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December 2004
Cuban cars - Still working for the Revolution Sports & Cars
Seventh Havana Cigar International Festival to be held in February Cigars & Food
Cuba sex tourism and Cuban prostitutes Cuban People
New Trends in Cuba’s Healthcare System Science & Health
21st International Jazz Festival to be held in Havana Music & Literature
Small earthquake reported in Cuba Science & Health
Los Van Van still performing Cuban music after 35 years Music & Literature
Havana International Film Festival in Cuba Arts & Movies
New Biotechnology Facilities in Cuba Science & Health
Havana Museum of Fine Arts - A Niche for Cultural Tourism Arts & Movies
Che Guevara - Revolutionary, Murderer or just a T-shirt icon? Cuban People
Little Havana Padron Cigar History Cigars & Food
Biotechnology in Cuba and Havana’s Western Scientific Pole Science & Health
Cuba’s Other Revolution - Information Sciences Science & Health
The Cuban Biotech Revolution - Cancer Therapies, AIDS Medications and Vaccines Science & Health
Havana Club Rum Presents New Cuban Barrel Proof Cigars & Food
Conference on the Cuban biotech synthetic vaccine against Hemophilus influenzae Science & Health
Cuba’s pioneros plunge into politics at early age in Cuba Cuban People
November 2004
Cuban Art in New Zealand Arts & Movies
Eusebio Leal and the renovation of Old Havana Cuban People
Pioneering Medical Research in Cuba - Event at Harvard Science & Health
Cuban museums see rebovations Arts & Movies
Spark plugs for Cuba classic cars make great tips on streets of Havana Sports & Cars
Foreign Institutions Support Restoration of Havana Arts & Movies
Havana Chinatown leaders to meet with President Hu Jintao Cuban People
Casa del Habano Partagas cigar store on a “roll” Cigars & Food
Havana Cuba Tropicana nightclub toning down nudity Arts & Movies
History and future of Cuba ballet Arts & Movies
Cuba’s Response to AIDS - A Model for the Developing World Science & Health
International Masonic Lodge in Havana Cuba suffers partial collapse Cuban People
Cuba Marathon Maracuba 2004 Is Organized in Las Tunas Sports & Cars
15th Havana Marathon Marabana draws international runners Sports & Cars
The bell tolls for Ernest Hemingway home Finca Vigia outside Havana Music & Literature
Cuban Volleyball Player Mireya Luis in International Hall of Fame Sports & Cars
Cuban Religion Santeria derived from Cuban Slaves Cuban People
Cycling across Cuba for charity Science & Health
Tropicana nightclub in Havana switching rhythms Arts & Movies
New Cuban Cigars - Hoyo de Monterrey vitola, Petit robusto comes to world market Cigars & Food
Cuba biotechnology - Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine described as relevant scientific breakthr Science & Health
October 2004
Cuban Wine Gains Ground in International Market Cigars & Food
Cuba Minister of Science Rosa Elena Simeon Said Dead at Age 61 Science & Health
No evidence Cuba working on bioweapons - with commentary Science & Health
Baseball fans in Cuba find ways to watch Yankees vs Red Sox Sports & Cars
Cuba Exports Biotechnology Products Science & Health
More details on defection of Cuba baseball player Yamel Guevara Sports & Cars
Ernesto Che Guevara - biography Cuban People
Cuban baseball players reach Miami Sports & Cars
Che Guevara coin issued by Banco Nacional de Cuba Cuban People
Jaimanitas Artist finds plenty of room in Castro’s Cuba Arts & Movies
Cuban hip hop rap music at crossroads Music & Literature
September 2004
Cuba’s success at hurricane prepardness and aid to neighboring countries Science & Health
Cuban people ‘resolve’ to make ends meet Cuban People
High winds, old age threaten buildings throughout Havana Science & Health
