoulders with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe, the summit spelled out a an alternative "world order".

Hispanidad: Cuban baseball deserves Fame / UPI
When baseball fans talk about Hispanic players before 1960, what they really mean are the Cubans, from an era when scouts prowling Latin America focused their attention on Havana, scouring the Caribbean island for talented ballplayers.

February 24

FROM CUBA / Two years hard labor for speaking ill of Fidel / Grupo Decoro
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two years hard labor for loudly expressing his disapproval of Cuban leader Fidel Castro during an argument with his father at home.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-U.S. Senator Criticizes U.S. Cuba Policy
-Mig Shootdown of Cuban Pilots Remembered
-Cuba to host 2006 Non-Aligned Movement Summit
-Castro receives grand welcome in Vietnam
-13,000 Castro Victims Honored At Tamiami Park

Tampa congressman will travel to Cuba / The Miami Herald
U.S. Rep. Jim Davis, D-Tampa, is scheduled to break new ground next week when he becomes the first member of Florida's congressional delegation to openly travel to Fidel Castro's Cuba

Remembering the shootdown / The Miami Herald
Seven years ago today, Cuban war planes shot down two civilian Cessnas and murdered four South Floridians on a humanitarian search and rescue mission. The deaths of Armando Alejandre, Carlos Costa, Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales will be remembered here today in ceremonies and masses.

February 21

FROM CUBA / Twenty arrested in Güines black market net / Grupo Decoro
Twenty managers in the government food and beverage distribution company in Güines, a town south of Havana, stand accused of diverting eggs, rum and bottled beer to black market sales.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Family of slain American receives default judgment against Cuba
-Israel and Syria trade accusations at Security Council hearing; Cuba accuses U.S. of harboring terrorists
-Hundreds greet Cuban President Fidel Castro at Vietnamese airport

Cuba News / The Miami Herald
-Cessna crashes in water off Keys
-Coast Guard intercepts speedboat full of Cubans

Misconceptions about U.S. policy on Cuba / Manny Perez / The Miami Herald
A recent report by the Center for National Policy makes some recommendations on U.S. policy on Cuba. While the central premise is sound -- that a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba is in the interest of the United States -- the report contains many misconceptions and misguided recommendations.

The U.S. media: An enemy from within / ABIP
Cuban Americans keep asking: "Why don't Americans understand the plight of the Cubans? Why do they accept Fidel Castro?" Herein lie the answers.

February 20

FROM CUBA / Bread hard to come by in Jatibonico / APLA
Bread is a staple of the Cubans' diet, and since the beginning of the year, folks in Jatibonico, a municipality in central Sancti Spíritus province, have had a difficult time finding any to buy

Drug raids ravish illegal pantries in Cuba / Raul Rivero / The Miami Herald
It turns out that the vigorous police operations that began in January against drug traffickers and their clandestine drug dens rapidly turned into an attack on the private activities of low-income citizens.

Cuba News / The Miami Herald
-Cuba increases pressure on pro-Payá dissidents
-Exiles should expect little compensation from post-Castro Cuba, author warns
-Outspoken Cuban American among free speech honorees

Spare Us Castro Whitewash / The Miami Herald
Mr. Stone ignores the 20,000 summary executions, the hundreds of thousands imprisoned for their beliefs, countless others subjected to ''acts of repudiation'' and families divided by Castro's hand over 44 years. In ''trying to plumb the depth of [Castro's] humanity,'' Mr. Stone struck out. There's nothing human in a despot who violates 11 million people, except a superinflated ego

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Texans tout trade on jaunt to Cuba / Houston Chronicle
Texas twangs met sultry Spanish on Wednesday as nearly a dozen people from the Lone Star State went looking for opportunities here.

Texas ports gain from Cuban trade / Houston Chronicle
The ports of Beaumont, Freeport, Galveston and Houston have all shipped agriculture products to Cuba since July 2001.

