December 2008

• Obama pick defended Guantánamo policy, International Herald Tribune (12/1/08)

November 2008

• Castro attends Cuba's first Catholic beatification, Reuters (11/29/08)
• Medvedev meets with Raul Castro in Cuba, AFP (11/28/08)
• Castro: U.S. uses al-Qaeda to justify foreign policy, USA Today (11/23/08)
• Official: Russians want to search for oil off Cuba, AP (11/23/08)
• Top Judge at Guantanamo Anounces Retirement, Washington Post (11/18/08)
• China's Hu in Cuba to boost ties, AFP (11/07/08)
• Huracanes agravan la escasez en Cuba, El Nuevo Herald (11/17/08)
• Cuba tardará de dos a tres años en recuperarse de huracanes, El País (11/13/08)
• Raul Castro names new foreign investment minister, Reuters (11/12/08)
• Still out of sight, Fidel Castro pens new book, AP (11/12/08)
• Lifting of Cuba ban could hit rest of Caribbean, Financial Times (11/10/08)
• Hurricane Paloma wrecks hundreds of homes on Cuba, AP (11/9/08)
• Latin American Leaders Congratulate Obama Win, Voice of America (11/6/08)
• Restrictions on student exchanges to Cuba upheld, Miami Herald (11/4/08)
• Castro praises Obama but doesn't endorse him, AP (11/4/08)
• Cuba opens its biggest annual trade fair, Forbes (11/4/08)
• Venezuela's Chavez Calls for Obama to End U.S. Embargo on Cuba, Bloomberg (11/2/08)
• With US election, sun setting on Guantanamo trials, AP (11/1/08)
• Lula discusses economic crisis with 'lucid' Fidel Castro, AFP (11/1/08)

October 2008

• UPDATE 3-Brazil's Petrobras to search for oil offshore Cuba, Reuters (10/31/08)
• Brazil inks deal to hunt for, produce oil in Cuba, CNN (10/31/08)
• Latin America heads want end to US embargo of Cuba, Forbes (10/31/08)
• US judge to decide what is meant by 'enemy combatant', AFP (10/23/08)
• Cuba-EU standoff ends with cooperation accord, AP (10/23/08)
• UN rights official expects next US president to close Guantanamo, AFP (10/22/08)
• An Obama Victory Would Mean Significant Changes for Cuba and Latinos Living in the U.S., Says UB Caribbean Studies Chairman, Buffalo News (10/21/08)
• Castro writes while Cuba sinks, Toronto Sun (10/20/08)
• US election: Cuban-Americans begin to voice diverse political views, Guardian.co.uk (10/20/08)
• Cuba says Mexico agrees to return Cuban migrants, International Herald Tribune (10/19/08)
• Cuba's first Russian Orthodox cathedral opens, AP (10/19/08)
• Miami Herald Endorses Obama, cites difference in Cuba Policy with McCain, The Havana Note (10/18/08)
• Cuba warns it will never renounce socialism, AFP (10/15/08)
• Cuba warns it will never renounce socialism, AFP (10/15/08)
• Cuba names new vice president of cabinet, Miami Herald (10/14/08)
• Moratinos ofrece a Cuba un plan de reconstrucción, El Pais (10/14/08)
• Spain's prime minister to visit Cuba next year, AP (10/14/08)
• Cuba warns it will never renounce socialism, AFP (10/14/08)
• No Internet access for 9/11 defendants at Gitmo, AP (10/13/08)
• Castro: Racism in US keeps many away from Obama, AP (10/12/08)
• Cuba limiting purchases at food markets, Los Angeles Times (10/11/08)
• Bush firm on Cuba during Miami visit, Miami Herald (10/10/08)
• Cuban Diplomat Exposes US Blockade of Cuba at Johns Hopkins, Cuban News Agency (10/7/08)
• Principles, not money, power Guantanamo defense lawyers, AFP (10/6/08)
• Cuba hopes for good tourism season amid problems, Reuters (10/6/08)
• Hurricanes over Cuba, a month later, People's Weekly World (10/6/08)
• S. Fla. Cuban women could sway state's presidential vote, Miami Herald (10/5/08)
• FELAP urges lifting of U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba, China View (10/4/08)
• Chile and Mexico Send More Relief Aid to Cuba, Cuba Journal (10/3/08)
• Europe Urged to Protect Innocent Guantanamo Detainees, Deutsche Welle (10/3/08)
• Public Views Clash with U.S. Policy on Cuba, Immigration, and Drugs, Inter-American Dialogue (10/2/08)