Havana Modern Architecture Conference coming to Miami Architecture & Housing
Hurricane Ivan leaves Cuba Science & Health
200 mph winds hit Pinar del Rio Cuba Science & Health
Hurricane Ivan Lashes Pinar del Rio Cuba With 160 mph Winds Science & Health
Cuban rancher breeds miniature cows to provide families with milk Science & Health
Cubans use tunnels to hide from Ivan’s worst Cuban People
Hurricane Ivan should hit Cuba this weekend Science & Health
Talking About Sex, Talking About Health In Cuba Science & Health
granma.cu - President Fidel Castro receives Cuban Olympic delegation Sports & Cars
Hurricane Charley did not relieve the drought in Cuba Science & Health
Documents Linked to Ernest Hemingway Restored Arts & Movies
August 2004
Twisted Partagas Culebras Cuban cigar Cigars & Food
Petit Bouquet style of Cuban Cigar Cigars & Food
Cuban cigar growing chart by month - from Habanos Cigars & Food
Cuba wins two boxing gold medals at Olympics Sports & Cars
Cuba Beats Brazil for Women’s Volleyball Bronze medal at Olympics Sports & Cars
Che Guevara and the Motorcycle Diaries Cuban People
Wilfredo Lam paintings Arts & Movies
Odlanier Solis set to succeed Fexlix Savon in Cuban Olympic boxing Sports & Cars
Cuban woman ships herself to Miami airport inside crate Cuban People
Almendares River Park design in Havana Cuba Science & Health
Cuba wins Olympics baseball gold medal in Athens Sports & Cars
Naive Style Painting Movement in Sancti Spiritus Cuba Arts & Movies
Two million boxes of Havana Club rum sold Cigars & Food
With Castro watching, Cuba wants nothing but baseball gold Sports & Cars
Cuba reaches Olympic baseball medal round Sports & Cars
Cuban Rastafarians struggle with discrimination Cuban People
Four of Cuba’s Leading Ballerinas in 1964 photo Arts & Movies
Scholarship Girls at the National Ballet School in Havana 1964 Arts & Movies
Alicia Alonso at the National School of Ballet - Havana 1964 Arts & Movies
Cubanacan Arts Center, New Ballet Theatre Building in Havana, July 1964 Arts & Movies
La Corona Coronas Cuban Cigars, Vintage ad from 1938 Cigars & Food
Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana, Ad from 1938 Cigars & Food
“World’s Most Famous Cigars” Partagas and RamonAllones Ad from 1938 Cigars & Food
Missing traffic signals mean chaos for Havana traffic Cuban People
Hurricane Charley causes damage to thousands of buildings in Havana Cuban People
Cuba ballet, Alicia Alonso, defections and current talent Arts & Movies
Water Scarce in Havana from Charley’s Passage Cuban People
Havana without electricty - Clears Hurricane Charley Debris Science & Health
Cuba, Japan to Rule Olympics Baseball in Absence of U.S. Sports & Cars
Cuba seeks fourth straight volleyball gold Sports & Cars
Cuban health and anti-aging science Science & Health
Hurricane Charley claims 3 lives in Cuba Science & Health
Fidel Castro turns 78 Cuban People
Thousands of Cubans clean up damage from Hurricane Charley Science & Health
Hurricane Charley Batters Cuba Science & Health
Gas explosion leaves one dead and several injured in Guanabo Cuban People
Repeat of 1994 Balesro Cuba Rafter Crisis Less Likely Cuban People
Canadian Olympic baseball team hammers Cuba team Sports & Cars
New book about classic Cuban cars Sports & Cars
In Havana Cuba, Their Man Is John Kerry Cuban People
Cuba Phone company slow to reestablish service in Havana suburbs after fire Science & Health
Drought Brings Hardship and Withered Crops to Holguin in Eastern Cuba Science & Health
Cuba confronts drought afflicting eastern provinces Science & Health
Cuba is Olympic favorite for baseball gold medal Sports & Cars
August 5, 1994: The Day the ‘Hottest Summer’ Exploded in Cuba Cuban People
Despite repeated failures, brothers keep charting escape from Cuba Cuban People