Cubans savoring U.S. food / Houston Chronicle
Even Cuban officials didn't have a good idea how much rice, soybeans and corn they would buy from U.S. growers. They estimated perhaps $37 million.

US-Cuban trade grows / Buenos Aires Herald
Cuban trade minister Raúl de la Nuez said yesterday that Cuba contracted $250 million in mostly agricultural imports with US companies in 2002.

Cuban Specialists to Lecture On Hotel Management / AllAfrica.com
Cuban specialists in the field of gastronomy and hotel management will administer courses in Angola's Luanda, Huila, Benguela and Cabinda provinces.

The Club's Last Session / TIME.com
Cooder faces imprisonment by the U.S. government if he returns to Cuba, which means Mambo and the Ferrer album are the end of his Cuban excursions.

American, Cuban trade some fluid retro guitar lines / Beacon Journal
Like a real-life time traveler, Ry Cooder introduced the world to pre-Castro Cuban jazz in 1997 with the stunning Buena Vista Social Club album.


February 19

FROM CUBA / Barrier to safeguard plantains irks residents / APLO
Residents are complaining that a barrier installed on a local road to prevent the theft of plantains from a state farm is simply an excuse to search them and their belongings.

FROM CUBA / Videotape renters scurry when faced with government raids / UPECI
Private videotape rental facilities here have burrowed deeper underground in fear of being discovered.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Cuba sentences two pro-democracy supporters to 18 months
-Panama to decide whether five Cubans can stay

Prosecutor asks a 6 year prison term for activist brothers / The Information Bridge Cuba Miami
6 year prison term for the brothers Antonio and Enrique Garcia Morejón, for disrespect towards the figure of Fidel Castro, public disturbance, resistance and disobedience.

Defectors share tale of escape / The Miami Herald
When Fidel Castro gave a speech Feb. 6 to an international gathering, four Cuban border patrol guards saw their chance to break for freedom.

Forging Cuba's future / The Miami Herald
In 44 years of strong-arm rule, the totalitarian despot Fidel Castro has ruined Cuba and oppressed its people. By equal measure, The Herald has denounced his communist dictatorship.

The real Plattist is Fidel Castro / Oscar Peña / The Miami Herald
In modern Cuban history, those who have looked to the United States for solutions to national problems have been called Plattists.

Cuban 'victimised over religion' / News24.com
A Cuban doctor alleges he was evicted, thrown into prison and unfairly dismissed because he converted to Islam.

SA/Cuba contract: What the doctors say / SABCnews.com
Seven Cuban doctors were this week served with letters by the Limpopo Health Department ordering them to leave the provincial hospital's premises within 48 hours.

Students Seek Improved Relations Among Cubans / The Harvard Crimson
Students from over 20 colleges and universities met at Harvard to encourage communication between Cuban expatriates and the dissident community within the island.

February 17

FROM CUBA / Sentenced to ten years for stealing a turkey / Carlos Alberto Domínguez
A 54-year-old civilian street sweeper, Rafael Ramos, was sentenced to ten years in jail by a military tribunal for stealing a 30-pound turkey from a government farm in Havana. The man may have got off light; the prosecutor, Captain Wilfredo Rodríguez Águila, was asking for a 22-year sentence.

FROM CUBA / Private restaurants; standing room only / APLA
The two remaining private restaurants in Morón, a city of 65,000, are not allowed to have chairs, so customers must eat while standing.

FROM CUBA / Cattle rustling increases in Pinar del Rio / UPECI
Farmers report that an average of more than 12 animals a day are being taken, between cows, bulls and horses. Remains have been found of animals slaughtered and butchered for their meat.

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Cuban preacher expresses support for peace at government anti-war protest
-Spanish visitor to Cuba find new family in Havana; Cubans rediscover Spanish roots, too
-Boston Signs 18-Year-Old Cuban Pitcher

Prisoner commits suicide at the Quivican Prison in Havana / Information Bridge
On January 11th, 28 years old prisoner committed suicide after penal authorities at the Prison of Quivican denied his request for medical atttention, informed the political prisoner Cecilio Ruiz Rivero.