September 2008

• Cuba freezes agricultural prices after hurricanes, Forbes (9/29/08)
• Chavez lands in Cuba, meets with Castro brothers, Associated Press (9/27/08)
• German, Cuban ministers discuss future of EU sanctions, AFP (9/26/08)
• Military prosecutor at Guantanamo quits: reports, AFP (9/25/08)
• U.S. Commerce Secretary Gutierrez: Cuba will return to policy forefront, Boston Herald (9/23/08)
• Second Cuban nickel plant opens after storm, Reuters (9/23/08)
• US judge 'reluctantly' delays Guantanamo appeals, AFP (9/22/08)
• U.S. offers $6.3M to Cuba, Miami Herald (9/22/08)
• Cuba expects 6-month food crisis after storms, Baltimore Sun (9/21/08)
• Canada sends $400,000 in storm aid to Cuba, AFP (9/20/08)
• Russia to help Cuba build space center, Reuters (9/17/08)
• Richard Clarke: Cuba Not a State Sponsor of Terror, The Havana Note (9/17/08)
• Cuba accepts political dialogue with EU, Reuters (9/16/08)
• Cuba rejects U.S. aid, asks embargo rules be lifted, Miami Herald (9/15/08)
• Cuba pushes for production of idle land, Examiner.com (9/15/08)
• United States: Protests support the Cuban Five, Green Left (9/13/08)
• Political dispute delaying U.S. storm aid to Cuba, Miami Herald (9/13/08)
• Cuba delays military exercise after 2 hurricanes, The International Herald Tribune (9/13/08)
• 1.2. million flee Havana as Ike nears, The International Herald Tribune (9/09/08)
• Rice: No Lifting of Cuba Embargo, Voice of America (9/07/08)
• Losses in Cuba from Gustav are enormous, Miami Herald (9/03/08)
• US seeks delay in Guantanamo detainees habeas appeal, AFP (9/02/08)
• 3 Guantanamo detainees sent to Afghanistan, Pakistan, McClatchy (9/02/08)

August 2008

• Cuba: Gustav is worst storm to hit the island in 50 years, McClatchy (8/31/08)
• Cuba arrests dissident rocker, band says, CNN (8/27/08)
• 2 Guantanamo inmates transferred to Algeria, Associated Press (8/26/08)
• Study blames Guantanamo guards for suicide, UPI (8/23/08)
• Cuba defaults on debts to Japanese firms, Miami Herald (8/20/08)
• Founder of Women in White Drops Out, IPS (8/18/08)
• Top Salvadoran candidate would restore Cuba ties, Miami Herald (8/18/08)
• At least 30 feared dead in Haiti; Cuba mostly spared, Associated Press (8/18/08)
• Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida, Miami Herald (8/18/08)
• Storm hits Cuba on way to Florida, BBC (8/18/08)
• Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles to stand trial in U.S., Los Angeles Times (8/15/08)
• Indictment against Posada reinstated, The Miami Herald (8/15/08)
• Appeals court orders Cuban militant to stand trial, The Associated Press (8/15/08)
• Cuba says U.S. climbs to 5th leading trade partner, Reuters (8/14/08)
• U.S. general barred from another Guantanamo trial, Reuters (8/14/08)
• Cuba current account swings to a surplus in 2007, Reuters (8/14/08)
• Panama Awaits Posada Extradition, Prensa Latina (8/14/08)
• Cuba replaces ambassador to Russia, Miami Herald (8/13/08)
• I'm not a Cuban agent, FBI informant says, Miami Herald (8/13/08)
• Guantánamo war court back in session to hear case of Canadian Omar Khadr, The Guardian - London (8/13/08)
• Khadr lawyers demand independent psych assessment, The Globe and Mail - Canada (8/13/08)
• Adviser to Guantanamo trials faces more criticism, The Associated Press (8/13/08)
• Castro marks 82nd birthday away from spotlight, The Associated Press (8/13/08)
• Out of sight but not out of mind, Castro turns 82, Reuters (8/13/08)
• Khadr 'victim of a war crime', Canwest News (8/12/08)
• Cuban rights group reports small drop in prisoners, The Associated Press (8/12/08)
• Cuba group paints grim picture on human rights, Reuters (8/12/08)
• Cuba 'jailing fewer dissidents', BBC News (8/12/08)
• Cuba to send animals to depleted Venezuelan zoos, Reuters (8/12/08)
• Cuba First Medal: Judoka Bermoy´s Silver, Solvision (8/11/08)
• Official statement from the government of Cuba on Russia, Granma (8/11/08)
• U.S. Little Leaguers visiting Cuba in rare trip, Reuters (8/10/08)
• Detainee May Not Go Free After Sentence, The Washington Post (8/10/08)
• Apathy, rising prices prevalent in Cuba, but rebellion is scarce, The Houston Chronicle (8/9/08)
• US groups seek Cuba's release of 22 political prisoners, including man who sewed his lips shut, Newsday (8/8/08)
• Lawyers for Guantanamo inmate sue Canadian PM, Reuters (8/8/08)
• Suit demands PM intervene to help Khadr, The Globe and Mail - Canada (8/8/08)
• 66 months for Osama Bin Laden's driver, McClatchy Newspapers (8/8/08)
• Spy catcher claims four are agents for Cuba, The Miami Herald (8/7/08)
• Bin Laden Driver Sentenced to a Short Term, The New York Times (8/7/08)
• Osama bin Laden's driver sentenced to less than six years, AFP (8/7/08)
• Washington Punishes more US Companies under its Hostile Cuba Policy, Cuban News Agency (8/6/08)
• Panel Convicts bin Laden Driver in Split Verdict, The New York Times (8/6/08)
• Military jury convicts bin Laden's ex-driver, International Herald Tribune (8/6/08)
• U.S. May Have Taped Visits to Detainees, The Washington Post (8/5/08)
• Mistrial avoided, but no verdict yet at Guantanamo, Reuters (8/5/08)
• Trial could brings US closer to closing Guantanamo, The Associated Press (8/5/08)
• Jury is out for Hamdan -- and the tribunal process, Los Angeles Times (8/4/08)
• Putin calls for restoring Russia's position in Cuba, The Huffington Post (8/4/08)
• Third Cuban ball player defects in Edmonton, The Vancouver Sun (8/4/08)
• Gitmo interrogators shift focus to prison activity, The Associated Press (8/3/08)
• U.S. mulls what do to with any Guantanamo convict, The Washington Post (8/2/08)
• Castro slams Edmonton, labels it 'dumping ground', CTV (8/1/08)
• Unlike Fidel, Raul Castro has his tomb ready in Cuba, AFP (8/1/08)
• Radio Mambí saca del aire programa de enlace con la oposición cubana, El Nuevo Herald (8/1/08)