Author of Paradiso, Lezama Lima’s Home Reopens to Public in Havana Music & Literature
Finding Elian Gonzales - Four years after Little Havana Cuban People
Cuba flora and fauna research restricted by new Bush rules Science & Health
July 2004
Elian Gonzalez a normal schoolboy four years after return to Cuba Cuban People
Drought brings Cuba to its knees Cuban People
Cuba and the Myth of the ‘Independent Libraries’ Music & Literature
Cuba’s State-Owned Record Music Label Going Worldwide Music & Literature
Cuban drought hits crisis level Science & Health
Cuba’s heartland grapples with worst drought in 40 years Cuban People
Havana Jazz Festival and Cuban Music Intensive trip to Cuba Music & Literature
Cuban Coin and Numismatic Museum Reopens in Havana Arts & Movies
Sri Lanka Experts fly to Cuba to study Dengue prevention methods Science & Health
Cuba planning to recover its Olympic baseball title Sports & Cars
Casa del Habano 95th Cuban Cigar Store Opens Cigars & Food
Cuba Drought Update Science & Health
Churcho Valdes and Los Van Van Nominated for 2004 Latin Grammy Awards Music & Literature
Plastic Art Exhibition in Havana Cuba Arts & Movies
National Festival of Symphonic Orchestras Concert to be held in Revolution Square Music & Literature
Cuban Biotechnology Center Produces New Drug against Circulatory Problems Science & Health
CancerVax Press Release Science & Health
CancerVax story from Granma.cu - First Cuban-U.S. cooperation agreement for production of anti-cance Science & Health
CancerVax and Cuban biotech deal allowed by US Science & Health
Che Guevara and The Motorcycle Diaries Arts & Movies
Havana residents concerned about overflowing septic tanks Science & Health
Cuban Rap groups getting support from Cuban government Music & Literature
Havana Night Club Cuban dancers apply for US visas Arts & Movies
Bridge To Havana - Beautiful voices are album’s greatest asset Music & Literature
Severe drought continues in Cuba Science & Health
Divorce rate high in Cuba Science & Health
Cuban musicians from Bridge to Havana criticize new U.S. restrictions Music & Literature
Historian Eusebio Leal and The public secrets of Old Havana Cuban People
Jose Contreras and other Cuban (now Cuban-American) baseball players Sports & Cars
Fake Habanos Cigars in Havana? Cigars & Food
June 2004
Jose Contreras Returns to Yankees a Happy Man Sports & Cars
How to avoid buying counterfeit cigars - Granma.cu Cigars & Food
Cuba’s Biotechnology Research and Development Science & Health
Biocon takes up trial of Cuban cancer vaccine Science & Health
Cuban cocktails: Daiquiris, Margaritas and Mojitos Cigars & Food
NY Yankees Cuban baseball pitcher Jose Contreras Reunited With Family Sports & Cars
Wilfredo Lam Our Night Arts & Movies
Wilfredo Lam Mi Cousin Arts & Movies
Wilfredo Lam Arts & Movies
US Navy of the coast of Cuba Cuban People
US Army Attacks Cuba Cuban People
Tobacco Plantation Cuba Cigars & Food
Produce Exchange Cuba Cigars & Food
Post office at Chickamauga Cuban People
New Havana Yacht Club Sports & Cars
Nautical Club in Cuba Sports & Cars
Horse Race Cuba Sports & Cars
Eban Tietro Payret Cuban People
Cubans Cutting Sugar Cane Cigars & Food
Cuban Landscape Cuban People
Country Club Golf Links Cuba Sports & Cars
Old postcard of 5th avenue at miramar habana cuba Music & Literature
Havana Club rum and the International Rum Festival in Cuba Cigars & Food
Cuba is a museum of antique American cars Sports & Cars
Book Review: ‘Cuba in Mind’ captivates, enlightens Music & Literature
Cuban boxing team ready for Athens Olympics Sports & Cars
Che Guevara film Motorcycle Diaries gets screened in Cuba Arts & Movies
Cuba hoping to recover Olympic Baseball title in Athens Sports & Cars