Doctors from Cuba in the firing line / All Africa
Dr Mario Menchero, an orthopaedic surgeon at Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, was told at a meeting of Cuban doctors last week that he would be dismissed because he had given up his membership of the Cuban Communist Party.

Cuban torturers hiding in Florida? / WorldNetDaily.com
A special criminal investigations unit in the U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing reports that two notorious Cuban nationals suspected of participating in a brutal torture program conducted against American POWs in Vietnam are hiding somewhere in southern Florida, WorldNetDaily has learned.

74 Cuban Doctors Arrive for Two-Year Tour of Duty / AllAfrica
Seventy-four Cuban doctors and medical specialists arrived in the country yesterday on a two-year programme which will see them deployed in provincial and district hospitals.

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Cuban market entices U.S. traders / Dallas Morning News
For the first time in decades, ships bound for Cuba are steaming out of the Port of Galveston.

Cubans wield humor against hassles of impoverished lives/ Orlando Sentinel, Florida
In hushed tones and euphemisms, some Cubans criticize their government behind closed doors or in the company of trusted friends. But at some Havana clubs, comedians fire direct darts at the island's woes, satirizing the blackouts that plague most towns and the bare shelves at the government-run bodegas.

Cuba is an attractive customer / The Salina Journal, Kansas
It makes perfect sense for Kansas to push for more commerce with potential trading partners, especially neighbors in our own hemisphere.

Cuba leads the way in HIV fight / BBC
Few stories about HIV/Aids infection bring hope. But in the Caribbean, where communism takes its last gasp, there is encouragement in the fight against Aids.

El Duque not bitter toward Yanks / The Globe and Mail, Canada
Orlando (El Duque) Hernandez feels no bitterness toward the New York Yankees even if they unloaded him virtually for free to the lame duck Montreal Expos.

A Voyage to Cuba / St. Augustine Online, Florida
Record Business Editor traveled along with the St. Augustine-Baracoa Friendship Association on its recent 14-day trip to Cuba.

Cuba legally / San Francisco Chronicle
So far, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has taken a liberal view of what "people to people" means. They have authorized Cuban jazz tours, hiking tours, salsa-dancing tours, Spanish-language-instruction tours, architectural tours, steam-railroad tours - even baseball tours.

Cuba's REAL Rebels – and Dunces / NewsMax.com
Mayor Ed Koch's recent article jolted me from my seat. It reminded me that Kurt Waldheim was persona non grata in the U.S. because he'd been a Nazi functionary in the Balkans and either participated in or "had knowledge of" Nazi executions of partisans.

Exhibits from Cuba, Italy show photographer-architect affinity / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At the moment, two exhibitions in St. Louis demonstrate the dynamism of the confluences of photography and the cityscape, of photographer and architect.

Hernandez says he was 'set up' by elderly man / Fox News
Livan Hernandez believes he was set up because, he said, police, television crews and other media arrived within a few minutes of the altercation.

In the land of rum, homegrown wines begin to take root / Orlando Sentinel, Florida
Cuba may be renowned for rum, but that's not stopping joint-venture wineries and self-taught winemakers from eking out a market for homegrown chardonnays and cabernets here.

In Havana, taking care to not drink where Papa drank / San Francisco Gate
Everyone who travels to Cuba comes back with a hundred stories. Here are a few of mine.

Smoking Cuban / NY Post
A bullpen session in the middle of February means very little when evaluating talent. However, when you heard Jose Contreras' fastball pop catcher Omar Fuentes' mitt yesterday morning it was hard to ignore.

Everglades Plan to Raze 77 Homes / The Washington Post
The compromise measure to buy out the most flood-prone portion of what is known as the 8.5 Square Mile Area, a tight-knit Cuban American neighborhood of mango groves and horse pastures, was supported by President Bush and Gov. Jeb Bush (R), as well as by regulators and environmentalists.

