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October
28
FROM
CUBA
Havana
glassworks dismantled; 900 workers displaced
Government authorities have
decreed that the "Orlando Cuéllar" glassworks
be dismantled and the facility be turned into
warehouse space for the Ministry of Public Health,
displacing 900 workers.
HAVANA
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FROM
CUBA
Interior
Ministry official at the center or prison corruption
The director of the Valle
Grande prison on the outskirts of Havana, Interior
Ministry Major Juan Guevara Toledano, is at the
center of corruption at the facility, making sure
inmates are charged, in dollars, for privileges
such as access to phone calls and beds.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Anti-government
slogans in Villa Clara town
Someone painted anti-government
slogans on at least a dozen walls early October
18 in Vueltas, Villa Clara province, in central
Cuba. Residents say all along Oro Street people
could see a string of red graffiti reading "Down
with Fidel."
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Dissident
beaten and fined by police
After exchanging some words
with police and getting roughed up for his troubles,
Leonardo Dévora says he was fined 200 pesos at the
police station.
MANICARAGUA |
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Straw and Morantinos agree to revisit EU policy
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Cuba Studying Extending Use of Euro
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US says embargo on Cuba is working as Castro banishes
dollar
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Cuba nets short-term cash-flow taking dollar out
of circulation, eyes US vote
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Dollar
decision a sign of distress
Cuba's dedollarization points
to growing strains on the Cuban economy, as the
recent scarcity of fresh greenbacks compounds the
permanent shortage of foreign exchange.
The
Miami Herald.
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Diversionary
tactics, hardship for Cubans
Cuba's tyrant is up to his
old tricks. On the mend from an embarrassing fall
that broke his knee and arm last week, Fidel Castro
this week tightened the screws on the Cuban people
-- again.
The
Miami Herald |
Will
Cuba's dollar ban backfire?
Cuba's decision this week
to strip the American dollar of its legal tender
status may cause more problems than it solves for
the country's already enfeebled economy.
International
Herald Tribune,Thursday. |
N.
Korea, Cuba worst for press
North Korea, Cuba, Burma and
China are ranked among the countries with the worst
press-freedom records in an index released by a
media watchdog group this week.
The
Washington Times. |
OAS
head supports Cuba's membership
Luigi Einaudi, who became
the interim head of the organization after former
Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez resigned
Oct. 8 amid fraud charges, was in Mexico City Tuesday
for a government-sponsored forum on children.
The
Washington Times. |
PEBERCAN
Steps Up Its Exploration and Development Programs
in Cuba
PEBERCAN (TSX: PBC) is pleased
to announce an intensification of its oil exploration
and development project within Bloc 7, a concession
located between Havana and Matanzas on the north
coast of the Republic of Cuba. At present, three
drilling rigs are active in this zone and will remain
active until the end of 2004.
CNW
Telbec. |
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links
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Ban
means dollar buys less in Cuba
Cuba's decision to penalize anyone using American
dollars had some people wondering Tuesday whether
U.S. economic sanctions were finally wearing down
the socialist government.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
October
27
The Miami Herald
•
New dollar dictate breeds confusion
•
Cuba to take 10% of exiles' cash
•
White House stemming flow of remittances
•
Flow of vital cash likely to continue
•
Recuperating Castro expected to maintain political
power
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US says embargo on Cuba is working as Castro banishes
dollar
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Cuba Begins Saying 'Adios' to U.S. Dollar
•
Cuba nets short-term cash-flow taking dollar out
of circulation, eyes US vote
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Summary: Cuba Does Away With Dollars
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Ban
means dollar buys less in Cuba
Cuba's decision to penalize anyone using American
dollars had some people wondering Tuesday whether
U.S. economic sanctions were finally wearing down
the socialist government.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
Castro bets
on dollar ban
The Cuban government's decision to eliminate U.S.
dollars from circulation on the island allows
Havana to boost its hard currency reserves while
following a familiar pattern: Blame the Bush administration
for an unpopular move likely to hurt Cubans who
receive cash from relatives in the United States.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
|
Cuban-Americans
angry over change
Cuban-Americans who send money to relatives in
Cuba were incensed by Fidel Castro's announcement
halting widespread use of the U.S. dollar in the
island nation, saying the measure will hurt Cuban
families.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
|
Old
Cars in Cuba: Nurtured but Not Loved
There is a feeling abroad in the land that Cubans
love old American cars. Nothing could be further
from the truth. Cubans love new American cars,
not old ones, but the newest ones that they can
get their hands on are 45 years old.