Cuban rap group Cubanitos 20-02 Prepares for International Tour Music & Literature
Cuban bartenders shake their stuff Cigars & Food
Kendry Morales, Young Cuban Baseball Star, Defects to United States Sports & Cars
Kendry Morales: “I’d like to be a catcher” - granma.cu March 14, 2002 Sports & Cars
Cuban baseball star Kendry Morales defects to United States Sports & Cars
Chicago Man sentenced for smuggling Cuban cigars Cigars & Food
Andy Garcia to Shoot ‘The Lost City’ Movie about Havana Cuba Arts & Movies
Riquimbilis - Cubans build homemade motorcycles for transportation Cuban People
Cuban Motorcyles: Spare parts + ingenuity = transportation Cuban People
BankUnited and The Florida Marlins to Display Cuban Baseball Memorabilia Sports & Cars
Cuban Special Period Documentary - Sin Embargo: Never The Less Arts & Movies
Wifredo Lam Contemporary Arts Center to Host Cuban Abstractionist Art Exhibit Arts & Movies
The Motorcycle Diaries - Che Guevara - movie info and trailer Arts & Movies
Che Guevara today - More easy rider than revolutionary? - The Motorcycle Diaries Arts & Movies
A Journey Through Old Havana with Art Mural at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City Arts & Movies
Atmospheric Phenomenon brings American Television to Cuba Cuban People
Cancer Treatment? Blue Scorpion Venom - Escozul Science & Health
May 2004
Cuban baseball pitcher Jose Contreras’ wife tells of toll demanded by defection Sports & Cars
Fire breaks out at Radio Progresso in Havana Cuban People
CUBADISCO’2004 Awards to Best Records for Cuban Music in 2003 Music & Literature
Radionovelas spice up Havana Cuba radio airwaves Music & Literature
Wilfredo Lam PLENI LUNA - Cuban Art for sale Arts & Movies
Tour Old Havana through Cuban cigar tobacco art Cigars & Food
Escozul - Cancer Treatment Information Science & Health
More than 11,000 boxes of counterfeit Cuban cigars confiscated Cigars & Food
Cuban baseball pitcher Jose Contreras returns to successful outing with NY Yankees Sports & Cars
Top Acts Cross ‘Bridge To Havana’ Music & Literature
Cuban Fishing Industry Bets on Lobsters Cigars & Food
DirecTV Stops Black-Market Cuban Television Cuban People
Ernesto Roque of Cubanet.org and other independent journalists take the risks to tell Cuba’s st Cuban People
U.S. Breaks Cultural Link As It Denies Visas to Cuban Musicians Music & Literature
Cuba working to reduce use of Cuban tobacco smoking Cigars & Food
Che Guevara Story - Motorcycle Diaries Movie Arts & Movies
Santeria Woman in Havana Cuba Smoking a Habanos Cigar Cuban People
Granma? No. Habana Vieja - Cigar Cigars & Food
Smoking a Big Cuban Cigar in Old Havana - Habana Vieja Cigars & Food
Former Cuban Baseball Pitcher Jose Contreras gets straight A’s Sports & Cars
Havana International Guitar Competition and Festival to Focus on Composer Leo Brouwer Music & Literature
Omara Portuondo - Cuban Music Music & Literature
Infomed - Old Computers Find Second Life in Cuba Science & Health
April 2004
Cuba Dance - Danzon in Havana Cuba Arts & Movies
Nominations for Cuban Music - CUBADISCO’2004 Awards Announced Music & Literature
Cuban Doctors aid strife-torn Haiti Science & Health
President Fidel Castro inaugurates Cuban Sports Olympiad Sports & Cars
Little Havana Restaurant - Cuban Food in North Miami Cigars & Food
Elian Gonzalez - Little Havana raid was four years ago today Cuban People
OLYMPIC LEADERS FROM AMERICAS MEET IN TEXAS, MINUS CUBA Sports & Cars
President Fidel Castro inaugurates Cuban Sports Olympiad Sports & Cars
Rare Cuban Baseball Collection Sports & Cars
Cuban baseball memorabilia collection Sports & Cars
L’Chaim Cuba! - Jews in Cuba Cuban People
Havana University student enrollment to increase Science & Health
U.S. denies visas to Afro-Cuban music group Cubanismo, tour canceled Music & Literature