February 14

Cuba News / Yahoo!
-Cuba Deports Argentine for Journalism
-Ex-Welterweight Champ Kid Gavilan Dies

Cuba News / Prima News
-Prison administration sets criminals against political prisoners
-Relatives of political prisoner picket the prison

Disidents demand the release of Dr.Oscar Elías Biscet / Information Bridge Cuba Miami

FROM CUBA / Silent city / Rafael Ferro Salas

FROM CUBA / Life's traps / Rafael Ferro Salas

Government Flies Cuban Docs for US$644 000 / AllAfrica.com

Effort to weaken embargo of Cuba is axed from bill / The Miami Herald

Cuba denies Tampa ferry is traveling to island this month / Jacksonville.com

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North Dakota Wants to Tell Washington to Open Gates to Cuba / KFYR TV
More than forty years after the communist revolution in Cuba, some say it's time to allow Americans to travel to the island nation.

Contreras Has First Yankees' Workout / NY Times
Jose Contreras' first workout Thursday with the New York Yankees was more than just a throwing session for him. The Cuban defector got to speak with a pitcher he idolizes: Roger Clemens.

Cuba reopens market to Argentine dairy products / Northern Light
Cuba has resumed importing Argentine dairy products after certifying sanitary conditions at a dozen of the South American country's processing plants, Argentine officials said.

Most foreign investments in Cuba come from EU / Northern Light
Some 56 percent of foreign investments in Cuba come from the European Union (EU), according to a report by the Ministry of Foreign Investments and Economic Cooperation.

All roads lead to real Cuban / National Post, Canada
Hanging out by the pool can be tiresome, so hitting the road for a tour of the historic country is a welcome break.

February 13

Polls suggest Cuban-Americans softening toward relations with communist nation / Yahoo!
Two new polls suggest Cuban-Americans in Florida are softening their stance toward their communist homeland.

Cuba News / The Miami Herald
-Cubans in exile split on policy
-Cuban Americans asked about Varela Project
-Herald poll gauges Cuban-American views

February 12

Cuban exiles shifting hard-line position / The Miami Herald
Aaccording to two polls released Tuesday on a range of Cuba-related topics.
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Defectors' relatives worry U.S. will deport Cuban soldiers / keysnews.com
Family members are gripped with fear at the thought of the men being forced to return, an action they say could endanger the guardsmen's lives.

Blacks Question Conciliation Toward Cuba / Project 21
Citing government-sponsored discrimination, military aggression on the African continent and a poor human rights record, Project 21 questions the support liberal black politicians provide to Fidel Castro.

Soft Drink Headed to Cuba / The Ledger, FL
The first shipment of Kentucky-made Ski and Diet Ski should be headed to Cuba later this month.

Exiled From Childhood / Newsday.com
"Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy" (Free Press, $25). The memoir is a richly limned portrait of the contrast between Eire's carefree boyhood before Batista's ousting and its seemingly overnight transformation into a hungry, parentless crucible in exile.

Cuban Song / News.Scotsman.com
Sunday in Santiago de Cuba and in the Parque Cespedes, the tree-lined central square, the Banda Municipal are playing, fathers are bent double propelling.

Big Trouble In Little Havana / NBC6
As the "hard-liners" get older and the second-generation fill their shoes, there is conflict in the air in Little Havana.

FBI questions 10 men, including two Canadians, in Jamaica / CBC News, Canada
The men arrived in Jamaica on Sunday on a flight from Cuba.

A Religious Front for Castro, Kim and Saddam / FrontPageMagazine.com
As war with Iraq approaches, the so-called "anti-war" movement is gearing itself up to protest the long overdue removal of a psychopathic dictator.

An emotional Havana homecoming / Denver Post.com
She ached to visit the three-bedroom apartment where two generations of her family once lived.

February 11

FROM CUBA / Street vendors raided in mining town / APLO

Regimes copy China and Cuba to control internet / The Sydney Morning Herald

Alabama Delegation: Cuba to Buy Products / Yahoo!

