Cuba News articles from June 2001

Cuba News archives from June 2001

Allegations of Chinese arms sales to Cuba seem to be questionable.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- The furor over allegations that China is supplying arms to Cuba likely will ensure that there is no movement toward a loosening of the US embargo, but the flap is more of a throwback to Cold War attitudes about the island than a...

WTO ruling against the United States in Havana Club dispute ,s only partial victory for Cuba.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization has determined that a US law prohibiting a Cuban-French joint venture from protecting the trademark rights of its premier rum in court violates international law. On June 11, in a preliminary...

New Cuba bill would lift restrictions on trade, travel.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) a longtime opponent of US sanctions against Cuba, has introduced a wideranging bill that would eliminate some restrictions on trade with the island while keeping most rules against Cuban exports to the...

Alarcon denied US visa for third time in a year.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- The State Department has denied National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon a visa to travel to Puerto Rico to meet with a group that is protesting the US Navy's use of the island of Vieques for gunnery practice. It is the third...

GOP's loss of the Senate will slow anti-Cuba efforts.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- The surprising Republican loss of the Senate may foil efforts in Congress to take a harder line against Fidel Castro's government, but new steps toward rapprochement aren't likely either. Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords' decision...

Cuba becomes the boogey man in Venezuelan politics.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... CARACAS -- Venezuela's close ties with Cuba, the brainchild of President Hugo Chavez, increasingly are becoming a political and financial liability for the Venezuelan leader. Cuban leader Fidel Castro welcomed Chavez as a hero after his...

Neighborhood markets offer cheap produce, but with low quality.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Compared to the dollar stores scattered throughout Havana, the Cooperativa Guido Perez in Vedado isn't much to look at. A neighborhood produce market tucked into the courtyard of an aging apartment building, the market is nevertheless...

Cruise ship landings to rise this year.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Cuban officials say they hope cruse ships will land up to 100,000 tourists on the island this year, an increase of 23% over last year's total of about 82,000. Officials say that some 300 cruise ships are scheduled to dock...

Government says economy will grow but leading sectors continue to lag.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... On a recent tour of the central province of Villa Clara, Vice President Carlos Lage maintained the government's current position that economic growth remains on track despite a number of set backs, including a poor sugar harvest and continued...

Sugar season was hit by mismanagement while next year's harvest already falls behind.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Mismanagement as much as weather appears to be behind this year's failure to meet a revised production target of 3.7 million tons. Battered first by a intense drought that cut sugarcane yields and later by unseasonable rains that...

RUMOR OF THE DAY.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... HAVANA -- As a result of recent military cooperation agreements with Russia and China, the armed forces are preparing to begin an accelerated modernization program. One of the short-term consequences is expected to be the forced retirement of a...

Fidelismo : A monthly report on Cuba's maximum leader.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Beware of Gallegos bearing gifts A gift of cigars from Castro to several visiting US members of Congress has caused minor problems for the legislators. In addition to the political awkwardness of taking a gift from Castro at all, the boxes...