CubaNews articles from October 2001

CubaNews archives from October 2001

Venezuela ends barter deal for fuel supplies.
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- A crucial deal with Venezuela that allowed the Cuban government to pay for oil with Cuban goods has fallen apart, according to a top Cuban diplomat. Cuba's Ambassador to Venezuela, German Sanchez, said the barter elements of the...

Cuba offers sympathy for US victims as it fears consequences of US anti-terrorism campaign.
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Cuba's response to the bombings of the World Trade Center and Pentagon Sept. 11 has been a combination of smugness and fear that the island could be a target of US retaliation. In a statement released on the afternoon of the...

Repsol makes deal to explore Cuban part of Gulf of Mexico.(Repsol-YPF S.A. )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Spanish oil company Repsol-YPF reportedly has signed a contract to explore six offshore blocks in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and natural gas. Under the terms of the deal, Repsol will begin exploration work by the end of this year...

Russia agrees to allow Cuba to pay some debts with barter.
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- In a deal that could eventually play a role in efforts to resolve a long-running dispute over Cuba's debt to Russia, the two countries have reached an agreement that would allow the island to pay some obligations with goods and...

Citrus sector begins to approach production levels seen before economic crisis.
October 1, 2001... It has been a long struggle, but the Cuban citrus industry finally appears to be on the road to recovery. Like most other sectors, the loss of markets in the former Soviet Union and other Easter Europe and the end of financial assistance...

Cuba's nuclear hopes to end in pile of rubble.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- Cuban sources say the government has decided to dismantle the partially completed Juragua nuclear plant in Cienfuegos province. The project was begun in 1982 with Soviet assistance. However, work was suspended in 1992 after the...

US accuses top Pentagon analyst of spying for Cuba.(Ana Belen Montes found guilty )
October 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- Ana Belen Montes, a 44-year-old Defense Intelligence Agency analyst who was arrested in September and charged with spying for Cuba, had access to sensitive military intelligence that would have been of been of interest to some of...

Senate measure could threaten US-Cuba migration accords.
October 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- An appropriations bill approved by the Senate to fund the departments of Commerce, State and Justice contains a provision that threatens an immigration accord signed by Washington and Havana that ended the 1994 rafter crisis and...

In wake of attacks, Dorgan retreats on Cuba travel amendment.(Byron L. Dorgan)
October 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- Saying he did not want to slow Senate approval of a bill that would fund the Treasury Department next year, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) scrapped plans to attach a provision that would have hampered enforcement of restrictions on...

Economy & commodity export markets.(September 11 attacks on the United States and its repercussion on Cuban economy)
October 1, 2001... Dependent on commodity exports, tourism and cash remittances from abroad, the Cuban economy appears particularly vulnerable to the worldwide economic slowdown and fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Cuban...

Facts and statistics.(Illustration)
October 1, 2001... Facts And Statistics Total 1996 tax revenues 7.9 billion Total 1999 tax revenues 10.5 billion 1996 tax revenue from self employed people 191.9 million...

Fidelismo: a monthly report on Cuba's maximum leader.(Fidel Castro)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Most Touching Tribute "Taking care of Fidel is the most beautiful, noblest, most meaningful work: What extraordinary, silent dedication: sleepless nights because Fidel has scarcely slept, nights of fitful sleep because they can't be beside...

Government sets up third television channel.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... HAVANA -- The government has announced it plans to spend $3.7 million to set up a new educational television channel. The new station initially will broadcast to city of Havana and the province of the same name. Later, the government plans...

Rumor of the day.(provision of antiterrorism bill likely to affect food and medical sales to Cuba)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- There is growing concern a provision of the anti-terrorism bill now making its way through Congress could be used to bar food and medical sales to Cuba. A provision in a compromise package being worked out between Congress...