• US holds 1st secret session of war crimes court, AP (7/31/08)
• Leahy counters Florida critic of Cuba baseball trip, Rutland Herald (7/31/08)
• 2 years after taking ill, Fidel Castro still a factor, The Miami Herald (7/31/08)
• At a Fork in the Road, Cuba Follows Two Paths, The New York Times (7/31/08)
• US Tries to Pardon Cuban Born Terrorist, Prensa Latina (7/31/08)
• Specter will visit Cuba's Raul Castro, The Associated Press (7/30/08)
• Russia newspaper backtracks on Cuba nuclear weapons report, The Miami Herald (7/30/08)
• Fidel Castro still a force, two years out of power, Reuters (7/30/08)
• Does John McCain have a Cuba embargo problem?, McClatchy Newspapers (7/29/08)
• In Detainee Trial, System Is Tested, The New York Times (7/29/08)
• Raul Castro's Revolution Day speech short on revolution, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (7/29/08)
• Raul Castro fails to announce reforms in Cuba, The Denver Post (7/27/08)
• Florida Travel Agents Fight Higher Bond on Cuba Trips, The New York Times (7/27/08)
• Former Qatari Guantanamo detainee returns home, International Herald Tribune (7/27/08)
• Cuba struggles for economic reform, BBC News (7/26/08)
• Activists plan rallies to urge Canada to repatriate young Guantanamo detainee, International Herald Tribune (7/25/08)
• Castro to speak at birthplace of Cuba revolution, Reuters (7/24/08)
• Russia denies reported Cuba base plans, The Associated Press (7/24/08)
• Cuba's Fidel Castro is cryptic over report on Russian bombers, Los Angeles Times (7/24/08)
• Fidel Castro says no excuses from Cuba on Russian bomber issue, AFP (7/24/08)
• Russia contemplates using Cuba to refuel nuclear bombers, The Guardian - London (7/24/08)
• Guantanamo prisoners reportedly not told of rights, The Associated Press (7/23/08)
• Cuba Democracy Groups Facing Audits After Reports of Fraud, The Washington Post (7/23/08)
• Evidence against terrorism suspect barred at Guantanamo trial, Los Angeles Times (7/22/08)
• Rules for Guantanamo Bay proceedings are still unclear, Los Angeles Times (7/22/08)
• Funding for free Cuba is frozen, The Miami Herald (7/22/08)
• Russian Bombers Could Be Deployed to Cuba, The Washington Post (7/22/08)
• Cuban-Venezuelan ties boom under Raul Castro, Reuters (7/21/08)
• Cuba flights from Detroit? No, but close, USA Today (7/21/08)
• 1st terrorism trial begins at Guantanamo Bay, CBC News - Canada (7/21/08)
• First trial of Guantanamo inmate to begin Monday, AFP (7/20/08)
• Cuba to Grant Private Farmers Access to Land, The New York Times (7/19/08)
• Cuba to put more farm land in private hands, AFP (7/19/08)
• Yemen wants US to hand over Guantanamo detainees, AFP (7/19/08)
• Last Hurdles Crossed for Guantanamo Trial Monday, McClatchy Newspapers (7/18/08)
• First Guantanamo war-crimes trial set to begin, Los Angeles Times (7/18/08)
• Wave of arrests targets Cuban activists, The Miami Herald (7/18/08)
• Cuba paid debts with forced labor, lawsuit says, Miami Herald (7/17/08)
• Sides clash over treatment of Bin Laden's driver, Reuters (7/17/08)
• Canada dismisses pressure over Guantanamo inmate, Reuters (7/16/08)
• Report blasts agency over Martí no-bid deals, Reuters (7/16/08)
• Cuba to Expand Oil Refining Capacity, Cuba News (7/16/08)
• Extradition Process for Posada Carriles Continues in Panama, Cuba News (7/15/08)
• First Guantanamo trial should begin - US govt., Reuters (7/15/08)
• First Guantanamo video released, BBC News (7/15/08)
• Video shows weeping Canadian Guantanamo inmate, Reuters (7/15/08)
• Detainee’s Lawyers Make Claim on Sleep Deprivation, The New York Times (7/15/08)
• Americans go to Cuba despite travel ban, The Niagra Falls Review (7/15/08)
• Cubans are happily adjusting to change under Raúl Castro, The Dallas Morning News (7/15/08)
• Cuba says sugar cane rust and smut under control, Reuters (7/15/08)
• Report: problems with Radio/TV Marti contracts, Miami Herald (7/15/08)
  *click here for the full report from the GAO.
• Sleep deprivation raised in bin Laden driver case, Reuters (7/14/08)
• Cuba revives its private farms, Los Angeles Times (7/14/08)