The
New York Times.
|
Cuba move
triggers war of words
Fidel Castro announced the ban, which takes effect
in two weeks, in response to a tightened US embargo.
The US said the move demonstrated Cuba's "economic
desperation"; later the Cuban central bank said
the move had struck a "forceful blow" at the US.
BBC,
UK.
|
Cuba winds
back economic clock
All conversions between the US dollar and Cuba's
"convertible" peso will from 8 November be subject
to a 10% tax. Cuban citizens, who receive money
from overseas, and foreign visitors, who change
dollars in Cuba, will be affected.
BBC,
UK.
|
October
25
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
soap grows hair, causes rashes
Consumers here are complaining
that the soap sold as the October allotment under
the government's rationing plan causes rashes
and, in the words of one, "grows hair."
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
government effort directed against consumer fraud
Municipal authorities in
Santa Clara launched an effort to protect consumers
against fraud. The operation began at 5 a.m. Friday
and concentrated initially on 14 local bakeries,
finding eight of them sold underweight bread,
said chief Price inspector Rafael Marichal.
SANTA
CLARA
|
The Miami Herald
•
Recuperating Castro expected to maintain political
power
•
Fallout from Castro's fall
•
Tumble is the talk of South Florida
•
No evidence Cuba working on bioweapons, expert
says
•
Castro's fall again raised questions about his
health at age 78
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Cuba Minister Simeon Said Dead at Age 61
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Castro Says He's Working Despite Injuries
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Cubans Seek to Draw Attention to Embargo
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Shipwrecked Cuban boy: 'Get well, Fidel'
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State Department Mum on Castro's Health'
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Following
in Fidel's footsteps
Under Cuban law, "the family,
teachers, political organizations and mass organizations"
have a duty to help children develop a "communist
personality." And they must protect young people
from "any influence contrary to their communist
formation."
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
Cuban
exile carves new life as a resident refugee
Now a successful restaurateur,
Rafael once had a much different life: One of political
activism that led to arrests, detainment and fear
for his life in his Cuban homeland.
The
Lafayette Daily Advertiser, LA. |
When
Castro falls for good
But when Fidel Castro fell
onto concrete last Wednesday after delivering a
graduation speech, it looked eerily similar to the
way the statue of Saddam Hussein fell after coalition
troops occupied Baghdad last year.
Deseret
Morning News, Utah . |
Free
the political prisoners
Last month the International
Committe for Democracy in Cuba sent, from Prague,
a clear message to Fidel Castro and his cronies:
Cuba's political prisoners have not been forgotten;
they have become the conscience of the Free World.
International support is stronger than ever for
those struggling to win respect for human rights
and a nonviolent transition to democracy.
Martin
Palous, The Miami Herald. |
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links
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'Wrong kind
of fall' for Castro
Some people wept among the stunned audience in
Santa Clara Washington has declined to wish Fidel
Castro a speedy recovery, with some officials
joking that they preferred to hear of a "different
kind of fall".
BBC,
UK.
|
Castro
awake for surgery
His kneecap shattered and his arm broken after
a nasty fall, Fidel Castro refused to let doctors
put him to sleep during surgery, showing his determination
not to lose control of his nation's affairs, if
even for a moment. Mr. Castro, 78, chose epidural
anesthesia, so he could stay awake as surgeons
used stainless steel wire to stitch together his
left knee, broken in eight places, state-run media
said Friday.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
Castro's
public fall has Cubans buzzing
News programs around the world broadcast startling
images Thursday of Fidel Castro stumbling and
falling, breaking his knee and fracturing his
arm. But state-run Cuban television showed none
of that, opting instead for Bugs Bunny, Popeye
and other soft fare.
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
Cuban
American Ad Opposes Bush
Strategists for the New Democrat Network, one
of the so-called 527 groups attacking Bush, say
the ad will air in Spanish and English in Miami
during the campaign's final week - a $150,000
investment that is one of the most substantial
efforts yet to draw Cuban Americans from Bush.
Chicago
Tribune.
|
Bush Cuba Policy
In Eye Of Storm
Opponents of President Bush's Cuba travel and
aid restrictions see hurricane damage as a fresh
opportunity to go after Bush and other Republicans
on an issue that's especially hot in Florida.
