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May 2007

May 29

The Miami Herald
• Cuba states it will no longer take U.S. fugitives
• U.S. lawmakers in Cuba for look at trade opportunities
• Fidel: My ideas will live on
• OAS approves watered down statement on Posada Carriles
• In immigration battle, Cubans are spectators
• Immigration policy for Cubans
• Cubans in Cuba 'excluded from everything,' says reader
• Exhibit, website show Havana in high-res
• Castro recovers health, but not role
• Cuba works toward potato deal with North Dakota

Spanish Airline Removes Racy Cuba Ad
Spanish Airline Removes Ad Criticized As Promoting Sexual Tourism to Cuba
Yahoo! News.
Rice Producers Watch Cuba Trade Talks
As U.S. Rep. Marion Berry attends agriculture trade talks this week in Cuba, Arkansas rice producers and others are hoping restrictions on trade to the Communist nation will be lifted.
Yahoo! News.
Castro's message doesn't herald early return, dissidents say
There is no indication that the ailing Fidel Castro is returning to power, members of Cuba's internal opposition say.
Yahoo! News.
Cuba set to negotiate US agricultural imports
Cuba has plans to spend up to 150 million dollars on food imports when officials sit down Monday with US agribusiness representatives, the head of the state importing agency said Friday.
Yahoo! News.
Castro recounts his illness and recovery
Fidel Castro has gained weight and is getting better, but grumbled about having to cut his hair and trim his beard for official photos in a personal report on his condition published Thursday in state media.
Yahoo! News.
Castro says he's better, weight stable
Castro, 80, said in the Wednesday statement that he is now eating solid food and improving after "many months" of intravenous feeding.
Yahoo! News.
Cuba to modernize its ethanol production
Cuba is modernizing its ethanol-producing facilities despite Fidel Castro's repeated assertions that making more of the biofuel could starve the world's poor.
Yahoo! News.
Entrepreneurial spirit alive for small minority in Cuba
It's nothing but a simple shed with a counter stuck in the front yard under a shade tree. The menu, a tiny chalkboard hung from a rusty nail on the wall, offers only two items: pizza and ice cream.
Palm Beach Post.

May 18

The Miami Herald
• Cuba's frozen assets depleted by lawsuits
• 'This is a process that will take time'
• Sick Ground Zero worker grateful for filmmaker's help
• State, Herald seek open hearing in Cuban child's custody case
• More interaction with Cuba denied

Michael Moore and Fred Thompson in the battle of Cuba
US filmmaker Michael Moore has challenged Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson for a debate over health care issues.
Yahoo! News.
• Get informed / Cuban Public Health
U.S. cracks down on smuggling of Cubans
A man signaled with a flashlight in the early July morning as his pregnant wife and 30 other Cubans huddled along the coast of Matanzas, Cuba. A speedy fishing boat pulled close to shore and two smugglers loaded the group aboard.
Yahoo! News.
Bloggers Denounce Spain in New Advertising Campaign
Billboards to Highlight Spanish Complicity in Cuban Exploitation
Yahoo! News.
Cuba to Spend $185 Million for Tourism
Cuba says it will spend about $185 million to upgrade more than 200 resorts, golf courses, marinas and other facilities in a bid to reverse a dip in tourism to the island.
Yahoo! News.
Cuba Tobacco Region Harvest Fell 12 Pct
Tobacco Production Down 12 Percent in Cuba's Top Cigar-Producing Region.
Yahoo! News.
First Cuba Population Drop in 25 Years
Cuba's population fell in 2006 for the first time in 25 years, dropping by about 4,300 inhabitants, state media reported Wednesday.
Yahoo! News.
Cuba mock trial convicts militant, U.S.
Cuban law students concluded a two-day mock trial by convicting anti-communist militant Luis Posada Carriles and the United States of decades of terrorism against the government of Fidel Castro.
Yahoo! News.
Cuba Stocks US Brands Despite Embargo
What Embargo? Distributors Abroad Ensure Some Top US Brands Get to Cuba.
Yahoo! News.
A Look at US Brands Found in Cuba
Common US Brands Sold in Communist-Run Cuba Despite Embargo.
Yahoo! News.

May 16

The Miami Herald
• Despite hassles, trade with Cuba goes on
• 'Change will come when the man dies'
• Neither Fidel has gone nor Raul arrived'
• Why Chαvez, Castro bash U.S. ethanol plan
• New CBS lineup has flavor of mojitos and Cohibas

Yahoo News
• Cuban agents in league with Iran, Russia, China: US spy-catcher
• Cuba sees population decline in 2006
• Production down 12% in Cuba's top tobacco region
• Relatives of Cuban spies plan global support group
• Cuba Stocks US Brands Despite Embargo
Cuba Libre: American Business In Post-Castro Cuba
Although countries such as China, Venezuela, Italy, Israel and Canada already benefit from intact business relations with Cuba, American interests hope to gain from its geographical advantage.
cnbc.com.
Cuban trade no sure bet for Idaho goods
Gov. Butch Otter is taking the unconventional route in his first trade mission as chief executive of Idaho, by setting his sights on Cuba.
AG Weekly.

LINKS

NPR: The Movers and Swappers of Cuba on the Prado

New York Times: U.S. Fugitives Worry


May 8

The Miami Herald
• Cuban travel rules get tougher
• Judge drops charges against Posada
• Officer slain by Cuban draftees is honored
• FBI's Cuba trip draws rebuke
• FBI, Cuba cooperating on Posada
• 2 officers killed as 3 Cubans desert
• Raϊl Castro's reforms put on hold

Yahoo News
• Cuban rights group speaks out against death penalty in attempted hijacking, desertion case
• Castro blames hijacking attempt on U.S.
• U.S. to build Cuba migrant center
• 'Fierce' gun battle at Havana airport
• Cuba Reports Failed Hijacking
May Day absence means Castro may be more ill than we thought
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's no-show at the massive May Day march in Cuba indicates that despite recent signs he is recovering from the illness that forced him to delegate powers nine months ago, his health is worse than most of us thought.
Andres Oppenheimer.
Castro's health points the way for fund
Some stocks - and the mutual funds that own them - rise and fall in response to earnings or new-product announcements. Then there's the Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (ticker: CUBA). It tends to gain and drop according to the health of Cuban leader Fidel Castro
John Waggoner, Gannett
Deadly hijacking attempt reflects younger Cubans' discontent
The Cuban military officer killed by a pair of escaped army recruits was buried with his country's full military honors Friday.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Iran, Cuba discuss expansion of ties in all fields
The Iranian Head of Iran-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group Avaz Heidarpour in a meeting with the speaker of Cuba's National Parliament Ricardo Alarcon in Havana on Saturday said that he and his entourage aim to discuss expansion of bilateral ties in all fields.
IRNA..
Father's story draws her closer to Cuba
The filmmaking debut of a Cuban-American woman raised in Miami is both a family portrait and a polarizing political essay.
Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald.

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