• Cuba pushes to double its rice production, The Baltimore Sun (7/13/08)
• Cuba's Castro warns world economy may slow reform, Reuters (7/12/08)
• Blimp recruited for interdictions at sea, The Miami Herald (7/12/08)
• Cuban scientist attends symposium in Fort Lauderdale, The Miami Herald (7/12/08)
• Cuba to raise retirement age by five years, Calgary Herald - Canada (7/11/08)
• Hearing in lawsuit against 'terrorist' travel ban, The Miami Herald (7/11/08)
• Youth Baseball Team Authorized by OFAC to Travel to Cuba is Seeking Donations, International Trade Law News (7/10/08)
  Visit the little league baseball team's website here.
• Airship to spot migrants, among other missions, The Miami Herald (7/10/08)
• U.S. Senate panel votes to expand Cuba travel, Reuters (7/10/08)
• Lawyers, advocates dispute Harper claim of 'no real alternative' on Khadr, The Canadian Press (7/10/08)
• Canada's secret documents on Khadr's treatment revealed, The Globe and Mail - Canada (7/9/08)
• Senate Panel Approves Expanded Cuba Travel in Spending Bill, Congressional Quarterly Online (7/9/08)
• Cuba to allow new private taxis for first time since '99, USA Today (7/9/08)
• Foreign investment projects in Cuba down: official, Reuters (7/9/08)
• Judge urges speed in Guantánamo cases, Miami Herald (7/9/08)
• Judge to White House: Guantanamo is top priority, The Associated Press (7/8/08)
• ACLU: U.S. blocking payments to Guantanamo attorneys, Miami Herald (7/8/08)
• Cuba frets over import costs even as economy grows, Reuters (7/8/08)
• Poll: Diaz-Balarts' rivals close on their heels, Miami Herald (7/8/08)
• Lawsuit over traveling to Cuba delayed, Miami Herald (7/8/08)
• Raúl Castro admite problemas de la prensa oficial, El Nuevo Herald (7/7/08)
  *For an English translation of this article, click here.
• Guantanamo Bay may be turned into marine 'rapid reaction' base, The Telegraph - London (7/7/08)
• 'No progress' on mass Guantanamo prisoner transfer, The Associated Press (7/7/08)
• Cuba's Fidel Castro Urges Colombian Guerrillas to Free Hostages, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (7/7/08)
• Cuba pushes for trial of exile, Miami Herald (7/6/08)
• Exiles seek pardon for convicted Cuban exile militant, Miami Herald (7/6/08)
• Sen. Jesse Helms, co-author of Helms-Burton Act, dies, Miami Herald (7/5/08)
• Cuban spies' ranks on rise in state, Miami Herald (7/5/08)
• Cuba willing to hold talks with U.S. on equal footing, Xinhua (7/5/08)
• Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies, The Washington Post (7/4/08)
• White House debates the future of Guantanamo, Los Angeles Times (7/4/08)
• Two Subplots in Guantánamo’s Long Legal Story, The New York Times (7/4/08)
• Iconic US conservative Jesse Helms dies, AFP (7/4/08)
• Diplomats deny egging on July 4th protests in Cuba, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (7/3/08)
• Panama Considering Request for Extradition of Terrorists, Cuba News (7/3/08)
• Lawyers ask judge to stop first Guantanamo trial, Reuters (7/3/08)
• Bush Says No 'Imminent' Decision on Guantanamo, FOXNews (7/3/08)
• China Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo, The New York Times (7/2/08)
• Cuba says U.S. escalating anti-government actions, Reuters (7/2/08)
• Cuba says U.S. behind protests for July Fourth, CNN (7/2/08)
• Cuba accuses US diplomats of organising protests, The Guardian (7/2/08)
• Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles Must Return to Panama, Cuba News (7/2/08)
• Panama court overturns Posada's pardon, Miami Herald (7/2/08)
• Posada may face extradition to Panama, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (7/2/08)
• Brazil, Cuba negotiate an oil venture, Miami Herald (7/2/08)
• Exile debate on Cuba travel restrictions, Miami Herald (7/2/08)
• Cuban flights continue as judge mulls state fees, Miami Herald (7/1/08)
• Travel agents say regulations target trips to Cuba, Miami Herald (7/1/08)
• Panama court overturns Posada's pardon, Miami Herald (7/1/08)
• U.S. court overturns Pentagon's case against Guantánamo detainee, International Herald Tribune (7/1/08)
• Cuba seeks Indian help to set up 150,000 bpd refinery, Reuters (7/1/08)