Democrats.
TBO,
Florida.
|
I'm
still playing Cuba's Fidel: Castro
Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba
after fracturing his knee and arm in an accidental
fall at a public event, President Fidel Castro
told of conducting government business by cellular
phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing
general anesthesia.
Times
News Network, India.
|
October
21
FROM
CUBA
Residents
of temporary shelters in Cuba demand better conditions
Residents of Lugardita,
a community of temporary shelters in the Boyeros
municipality of Havana, demanded an improvent
in living conditions in a letter to local government
authorities.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Foremost
laundry in Holguín inoperative
The largest most important
laundry in Holguín, the capital of Holguín province,
has been shut down since August due to lack of
water, said the laundry's administrator Marilis
Labrada.
SANTA
CLARA
|
The Miami Herald
•
Castro 'all in one piece' after fall
•
Cuban's cargo ride to America another extreme
in risk-taking
•
Afro-Cuban culture is celebrated
|
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Castro's fall raises new questions about Cuba's
future
•
Miami, capital of Cuban exiles, abuzz with news
of Castro's fall
•
Castro calls for calm after breaking knee, arm
in fall
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Mariel
Cubans entitled to real due process
They are not suspected terrorists.
They are not ''enemy combatants.'' They are not
even charged with a crime. But on Oct. 13, in Clark
vs. Martinez and Benitez vs. Rozos before the U.S.
Supreme Court, the Bush administration defended
the executive's authority to imprison them on U.S.
soil until they are dead.
The
Miami Herald.
|
Cuban
cure found for SA doctor crisis Farook Khan
Within months hundreds of
doctors from Cuba and Iran are expected to start
work in the province which will see long patient
queues at hospitals coming to an end.
IOL,
South Africa. |
Cuban
trade embargo? Not for Vermont cows
Amid debate over trade sanctions,
a little-known exception allows farm exports, like
apples and milk.
The
Christian Science Monitor. |
October
20
FROM
CUBA
Product
warranties meaningless in Cuba
Product warranties are meaningless
in Cuba, as attested by the myriad complaints
of consumers; appliances seem to top the list.
SANTA CLARA
|
The Miami Herald
•
Congressman: Bush hurting Cuban families
•
Cuban government pledges to guarantee jobs for
young people
•
Cuban who shipped herself to Miami hero to Cubans
risking life
•
Mel Martinez | 'I'm bottom-line oriented'
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Cuban Classical Pianist Heading to Paris
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Ex-Cuban Wrestler Pleads Guilty in Crash
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Cuba
refuses to apologise for deportation
The Cuban ambassador to the
Netherlands has refused to apologise after Havana
ejected two Dutch MPs and a Spanish politician last
week on grounds they intended to meet with opponents
of Fidel Castro's regime.
Expatica
News, Netherlands.
|
Cuba's
baseball fans find ways to tune in
There are few places outside
of Boston, New York, Houston, and St. Louis where
the Major League playoffs are being followed with
such keen interest as on this baseball-crazy island.
Boston
Globe, MA. |
Nethercutt
proud of his work with Cuba
At first glance, George Nethercutt
would seem an unlikely dinner companion for Fidel
Castro.
Tri-City
Herald. |
Hundred
of Cubans employed in South Africa Sheena Adams
More than 450 Cubans are on
the payrolls of South African government departments
including housing, health, and water affairs and
forestry.
Independent
Online, SA. |
EU
anger at Cuban expulsions
Following the expulsion from
Cuba at the weekend of three European politicians,
Cuban exiles in Europe have strengthened their call
to abandon any form of dialogue with the regime
of Fidel Castro.
Edwin
Koopman, Radio Netherlands. |
MSU
archaeologist part of major Cuba initiative
At a remote location near
Cienfuegos, Cuba, O'Hear is in charge of field operations
in a project he co-directs with Vernon James "Jim"
Knight, anthropology professor at the University
of Alabama, and Marcos E. Rodriquez Matamoros of
the Provincial Center of Cultural Patrimony in Cienfuegos.
Mississippi
University. |
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links
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Cuban
who shipped herself to Miami hero to those risking
life
Sandra de los Santos became famous this summer
when she left Cuba for the Bahamas and then, after
a brief disappearance, climbed out of a wooden
cargo crate in Miami. Her odyssey was one of the
more creative ways that dozens of Cubans have
made bids to reach the United States in recent
years.