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First Cuba flight from Mobile in 43 years takes city, state group / Gadsden Times, Alabama

For Nebraska farmer, Cuba trip leaves more questions than answers / Lincoln Journal Star

Cuba releases compact disc about 5 spies convicted in Miami / Herald Tribune

Castro's spies, U.S. partner, a war / The Washington Times

El Duque agrees to $4M deal with Expos / Kansas.com

Bringing Real Freedom To Cuba Means Staying the Course / CNSNews.com

U.S. trade embargo of Cuba a failure / Pensacola News Journal, FL

CUBA: Let's Kiss and Make Up / The Salt Lake Tribune

Cuba could have a future as wine country / Sun-Sentinel, Florida

Sports: Boxing National Team Will Train in Cuba / Angola Press

At 75, Cuba's Ferrer finally gets his turn / Chicago Sun-Tmes

February 10

FROM CUBA / Anti-drug raids snare self-employed tradesmen / Caridad Cristina Álvarez / Grupo Decoro]

FROM CUBA / Private sellers banned from market / Armando Soler

FROM CUBA / Police confiscate 60 pedicabs / Lux Info Press

FROM CUBA / Fuel scarcity causes blackouts / CPIC

FROM CUBA / No cash for pensioners / Armando Soler

Cuban doctors in SA see red / News24.com

Cuba says exit permits not discussed / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

February 7

FROM CUBA / Youths arrested in drug raid / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Human rights activist to be tried for trying to monitor elections / UPECI

Cuban doctors face the axe / SABCnews

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Cuban political prisoner on the verge of dying / Prima News

17 year old prisoner brutally beaten in Guantánamo / Information Bridge

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'El Titan' arrives at Yankee Stadium / Arkcity.net

American diplomats find danger in Cuba / Sun-Sentinel, FL

Students travel to Cuba through CCI / Dateline Alabama

Ag show will take long look at Cuba / Visalia Times-Delta

February 6

U.S. details harassment of diplomats by Cubans / The Miami Herald

FROM CUBA / Unsanitary conditions in dental clinic / APLA

FROM CUBA / Quota soap sold in Pinar del Río irritates skin / UPECI

FROM CUBA / Man denied job as agricultural helper for ideological reasons / Lux Info Press

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuba News / Yahoo!

February 5

FROM CUBA / Self-employed accumulated more than 150,000 pesos in fines / Lux Info Press

FROM CUBA / Whistleblower whistled in the wrong ears / Lux Info Press

FROM CUBA / Workers' health concerns neglected at ceramics factory / Lux Info Press

Cuba News / The Miami Herald

Cuban percussionist launches solo album / Yahoo!

Hollywood's Cuban Connection / Agustin Blazquez / Frontpage Magazine

February 4

FROM CUBA / Twelve arrested as drug raids continue / CPIC

FROM CUBA / Cockroaches thrive in Morón homes / APLA

Activist: Cuban reform effort in new era / Yahoo!

Castro's dupes / Lawrence Solomon / Urban Renaissance Institute

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Prima News
Campaign to release Dr. Biscet
Civic disobedience activist awarded
Cuban dissident sentenced

Local docs start Cuba journey / Beacon Journal, OH

DIA fears Cuban mole aided Russia, China / The Washington Times

Local companies courting Cuba trade business / Daily Record, Florida

To buy or not to buy / The Observer, UK

Rowers set course for Cuba / The Kinston Whig-Standard, Canada

Irish and Cuban artists coming to Clowes / The Indianapolis Star

February 3

FROM CUBA / Drunken brawl in Cuban prison / APLO

Eviction notices for 49 families in Santa Clara / Grupo Decoro

FROM CUBA / Elections official assaults journalist / Grupo Decoro

Cuba News / Yahoo!

Castro cleverly uses dissident Payá / Paul Crespo / The Miami Herald

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