June 2008

• Spirit Airlines fined for paying to fly over Cuba, Miami Herald (6/30/08)
• An American dream realized in Cuba, Newsday - New York (6/30/08)
• Cuba travel law stirs debate, Miami Herald (6/29/08)
• Guantanamo's days numbered, tough choices ahead, The Associated Press (6/29/08)
• Navy to keep Guantanamo base if prison closes, The Associated Press (6/29/08)
• Cuba says will double Santiago refinery capacity, Reuters (6/27/08)
• American companies eye Cuba's offshore oil, St. Petersburg Times - Florida (6/27/08)
• Cuba has issues list for U.S., Springfield News-Leader - Missouri (6/27/08)
• Judge says Supreme Court ruling no reason to delay 1st Guantanamo trial, International Herald Tribune (6/27/08)
• Defence lawyers to get Khadr video, Toronto Star (6/26/08)
• Guantánamo detainees' move to Kansas fought, Detroit Free Press (6/26/08)
• LUKOIL faces delays in Venezuela, puts Cuba on hold, Reuters (6/26/08)
• Cuba hails end of EU sanctions, AFP (6/26/08)
• End of EU sanctions on Cuba deals US a setback, AFP (6/25/08)
• EU Reversal on Cuba Sanctions Spotlights US Position, CNS News (6/25/08)
• Mission of U.S. broadcasts in Cuba is debated, The Detroit News (6/25/08)
• Cuban church protests support for gay rights, The Guardian - London (6/25/08)
• Congress looks to change Cuba policies, Los Angeles Times (6/25/08)
• CANF denies newspaper report of illegal-activities links, Miami Herald (6/25/08)
• Top Chinese communist visits Fidel Castro, Associated Press (6/25/08)
• Fidel Castro Meets Chinese Communist Party Leader, Cuban News Agency (6/25/08)
• U.S. exporters hope Cuba trade policy changes soon, Cuba News (6/24/08)
• US to carry on military trials at Guantanamo despite ruling, AFP (6/24/08)
• Chinese Communist Party Leader Visits Cuba, Cuba News (6/23/08)
• Court rules in favor of Chinese Muslim held at Gitmo, CNN (6/23/08)
• Appeals court rules for Guantanamo detainee, The Associated Press (6/23/08)
• UK banks accused of boycotting Cuba, The Guardian - London (6/23/08)
• Mexico police guard smuggling suspect, The Associated Press (6/21/08)
• White House Dismissed Legal Advice On Detainees, The Washington Post (6/21/08)
• US downplays EU's lifting its Cuba sanctions, Agence France Presse (6/21/08)
• Cuba sees lifting of EU sanctions as good step, Reuters (6/20/08)
• Cuba silent, dissidents vary on EU vote to lift sanctions against the island, International Herald Tribune (6/20/08)
• EU lifts sanctions against Cuba, BBC (6/20/08)
• Six Cuban dissidents freed, Miami Herald (6/20/08)
• Report: Bush administration wants to rewrite evidence against Gitmo prisoners, USA Today (6/20/08)
• Some South Florida voters would back lifting Cuba travel restrictions for exiles, Miami Herald (6/19/08)
• Castro makes rare TV appearance, BBC News (6/18/08)
• Former navy legal chief condemns Guantánamo 'cruelty', Financial Times - London (6/18/08)
• Report: Exams reveal abuse, torture of detainees, CNN (6/18/08)
• Human rights group says it has proof of detainee abuse, The Boston Globe (6/18/08)
• Guantanamo war crimes court back in session, The Huffington Post (6/17/08)
• Congress panel votes to loosen Cuba travel rules, Reuters (6/17/08)
• Cuba's Raul Castro charts own economic course, The Guardian - London (6/17/08)
• Tory 'opinion' justifies leaving Khadr in Guantanamo, Canwest News Service (6/17/08)
• Guantánamo Bay: Pentagon 'was warned over interrogation methods', The Guardian - London (6/17/08
• EU postpones decision on Cuba sanctions, Reuters (6/16/08)
• EU debates lifting Cuba sanctions, Business Week (6/16/08)
• Chavez in Cuba for a 'working visit,' Miami Herald (6/16/08)
• Ventas de alimentos de Estados Unidos a Cuba escalan a cifra record, El Nuevo Herald (6/16/08)
• Bank ditches UK firms trading with Cuba, The Guardian (6/16/08)
• Elian 'joins Cuba's communists,' BBC News (6/16/08)
• Cubans see hope for change in Obama, Reuters (6/15/08)
• Defense lawyers to challenge Guantanamo trials. International Herald Tribune (6/14/08)
• McCain and Obama split on justices' Guantanamo ruling. New York Times (6/13/08)
• Cuba deports US man on porn, sex charges Huffington Post (6/13/08)
• Mexico searches for Cuban migrants, The Guardian (6/13/08)
• Guantanamo detainees have rights, court rules, Globe and Mail (6/13/08)
• Attorney general criticizes Supreme Court's Guantanamo ruling, says won't halt military trials, International Herald Tribune (6/13/08
• The end of communism? Cuba sweeps away egalitarian wages, The Independent (6/13/08
• High-speed escape: Greater optimism at home has not stopped the exodus he end of communism? Cuba sweeps away egalitarian wages, The Economist (6/12/08
• Cuba oil plans could put hole in U.S. embargo, Reuters (6/12/08
• GOP claim about Chinese oil drilling off Cuba is untrue, McClatchy Newspapers (6/12/08
• Official: Equal pay in Cuba doesn't work, Huffington Post (6/12/08
• Wage system gets major overhaul, Miami Herald (6/11/08)
• Some Cuban emigrants head back home, Miami Herald (6/11/08
• US group sues Pentagon over 2 Guantanamo suicides; claims filed on behalf of relatives, International Herald Tribune (6/11/08
• Guantanamo criticism intensifies, Los Angeles Times (6/11/08
• Leading dissident plans to return to Cuba, Miami Herald (6/10/08
• Defying U.S., EU nears deal ending Cuban sanctions, Reuters (6/10/08)
• UN rights chief says Guantanamo trials fall short, Mail & Guardian (6/10/08
• Guantanamo inmates suffering mental damage; report, Reuters (6/10/08
• Guantanamo Bay: Interrogators told to destroy torture notes, US lawyer claims, The Guardian (6/9/08)
• Cuba-Venezuela communications project on the move, Cuban News Agency (6/9/08)
• Vietnam pledges to provide enough rice for Cuba, Thanh Nein Daily (6/9/08)
• Cuba rejects US human trafficking list, Associated Press (6/9/08)
• Soaring oil and food prices hit Cuban recovery, Reuters (6/8/08)
• Detainee's attorney seeks dismissal over abuse, Washington Post (6/8/08)
• Egypt, Cuba ink visa exemption agreement, Chinaview (6/8/08)
• Cuba to offer free sex changes, Telegraph (6/7/08)
• Cuba's urban farming program a stunning success, Miami Herald (6/7/08)
• Cuba to offer free sex changes, Telegraph(6/7/08)
• Cuba's urban farming program a stunning success, Telegraph(6/7/08)