ABC.
|
Bottom
Line: Latino "Oprah" unveils her furniture line
at market
When Hispanic talk-show host Cristina Saralegui
put her celebrity name onto a licensed furniture
collection by Pulaski, she anticipated questions
about whether the new line specifically targets
the rapidly growing Latino market.
The
Charlotte Observer.
|
Cubans
Push for Kerry Win in Florida
A multitude of unlikely volunteers is working
the phones for Sen. John Kerry in the swing state
of Florida. His campaign is unaware of the support,
as the volunteers do not live in the United States,
but in Communist-run Cuba.
ABC
News.
|
October
18
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
sugar mills diverted to generate electricity
Nine sugar mills are in
full production even though the sugar harvest
has not yet started; they are generating electricity
to alleviate the energy crisis in the country,
said Sugar Industry Minister Oscar Almazán, although
he did not specify which sugar mills are involved.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
More
than 11,000 youths in eastern Cuba unemployed
More than 11,000 youths in
Pinar del Río province are unemployed and out of
school, according to the official report issued
after a meeting of the provincial Communist Party.
SANTA
CLARA |
FROM
CUBA
Nurse
fired for political posture
Alfredo Verdecia, a nurse
at the Oncological Hospital, says he has been
fired after 10 years of service for participating
in a peaceful demonstration with other dissidents.
HAVANA
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FROM
CUBA
Raid
directed against peddlers in Santa Clara
Police confiscated sacks
of sugar and flour, cheeses, milk, fish, avocados
and other foodstuffs, and fined peddlers between
750 and 1,500 pesos.
SANTA
CLARA
|
FROM
CUBA
Chronicle
of a suicide foretold
José Mas Llanes did some calculations
before killing himself and was able to verify that
sometimes life puts one on the good side, and other
times it puts us in the worst places.
PINAR DEL RÍO |
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Cuban women protest and get results
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Cuban official fired, blamed for energy woes
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Justices hear arguments over Cubans' indefinite
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Cuba refuses entry to Spanish, Dutch lawmakers
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Cuba Denies Entry to Spanish Politician
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Spain
summons Cuban ambassador after politician denied
entry to Havana
Authorities in Cuba denied
entry to a conservative Spanish politician and two
Dutch colleagues hoping to meet with dissidents,
Spain's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
The
Canadian Press. |
Cuba's
brave 'Ladies in White'
During the Argentine military
dictatorship, it was a group of courageous women
who defied the regime and eventually helped to restore
democracy. In Cuba, a similar group of women is
shaming Fidel Castro into improving conditions for
imprisoned dissidents.
The
Post and Courier, NC . |
US
Rice Producers Sign Agreement with Cuba
Cuba has imported 100,000
tons of rice from the United States this year and
despite commercial restrictions placed on doing
business Cuba is the third largest importer of rice
from North America after both Mexico and Japan.
Kansas
City InfoZine. |
U.S.
Embargo of Cuba Fades Away
The full scale U.S. embargo
of Cuba has ended. With no fanfare or "fall of the
Berlin Wall" celebration, a mighty flow of American
goods is streaming into Cuban stores and kitchens.
Keith
Porter, Globalization Issues. |
Zapatero
caves to bad element
In the case of Cuba, Zapatero
has managed to resist pressure from his communist
allies to ''normalize'' relations with the Castro
dictatorship.
Carlos
Alberto Montaner. The Miami Herald.
|
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links
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'Silueta'
of A Woman: Sizing Up Ana Mendieta
Few artists have ever captured that fundamental,
peculiar essence of art as powerfully as Ana Mendieta,
whose performances and installations are the focus
of a comprehensive retrospective that opened Thursday
at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum.
The
Washington Post.
|
An
Unmoveable Feast of Hemingway History Struggles
to Survive
Ernest Hemingway's work made him a citizen of
the world. But he made this tiny community of
artisans on the outskirts of Havana his only real
home. Now caretakers are fighting to keep his
country villa, set high on a hill looking out
to the sea, just the way he left it four decades
ago.