The H Magazine - Slick lifestyle magazine comes to Havana Arts & Movies
Salem Oregon Doctor will take medical supplies to Cuba Science & Health
Old Havana restores hidden treasured murals Arts & Movies
Newly discovered photos show Ernest Hemmingway and Photographer Walker Evans’ Friendship Music & Literature
Cuba’s Stealthy Special Forces - Doctors Science & Health
Tattoo art becomes craze in normally conformist Cuba Arts & Movies
Jardines del Rey - Cuba Jazz Festival - Coco Jazz 2004 Music & Literature
When in Iraq, lovers of Cuban cigars find rare satisfaction Cigars & Food
March 2004
Noted Cuban painter - Artist Jose Maria Mijares Arts & Movies
Cuba publishes 35% of its scientific articles in U.S. magazines Science & Health
General Cigar loses Cohiba cigar trademark Cigars & Food
Cuba art on canvas Arts & Movies
Oliver Stone glad Canada will air Castro documentary movie Arts & Movies
La Guarida paladare in Havana Cigars & Food
Media in Cuba Cuban People
Cuban growers hope tobacco production normalizes Cigars & Food
Cuban Jazz House Opens in Havana Music & Literature
A ’‘pure Havana’‘ Renaissance man is stoking up the Miami arts scene Arts & Movies
Songs of Cuba, Silenced in America Music & Literature
Methodist bishop says Cuba easing church restrictions Cuban People
Artists from Four Countries at Trova Festival Music & Literature
Despite Difficulties, Foreign Agencies Hire Cuban Models Arts & Movies
Go be a medical student in Cuba Science & Health
Tracing Cuba’s tarnished golden age Cuban People
Wifredo Lam Art Center - Cuban Artist Exhibits Works Arts & Movies
Baseball News - Adrian Hernandez defected from Cuba Sports & Cars
A Taste of Cuba . . . in Florida Cigars & Food
Professor to study Ernest Hemingway home in Cuba Music & Literature
Havana Cigars Gain Ground in the World Cigars & Food
February 2004
Gay rights in Cuba: how much has changed? Cuban People
U.S. Women Basketball Team Completes Sweep in Cuba Sports & Cars
Cuba’s tobacco rolls Cigars & Food
Cigar festival draws rich smokers to Cuba Cigars & Food
Ballet Nacional de Cuba - Alicia Alonso interview Arts & Movies
Habanos - Havana Cigars - Key to Cuba Tobacco Harvest Is Patience Cigars & Food
International Havana Cigar Festival later in February Cigars & Food
‘Dirty Dancing’ boy meets girl in 1950s Cuba Arts & Movies
Cosmetic surgery flourishing in Cuba Science & Health
New York Yankees Pitcher Jose Contreras’ millions can’t buy him happiness Sports & Cars
Dirty Dancing in Havana Arts & Movies
Heady atmosphere of cars and cigars in Cuba Sports & Cars
NY Yankees Pitcher Jose Contreras feels betrayed by Castro Sports & Cars
Cuba’s infant mortality rate lower than U.S. Science & Health
The difficulties of Cuba Cuban People
FROM PROPAGANDA TO PR: A GUIDE TO CUBA’s MASS MEDIA Music & Literature
CORREDORES HELP CUBANS NAVIGATE COMPLEX HOUSING LAWS Cuban People
Cuban Musician Ibrahim Ferrer Wins 2004 Grammy Award Music & Literature
Cuba - US Women’s Basketball Series in Havana Sports & Cars
From “Y Tu Mama Tambien” to “Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights” Diego Luna Arts & Movies
Jews in Cuba -  A Tourist Trap? Cuban People
November 8 1960 Look magazine “Our Woman in Havana” Cuban People
July 14 1938 Who’s Who Among Visitors to Havana and What’s What in Cuba Cuban People
Brochure for “Cuba- Land of Fiesta and Siesta” Sports & Cars
JAVIER SOTOMAYOR now jumping to a fast, new beat Sports & Cars
What is lost by denying visas to Cuban artists? Hearts and minds Music & Literature
Cuban Rap Project Kicks Off Nationwide Tour Music & Literature
More Cuban Athletes Qualify for Athens 2004 Olympics Sports & Cars
Cuban Divers Are Trained to Use Nitrox at Cayo Levisa Sports & Cars