• UN panel criticizes US war crimes charges for Guantanamo minors, International Herald Tribune (6/6/08)
• I want to be a martyr, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tells Guantanamo tribunal, The Times - London (6/5/08)
• In Rare Study, Cubans Put Money Worries First, The New York Times (6/5/08)
  To see further results of IRI's survey on Cuba, click here.
• 9/11 plot suspects go to court at Guantanamo, San Francisco Chronicle (6/5/08)
• Accused 9-11 mastermind welcomes death penalty, Reuters (6/5/08)
• Feds: Militant's immigration case wrongly dropped, El Paso Times (6/4/08)
• Cuba leader Raul Castro turns 77 amid rising hopes, Reuters (6/4/08)
• Khadr labelled 'good kid' by U.S. captors, The Globe and Mail - Canada (6/3/08)
• Khadr 'salvageable:' U.S. guard, Canwest News Service (6/2/08)
• Marine colonel defends dismissal of war court judge, Miami Herald (6/2/08)
• Democrats See Cuba Travel Limits as a Campaign Issue in Florida, The New York Times (6/1/08)
• End of electronics ban still a 'cruel joke' for many Cubans, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (6/1/08)

• Release sought of Khadr interrogation footage, The Globe and Mail - Canada (5/30/08)
• Condoleezza Rice defends Guantanamo, International Herald Tribune (5/30/08)
• The last Briton in Guantanamo faces death penalty, The Independent - London (5/30/08)
• Guantanamo judge dismissed in Canadian's case, Reuters (5/29/08)
• End of Cuba's 'tourist apartheid' leaves vast racial divide, Miami Herald (5/29/08)
• Sides square off in Cuba travel case, Rutland Herald, Vermont (5/29/08)
• Cubans in Vt. sue US over 3-year travel restriction, Boston Globe (5/28/08)
• With Other Nations Refusing Detainees' Return, 'We Are Stuck' With Guantanamo, Gates Says, Washington Post (5/26/08)
• Cuba dissidents: Police raided meeting, Miami Herald (5/26/08)
• U.S. says no formal charges from Cuba in diplomat tiff, Reuters (5/24/08)
• Obama, in Miami, Calls for Engaging With Cuba, New York Times (5/24/08)
• Bolivia's Morales says Fidel Castro looking thin, but remains lucid, Associated Press (5/23/08)
• President Bush speaks on Cuba policy, White House (5/21/08)
• US to allow Americans to send cell phones to Cuba, Associated Press (5/21/08)
• Aid to Cubans tracked to office of Posada pal, Miami Herald (5/21/08)
• US 'stuck' with Guantanamo prison, BBC (5/21/08)
• McCain, Wooing Florida, Hits Obama on Cuba Policy, Washington Post (5/20/08)
  (click here to read McCain's full statement)
• Radio Martí's mission debated, Miami Herald (5/20/08)
  "It is not a `Let's have all this diversity of thought,' said Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban-American." Florida Representative discussing the content of TV and Radio Marti broadcasts.
• La solidaridad internacional en tiempos de cambios por Oscar Espinosa Chepe , ABC, Madrid (5/19/08)
• Cuba alleges U.S. envoy carried funds to dissidents, CNN (5/19/08)
  (click here for "pruebas" presented by the Cuban government)
• Cuban blogger, Yoani Sánchez, named one of TIME's most influential people, TIME (5/19/08)
• US tries to put spotlight on political prisoners in Cuba, AFP (5/19/08)
• Cuba: US passed dissidents private funds, Associated Press (5/18/08)
• In Raul Castro's reforms in Cuba, Internet remains restricted, AFP (5/18/08)
• Cuba: Machado Ventura Heads Delegation to Regional Summit, Escambray (5/16/08)
• Obama, McCain to offer contrasts on Cuba policy, Miami Herald (5/15/08)
• Texas commissioner going to Cuba, Houston Chronicle (5/14/08)
• Cubans should be free to travel, says Castro daughter, AFP (5/12/08)
• EEUU cierra webs españolas por violar el embargo a Cuba, Público (5/11/08)
• Group urges U.S. to open cultural exchange with Cuba, Reuters (5/11/08)
• Cuban Central Bank urges stronger peso, fewer subsidies, Associated Press (5/9/08)
• Cuba scorns anti-Castro exile honored in Miami, Reuters (5/7/08)
• Democrats move boldly in South Florida, St. Petersburg Times (5/7/08)
• Cuba refuses to give blogger visa to collect prize, AFP (5/7/08)
• U.S. program to help dissidents from Cuba undergoes overhaul, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (5/7/08)
• Luis Posada Carriles, a terror suspect abroad, enjoys a 'coming-out' in Miami, Los Angeles Times (5/7/08)
• Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public, Associated Press (5/3/08)
• U.S. rejects Canadian's "child soldier" defense, Reuters (5/2/08)
• Raul Castro overhauls Cuba's farm bureaucracy, Reuters (5/1/08)
• Al - Jazeera cameraman freed from Guantanamo after 6 years, New York Times (5/1/08)
• Cuba announces shakeup of troubled farm sector, Miami Herald (5/1/08)
• Huge rally in Cuba marks May Day, BBC (5/1/08)