The
New York Times.
|
Cuba's
gas prices leaving wallets running on fumes
Feeling pain at the gas pump? Be thankful you
don't live in Cuba, where the typical worker must
labor for an entire week just to earn enough for
a gallon of the precious stuff. The average Cuban
makes $12 a month, and the top grade of gas costs
$3.41 a gallon. "Not everyone can afford it,"
said Ailet Peláez, 20, a cashier in Havana. "I
save money so I can buy gas. And I use my car
only when necessary. Cars here are luxuries."
Tracey
Eaton / The Dallas Morning News.
|
Reporter's
Notebook: Chronicles From Cuba
Nearly 100 members the Southeast Christian Church
-- vocalists from the Masters Mens choir, their
wives and a few support staff -- are here for
a one-week concert tour and outreach mission.
WAVE
3, KY.
|
94
Cuban doctors in, as Ghanaian doctors flee
A team of medical doctors and paramedics from
Cuba are in the country to support the health
sector. They replace 117 Cuban medical personnel
from that country's medical brigade who left the
country after a two year service.
Ghana
Web.
|
Anna
in the Tropics at Arena Stage
"Anna in the Tropics," Arena Stage's latest production,
had a praiseworthy reputation. As the 2003 winner
of the Pulitzer Prize and the American Theatre
Critics Association Steinberg Award, expectations
were high, but scarcely met.
GW
Hatchet (subscription), D.C.
|
October
13
FROM
CUBA
Industries
in central Cuba shut down due to power shortage
Authorities have announced
that they will start construction early next year
on a power plant that will generate electricity
from wood splinters in the Isle of Youth, south
of Havana province, according to a report published
in the government daily Juventud Rebelde..
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Electric
plant to generate power from wood splinters
Authorities have announced
that they will start construction early next year
on a power plant that will generate electricity
from wood splinters in the Isle of Youth, south
of Havana province, according to a report published
in the government daily Juventud Rebelde.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Municipal
sewage system backed up for 7 months
Residents of Banes, Holguin
province, say the municipal sewage system has been
backed up for the last seven months, especially
around the Miguel Salcedo neighborhood, causing
in many cases black water intrusion in homes.
HAVANA |
FROM
CUBA
Cuban
TV off the air for an hour Saturday night
The evening newscast on
government TV went off the air shortly after 8
p.m. Saturday and was not fully reestablished
until 10 p.m.
SANTA
CLARA
|
The Miami Herald
•
In the U.S., volleyball player has chance to chase
dreams
•
Martinez makes ad misstep
|
Vermont
to ship cows to Cuba
Vermont expects to send its
first shipment of dairy cows to Cuba early next
year. The shipment is part of a trade agreement
Agriculture Secretary Steve Kerr worked out during
a trip to the island nation in early September.
WCAX,
VT. |
Havel
calls for democracy in Cuba
Vaclav Havel is one of the
world's foremost champions of human rights. He defied
the Communist system in his native Czechoslovakia.
He rose to become a key figure in the post-Soviet
era of democratic reforms.
Voice
of America.
|
Kerry
courting Cuban community
There is a new wrinkle in
the community: voters such as William Valdez, a
21-year-old handyman who was born in the United
States of parents who are Cuban émigrés.
The
Globe and Mail, Canada. |
Young
doctors return from Cuba
Seventy-three medical students
are at present studying in Cuba through the health
department's bursary programme. The department spends
about R82 000 on each student.
News24.com. |
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links
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Cuba bets heavily on tourism
to lift economy
Visitors can fly directly into Varadero airport
and never experience the harsher aspects of Cuban
life, the poor roads, dire public transportation
and electricity blackouts. But hardier travelers
who do venture outside the resort areas can be
assured a warm welcome across the island, where
conditions are no worse than many other Caribbean
nations.
MSNBC.
|
Battling for the Cuban
vote in south Florida
With the Elian Gonzalez drama still fresh in their
minds, and encouraged by the Republican's hostility
toward Fidel Castro, four out of five Cuban-Americans
backed Bush in south Florida, helping tip an election
where the difference turned on a few hundred votes.
MSNBC.
|
Former Federal
Agent In Martinez Ad Helped Organize Elian Raid
A former federal agent who appears in a campaign
ad for U.S. Senate candidate Mel Martinez helped
plan the raid that took Elian Gonzalez from his
Miami relatives' home four year ago.
wftv.com.
|
World
education conference set for Cuba
The World Council of Comparative Education Societies
will meet in Havana, Cuba from October 25 to 29
for its 12th conference on education.