Cuba’s art schools may finally be completed Arts & Movies
Cuban youths turn tattoos into show of defiance Cuban People
Crackdown Ends Art Collecting Trips to Cuba Arts & Movies
J Records to Release Soundtrack to Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Music & Literature
Revlon Launches Marketing Program to Support Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Music & Literature
Black Eyed Peas go Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights Music & Literature
Wifredo Lam’s Works Exhibited in Segovia Arts & Movies
January 2004
Cuba aims to reclaim Olympic gold - Part 4 of 5 Sports & Cars
Cuba baseball legends live on Sports & Cars
Cuban baseball league is nation’s passion - Part 3 of 5 Sports & Cars
Teaching baseball the Cuban way - Part 2 of 5 Sports & Cars
Cuban baseball rocked by firing of stars said seeking greenbacks Sports & Cars
USC baseball team competes in Cuba for three exhibition games Sports & Cars
Cuba baseball players look for a way out - Part 1 of 5 Sports & Cars
University of Georgia Students set for study in Cuba Science & Health
Foreign Athletes at Havana Marathon Dedicated to Jose Marti Sports & Cars
Cuban Biotech Firm CIMAB S.A. Increases Exports Science & Health
Havana Police arrests teenagers who attacked gays Cuban People
Cuba ailing? Not its biotech industry Science & Health
Robert Redford Shows Che Guevara Film in Cuba Arts & Movies
Cuba’s pitch for 2012 Olympic Games Sports & Cars
For USC Baseball Team, Cuba Trip Is Invaluable Sports & Cars
Texas Rangers Pitcher R A Dickey - Cuba Baseball Sports & Cars
New York Yankees’ Jose Contreras says his family can’t leave Cuba Sports & Cars
Cuban Athletes Train for Olympic Games Sports & Cars
Good Results of El Aljibe Restaurant Highlighted Cuban People
Cuba is attractive to outsiders because embargo froze it in time Cuban People
Tourist trade gives some Cubans chance to earn American greenbacks Music & Literature
South Carolina delegates are impressed with Cuba Cuban People
On Havana’s waterfront, 25 years of hard work is worth $10 a month Cuban People
Life in Cuba Cuban People
Family Eatery Still Ruling the Roost in Cuba Cigars & Food
Forgotten photos recall Ernest Hemingway’s Havana friendship Music & Literature
Cuba: Island of Music - movie review Music & Literature
Maels Rodriguez and Yobal Duenas Officially Declared Free Agents Sports & Cars
Mariners among Cuban defector Maels Rodriguez primary choices Sports & Cars
Red Sox Eye Cuban Baseball Pitcher Maels Rodriguez Sports & Cars
Limitations on Internet access for Cubans to become more stringent Cuban People
Leader of Orthodox Christians Goes to Cuba Cuban People
New Vaccine for Cuban Children Science & Health
In Cuba town hungry for color, artist pleases the palette Arts & Movies
Cuban surfboard crisis: Surfing is no easy bag in socialist Cuba. But then few good things are. Stor Sports & Cars
Cuba to show results of its environmental policy Science & Health
Eight Cubans repatriated to Cuba after being rescued by a cruise ship Cuban People
Banned in Cuba Cigars & Food
Heady atmosphere of cars and cigars in Cuba Cigars & Food
Scorpion concoctions - Escozul cancer treatment Science & Health
Statue Unveiled in Cuba of Late Musician Music & Literature
Cuba: Tale of survival and struggle in 2003 Cuban People
DTC News.- 103 Cuban Athletes Qualify for Olympic Games Sports & Cars
Villa Clara Produces Cigars for Export Cigars & Food
Sioux City native studies evolution, ecology of lizards in Cuba Science & Health
DTC News.- New Cuban Feature-Length Film in Havana Theaters Sports & Cars
Academic ruins - Cuba’s National Art Schools Arts & Movies
The Art of Isolation: Cuba’s Very Late Modernists Arts & Movies

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