U.S. to Apply Cuba Sanction on Jamaica Resort Company, WSJ Says

[Judi Lynn]

Latin America


U.S. to Apply Cuba Sanction on Jamaica Resort Company, WSJ Says

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. administration has advised a Jamaica-based resort company that its senior executives won't be allowed into the U.S. because the company has invested in property confiscated from Americans in Cuba, the Wall Street Journal said.

The notification was sent to Superclubs, a chain with properties throughout the Caribbean, the Journal said, citing an unidentified U.S. official. Visas would be denied to top executives, shareholders, their spouses and children effective 45 days after the date on the letters.
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The provision, included in the Helms-Burton law, has been only rarely applied, the Journal said. The Bush administration two weeks ago said it would aggressively apply the law to weaken the government of Fidel Castro, the Journal said.
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http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aUsONBAe.OpI&refer=latin_america

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May 26, 2004

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Re "Tough, Empty Cuba Policy," editorial, May 21: I take personal issue with President Bush's hostile policy toward Cuba. I have a newborn baby, and her father is Cuban. For work and family commitments, I chose to have her in the U.S., but her father was unable to get a visa to be here for her birth or her first smile. Bush has personally taken away those experiences from our little family, and shame on him.

This summer, however, my daughter and I will be joining hundreds of other Americans from across the country in a "travel challenge" by going "unlicensed" to Cuba. Cuba and Cubans are not our enemy. I encourage all Americans to feel free to learn for themselves about Cuba and to be brave in saying no to Bush's immoral and mean-spirited Cuba policy.

Rachel Bruhnke

San Pedro

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-berg26.2may26,1,2864261.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
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[FleshCartoon]

1. Because, Heaven knows...

...those sanctions on Cuba have been extremely effective so far.

[izzie]

2. Fun to run the world. What country do we not push around?

I wonder if anyone in Washington, or who think we are so great, has looked at the color of the skin of the people of the world. This all white group , who thinks God is with them, may be shocked.I guess for some odd reason I had that picture of Bush and the leaders of Congress in my mind plus the bills he signs and it is the old white mens club. When this Gen. was fired those pictures popped into my mind. Now with this terror thing this Summer I see the Arabs in this country having a lot of trouble here. Just think what happened to the Lawyer on the finger print thing. Some thing is very wrong and I feel some thing is going to happen.It is almost as if it is setting up with Bush and his gang of crooks, and people who knows what is best for us and the world.

[amber dog democrat]

3. Its just more mean spirited bullying

There in no country in the northern hemisphere where we don't meddle in their domestic affairs - or so it seems.

There are right wing ideaologues who never forgive Cuba for throwing Batista out.