The
Jamaica Observer.
|
Court
to consider detention of Mariel boat lift refugees
The United States wants to deport them, and their
homelands won't take them back. Meanwhile, they
wait in detention centers. They are at least 1,700
stowaways, thwarted asylum seekers and ex-convicts
who have done their time for their crimes.
Macon
Telegraph.
|
Cuban
Jazz Pianist & Composer Manuel Valera Makes Impressive
Recording
Cuban jazz pianist Manuel Valera makes his impressive
recording debut as a leader with the release of
"Forma Nueva" (MAVO Records 1101), an authoritative
set of post-bop jazz with Latin overtones that
showcases his impressive skills as an instrumentalist
and composer.
Onlypunjab.com,
India.
|
October
11
The Miami Herald
•
Six players survive exodus by sea to Miami
•
Cuban in court fighting to keep his citizenship
|
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U.S. Raps Cuba on Its Presence Abroad
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Academics Protest Barring of Cuba Scholars
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In
Cuba, Che comes cheap
Cuba's central bank on Saturday
introduced a new three-peso note bearing a likeness
of revolutionary hero Che Guevara on the 37th anniversary
of his death.
News24.
South Africa.
|
Cycling
Masters compete in Cuba
The Corkie's Casuals cycling
club and friends are scheduled to pedal off in the
Pan Am Masters Cycling Championships to be held
in Cuba from today until Saturday.Z
Trinidad
& Tobago Express. |
October
8
FROM
CUBA
Religious
festivities pale in comparison to previous years
Religious festivities in
honor of the Afrocuban deity Orula October 4 were
much quieter than those in previous years; some
described them as "simpler" and "more modest"
than others they had attended.
HAVANA
|
FROM
CUBA
Fifty
students in Cuba sick from contaminated water
Fifty students became ill
and the school was closed after authorities discovered
the school's water supply was contaminated September
28.
SANTA
CLARA
|
FROM
CUBA
Grocery
store stoned in Almendares
Someone threw stones through
the glass windows of a grocery store in Almendares,
in the Havana municipality of Playa, at about 2
a.m. Thursday.
HAVANA |
The Miami Herald
•
Castro still a problem, Powell says
•
Anti-Castro group leader dies
•
Otspoken Chávez foe seeks asylum in Miami
•
Rare clips revive Bay of Pigs
•
Marlins like prized Cuban defector, if they can
afford him
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Remarks From the National Summit on Cuba
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U.S.-Cuba Trade Could Generate $50 Billion, 900,000
Jobs; Florida Economist Gives Forecast at National
Summit on Cuba in Tampa
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Information Bridge Cuba Miami
•
Montes de Oca ratifies his position from prison
•
Freedom for Independent Cuban Trade Unionists demanded
in Cuba |
Fidel
Blinks
The wife of an imprisoned
Cuban dissident emerged from their first visit in
83 days saying that only an unprecedented public
protest won her husband's transfer to a Havana hospital.
CBS
News.
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links
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Wife's campaign
succeeds in Cuba
Angel Moya, 40, is awaiting a back operation after
his wife Berta Soler and other inmates' spouses
protested for nearly two days. Police broke up
the protest, in a park adjacent to Revolution
Square at the heart of the city, on Thursday.
BBC,
UK.
|
Summit
advocates lifting sanctions on Cuba
Lifting trade and travel restrictions on Cuba
is the only way to bring about real change in
the island nation, panelists said Friday during
a national summit largely critical of long-standing
U.S. policies.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
|
Coming
to America
New York-based director Jo Bonney has had little
time for sightseeing since arriving in Washington
this summer to work on "Anna in the Tropics,"
the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Nilo Cruz.
On those rare forays away from the Arena Stage
rehearsal rooms, she found being in the nation's
capital resonant to Cruz's themes.
The
New York Times.
|
October
7
FROM
CUBA
Cuba
ends protest in Revolution Square
Later in the day authorities
notified Berta Soler that her husband has been
moved to a Havana hospital and that she was being
permitted to visit him for an hour. HAVANA
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War
games scheduled for October 25
The Cuban armed forces will
engage in war games across the island starting
October 25, said a government official who requested
not to be named. The military exercise will go
by the name Bastion 2004.