• Cuba announces Communist Party congress, CNN (4/29/08)
• Raul Castro raises state pension, BBC (4/28/08)
• Nancy Pelosi Says US Blockade of Cuba Should be Lifted, ACN (4/25/08)
• Cuban reforms create goodwill , BBC (4/25/08)
• Forest Management Event in Cuba, Prensa Latina (4/23/08)
• Cuba travel bill clears state Senate hurdle, Miami Herald (4/22/08)
• Communist Cuba airs U.S. television series, Reuters (4/20/08)
• Farmers visit Cuba on trade mission, Capital News 9 (4/20/08)
• US Promoter for Greater Cultural Exchange with Cuba, Invasor (4/19/08)
• White House: Cuba changes 'cosmetic', AFP (4/18/08)
• Minnesota House says U.S. should trade with Cuba, South Washington County Bulletin (4/18/08)
• Gorbachev: U.S. Should Support Raul Castro's Reforms In Cuba, AHN (4/17/08)
• SA writes off Cuba’s debt of R926m, Business Day (4/17/08)
• Cuba has already produced its first million tons of petroleum, CubaNews (4/17/08)
• Cuba Warns Foes That Recent Reforms Strengthen, Not Weaken, Socialism, Washington Post (4/17/08)
• Private restaurants create taste of Cuba, Miami Herald (4/14/08)
• U.S. Appeals Court to hear arguments in Khadr terrorism case, The Canadian Press (4/14/08)
• War trials boycotted, Daily News (4/13/08)
• Cuba Presents Its Experience on Wetland Conservation, Invasor (4/12/08)
• Cuba to Allow Thousands to Own Homes, New York Times (4/12/08)
• US gives Cubans fast track visas, BBC (4/11/08)
• A Felony with That Croqueta?, Miami New Times (4/10/08)
• New Roadblocks Delay Tribunals at Guantánamo, New York Times (4/10/08)
• South Carolina missing out on sales to Cuba is other states' gain, The Post and Courier (4/7/08)
• Cuba hit with $253 mln verdict in Miami court, Reuters (4/5/08)
• Child soldier's rehab offers lessons for Khadr, Toronto Star (4/5/08)
• Artists' congress marks more changes in Cuba, Vancouver Sun (4/5/08)
• Cuba loosens economic latches, St. Petersburg Times (4/4/08)
• Guantanamo prosecutor says why he quit, Philadelphia Inquirer (4/4/08)
• Fidel's successor gives Cubans the freedom to watch foreign television, The Independent (4/4/08)
• 2 Groups to Help Defend Detainees at Guantánamo, New York Times (4/4/08)
• Cuba lending farmers state land, BBC (4/2/08)
• Raul's Reforms May Strengthen Communism, Associated Press (4/2/08)
• Cubans line up at imported goods shops, Miami Herald (4/1/08)
• Cubans can stay at hotels, but rates will deter most, Miami Herald (4/1/08)

• US charges Guantanamo prisoner in 1998 attack on embassy in Africa, International Herald Tribune (3/31/08)
• A Bush Cuba advisor resigns over alleged funds misuse, Miami Herald (3/28/08)
• Cuba to allow ordinary citizens to get cell phones, Houston Chronicle (3/28/08)
• 5 Ex-Chief Diplomats: Close Guantanamo, Associated Press (3/28/08)
• A day in a Guantanamo detainee's life, Los Angeles Times (3/28/08)
• Ampliación de los servicios de telecomunicaciones, Granma Internacional (3/28/08)
• At Hub hearing, lawyers press case of Guantanamo detainees, Boston Globe (3/27/08)
• Cuba, Turkey Sign Coop Accords, Prensa Latina (3/26/08)
• Cuba cuts red tape in prescription drug sales, Reuters (3/25/08)
• Canadians answer Cuba's call, CanWest News Service (3/24/08)
• Out of Guantanamo and Bitter Toward Bin Laden, Washington Post (3/24/08)
• 1,000 evacuated due to flooding in eastern Cuba, Thai Indian News (3/22/08)
• Pope Directs Donations to Cuba, Associated Press (3/22/08)
• Informal economy acknowledged, Miami Herald (3/22/08)
• Letters to Granma new form of expression in Cuba, Reuters (3/21/08)
• Cuba's ecological future faces uncertainty, The Detroit News (3/21/08)
• Guantanamo inmate wins hearing at top Canada court, International Herald Tribune (3/20/08)
• Cuba studies travel rules change, BBC (3/20/08)
• Cuba encara la buhonería, Tal Cual Digital.com (3/20/08)
• Cuba Urges UN to Take Action against Terrorists, Cuban News Agency (3/20/08)
• U.S. embargo on Cuba benefits Europe, Canada firms, Reuters (3/19/08)
• Cuba lifts ban on farmers buying supplies, Reuters (3/17/08)
• Worlds apart, waiting for justice, Toronto Star (3/15/08)
• Mexico, Cuba leaders aim to let bygones be bygones, Chicago Tribune (3/14/08)
• With Cuba slow to change, defections rise, Miami Herald (3/13/08)
• Cuba lifts ban on computer and DVD sales, Reuters (3/13/08)
• Gitmo Detainees Allowed Phone Calls, Associated Press (3/12/08)
• Cuba's population falls 2 years in a row, Miami Herald (3/11/08)
• Guantanamo Trials Called Tainted By Coercion, New York Times (3/10/08)
• University-area rep working to lift Cuba embargo, Minnesota Daily (3/10/08)
• For Those Who Fled, a Retort to Cuba, New York Times (3/10/08)
• EU commissioner wants Cuba sanctions abolished, Reuters (3/9/08)
• Bush rejects easing of U.S. embargo on Cuba, Reuters (3/8/08)
• Guantanamo Detainee Loses Court Case, Associated Press (3/7/08)
• Spain: Ex-detainees too damaged for trial, Miami Herald (3/6/08)
• Cyber-Rebels in Cuba Defy State’s Limits, New York Times (3/6/08)
• EU official off to Cuba for talks, Business Week (3/5/08)
• A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears, New York Times (3/4/08)
• Congress Re-Examines Cuba Embargo, Associated Press (3/4/08)
  For the Letter to Secretary Rice (click here)
• Guantanamo Algerians welcome to come home-minister, Reuters (3/3/08)