HAVANA
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Cuban
authorities deny journalists access to hurricane
victims
Journalists from several foreign
news agencies duly accredited in Cuba were denied
clearance to report on the victims of hurricane
Ivan in Pinar del Río province.
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DEL RÍO |
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CUBA
Three
hotels in Cuba close to tourism due to shortage
of electricity
Three tourist hotels in Havana
closed October 1 as a response to the crisis in
power generating capacity the country is undergoing.
HAVANA |
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CUBA
TV
Martí signal jammed in Santa Clara
The Cuban government has installed
a transmitter to jam the TV Martí signal, broadcast
to the island from a U. S. -based C-130 plane.
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CLARA |
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No
lack of anger, frustration in Cuba
The two young men leaned on
their bikes outside a school in the Marianao neighborhood
of Havana, sheltering under trees from the scorching
afternoon sun, eager to talk about what they don't
like about Cuba.
MSNBC.
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Cuba
summit stirs interest, passion
It's a hot potato in a hot
presidential race in a key state. But that's not
the only reason the National Summit on Cuba will
be held in Tampa this year.
The
St. Petersburg Times. |
Hypocritical
rules on Cuba
A welcome Cuban import to
Las Vegas: Cuban performers, live on stage with
mambo, rumba, flamenco, colorful costumes and swinging
Latin rhythms.
The
Kansas City Star. |
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Bush And Kerry:
Take A Look At Cuba
The first presidential candidates debate last
week provided some interesting comments applicable
to U.S. policy toward Cuba. But you might have
missed that, since Cuba was not actually the subject
of a particular question; nor did either President
Bush or Sen. John Kerry mention Cuba.
The
Tampa Tribune.
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Tisch offers
first full semester in Cuba
The Tisch School of the Arts will offer NYU's
first semester-long study abroad program in Havana
in spring 2005, Tisch officials said. Twenty-four
NYU students will be accepted to the Tisch program,
which is operating in collaboration with the Ludwig
Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports young
Cuban artists, and two Cuban schools, the Instituto
Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematograficos and
the University of Havana.
Washington
Square News.
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Cuban fans stand behind
Yankees' pitcher
As the New York Yankees head to Minneapolis this
weekend to face the Minnesota Twins in the American
League Division Series, baseball-crazy fans in
Cuba are hoping that pitcher Orlando Hernandez
will again save the day for the Bombers.
MSNBC.
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From the
political to the spiritual, 12 artists give their
impressions of the island nation
As you walk from room to room in the Mattress
Factory annex, a bass voice booms "no" from an
enormous woofer on the first floor. "No" over
and over, regular like a pulse, is the overriding
message of Yoan Capote's exhibition titled "Impotence."
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette.
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TNK
denies 'oil for food' trading in Iraq and Cuba
TNK and others are alleged to have profited under
the oil-for-food programme established by the
United Nations for Iraq under Saddam Hussein and
a similar oil-for-sugar scheme for Fidel Castro's
regime.
Guardian
Unlimited, UK.
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Demonstrations
planned for Cuba trade meeting in Tampa
A delegation of the group Mothers and Women Against
Repression and other activists plan to demonstrate
at a meeting of business and economic interests
convening in Tampa Oct. 8, a release said.
Tampa
Bay.
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October
5
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"Fidel,
leave Bush alone and let there be light"
Cubans have been living
under chronic blackouts for months now, and, according
to government pronouncements, there is no end
in sight, as repairs to the national electrical
grid are undertaken.
HAVANA
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Steel
foundry partially shut down
The plant employs hundreds
of workers who were sent home with partial salaries.
It dates back to the 50s and consumes inordinate
amounts of electricity, since it has not been
modernized since it was nationalized in 1960.
SANTA
CLARA
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CUBA
Housing
inspectors in Cuba fired for signing Varela petition
Two housing inspectors in
Villa Clara province were fired after authorities
learned they had signed the Varela project petition,
a civil society initiative that seeks limited changes
in Cuba's government.
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Peddling
influence for a communist state
People who make deals with
the devil shouldn't be surprised when the bill comes
due. U.S. businesses that signed ''advocacy agreements''
with Cuba have no cause to complain about the regime
pressuring them to lobby for lifting U.S. trade
and travel sanctions on Cuba.
The
Miami Herald. |
October
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CUBA
Protester
beaten, arrested, and charged in Cuba
On Sunday, September 26,
Daniel Orlando Gómez planted himself in front
of the local Communist Party headquarters and
started yelling for Fidel Castro to step down.
SANTA
CLARA
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CUBA
Pedicabs
confiscated in Havana province
Police and government inspectors
confiscated 24 pedicabs whose owners operated
without the required licenses in San José de las
Lajas.
HAVANA
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CUBA
Returned
rafters complain of harassment in Cuba
Returned rafter Maikel Pérez
says the fine he owes is up to 6,000 pesos by
now and he is afraid he is going to end up in
jail because he can't pay it.
SANTA
CLARA
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FROM
CUBA
Investigation
probes theft from government warehouse
Several workers at a government
warehouse in Havana have been extensively questioned
and two are being held after the theft of 90 cases
of shower curtains was discovered two weeks ago.
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Shipment
of U.S. cattle to Cuba
The on-again, off-again shipment
of Florida beef cattle to Cuba is on again. The
Cuban government originally agreed to purchase 250
head of cattle in November and increased that total
to 300 head four months later.
The
Herald Tribune, FL.
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A
global effort to bring democracy to Cuba
Below are excerpts from the
Prague Memorandum, issued at a summit last month
by the Committee For Democracy in Cuba. It was signed
by former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former Chilean
President Patricio Aylwin and former U.S. Ambassador
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, among others.
The
Miami Herald |
Trade
missions to China, Cuba leaving next week
An alfalfa processor and North
Dakota State University agricultural officials are
among a dozen people taking part in a trade mission
to China later this month.
In-Forum
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Russia
sees no threat from Cuba to U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said Cuba does not pose any threat to the
United States.
Interfax,
Russia. |
Blackouts
beleaguer Cubans; Castro declares energy crisis
It's early afternoon in this
sweltering town, but air conditioners are off, the
lights are out and stereos are silent.
The
Billings Gazette. |
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Baucus
says sideline Cuba effort, focus on terrorism
The government should spend less money enforcing
the ban on American travel to Cuba and direct
the dollars saved to the fight against terrorism,
says Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Billings
Gazette, MT.
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Cuban
Americans' key role in election 2004
Picking up her stogie with elegantly long fingers,
Lida Escalona pauses and leans on the wooden counter,
where she's been lovingly hand-rolling long sheets
of tobacco into cigars called "La Gloria Cubana.''
San
Francisco Gate, CA.
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Cubans
struggle to cope with nation's failing electrical
system
It's early afternoon in this sweltering town,
but air conditioners are off, the lights are out
and stereos are silent. Like much of Cuba, Manicaragua
is suffering through one of the lengthy blackouts
that have plagued this island nation in recent
months, setting residents on edge, fanning discontent
and forcing Cuban President Fidel Castro to take
to the airwaves to cool tempers.
Chicago
Tribune.
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Cuba
policies have some rethinking their support for
president
Many Cubans who came in the most recent decades,
however, describe themselves as economic refugees
and are more likely to align themselves with the
Democratic Party.
Sun-Sentinel,
FL.
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October
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Cuban
graffiti artist subverts government slogan
The original sign, asking
for "Liberty for the 5 prisoners of the Empire,"
refers to the 5 Cubans convicted of spying and
held in U. S. prisons. Someone took advantage
of a blackout last Thursday and added a "7," making
the number 75.
SANTA CLARA
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FROM
CUBA
Anti-government
slogans posted in Santa Clara
Someone painted signs that
read "Fidel, leave Bush alone, we want electricity"
on two walls of a recreational center in the Condado
neighborhood of Santa Clara September 23.Government
workers later scraped the paint off the wall.
SANTA
CLARA
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FROM
CUBA
Cuban garbage collectors claim back pay
Garbage collectors in 10 de
Octubre municipality are complaining that they have
only been paid 50% of their wages after hurricanes
Charley and Ivan.
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CUBA
Viñales Valley: another teardrop on Cuba's cheek
On the island there is a Cuba
that's off-limits. It's the Cuba that shows its
most beautiful face to the foreign visitor. Pinar
del Río, as part of that island, hasn't stayed free
from that ban. The Valley of Viñales, an age-old
feature and a pride of nature, has been snatched
away from its inhabitants.
PINAR
DEL RÍO |
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Power shortages force new blackouts in Cuba
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The dilemma: Confiscated properties
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U.S. Denies Cubans Visas for Conference
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