• Cuba signs human rights pledges, BBC (2/28/08)
• Cuba says cigar sales increase 7 pct in 2007, International Herald Tribune (2/28/08)
• 'Europe Turning Away Guantanamo People', IPS (2/28/08)
• Vatican concern over Cuban prisoners, CNN International (2/27/08)
• Raúl Castro named new Cuban president, Financial Times (2/24/08)
• Fidel Castro Will Always Lead Cuba, Locals Say, Washington Post (2/22/08)
• Castro calls on U.S. to change Cuba policy, Reuters (2/22/08)
• Vatican's No. 2 hopes visit to Cuba gives 'new push' to government-church relations, International Herald Tribune (2/21/08)
• Fidel Castro announces resignation, The Press Association (2/19/08)
  Message from the Commander in Chief. (in English)
  Mensaje del Comandante en Jefe. (en Español)
• Cuba to free 7 dissidents, Spain says, Reuters (2/15/08)
• U.S. Seeking Execution for 6 in Sept. 11 Case, New York Times (2/11/08)
• Idaho bill proposes renewed trade with Cuba, Boise News (2/11/08)
• Bin Laden's driver wins, loses in war court, Miami Herald (2/8/08)
• Cuban students openly challenge government, Reuters (2/7/08)
• Soldier in `shock' over leaked Khadr report, Toronto Star (2/7/08)
• Cuba's Castro may soon end mystery over his future, Reuters India (2/6/08)
• Former Guantánamo prisoner asks U.S. to review its founding ideals, The Christian Science Monitor (2/6/08)
• Time Runs Out for an Afghan Held by the U.S., New York Times (2/5/08)
• Guantanamo court to address rights of former child soldier facing war-crimes trial, International Herald Tribune (2/4/08)
• It’s Not Politics. It’s Just Cuba., New York Times (2/3/08)
• Court Won't Reconsider Guantanamo Ruling, Associated Press (2/1/08)
• Former Guantanamo Bay detainee fields media offers for his story, International Herald Tribune (2/1/08)

• Afghan nears trial by military commission, Miami Herald (1/31/08)
• Guatemala to Study Cuban Health System, Prensa Latina (1/30/08)
• Red Cross seeks detainee safeguards, Miami Herald (1/30/08)
• N.D.: Ag Commissioner Heads to Cuba, Houston Chronicle (1/29/08)
• Beyond cafe con leche: Candidates compete for Cuban-American vote, Miami Herald (1/26/08)
• State pea, lentil growers gain traction in Cuba, The Billings Gazette (1/25/08)
• Bush accuses Cuba's Castro of repressive policies, Reuters (1/24/08)
• U.S. says no to U.N. request to attend Khadr trial, Toronto Star (1/23/08)
• Cuba bans marine turtle hunt, Reuters (1/23/08)
• State Ag Trade Mission to Cuba, California Farmer (1/21/08)
• Castro re-elected, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (1/21/08)
• US Remains Cuba's Top Food Supplier, Miami Herald (1/21/08)
• California Sends First Trade Mission to Cuba, New York Times (1/21/08)
• Ottawa reverses torture stance, Toronto Star (1/20/08)
• Guantanamo listed as torture, abuse concern in Foreign Affairs manual, The Canadian Press (1/17/08)
• Castro Says Not Yet Ready to Campaign, Associated Press (1/16/08)
• Brazil's president meets with Fidel Castro during trip to offer Cuba credits, International Herald Tribune (1/16/08)
• Guantanamo clouds George Bush's Saudi visit, Telegraph (1/15/08)
• Joint Chiefs Chairman: Close Guantanamo, The Washington Post (1/15/08)
• Anti-Posada demonstration in Miami called off after confrontation, Florida Times-Union (1/13/08)
• Brazil to invest in Cuba, Castro-Lula meet unsure, Reuters (1/11/08)
• Ban on travel to Cuba faces challenge, St. Petersburg Times (1/11/08)
• U.S. appeals court dismisses Guantanamo torture suit, Reuters (1/11/08)
• Renegade CIA agent Agee dies, Guardian Unlimited (1/9/08)
• Campaign to free Khadr escalates, Toronto Star (1/7/08)
• Defying U.S. Plan, Prison Expands in Afghanistan, New York Times (1/7/08)
• Colleges fight ban on trips to Cuba, Palm Beach Post (1/3/08)
• Giuliani gets cigar fix in Miami, Miami Herald (1/2/08)
• Castro salutes Cubans for '50 years of resistance', USA Today (1/1/08)