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Cuban cigar supply said not hurt by hurricanes


29th September 2008
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike destroyed up to 2 million pounds of Cuba's best tobacco, but reserves of the leaf should cover demand for the island's premium cigars for the next year, a tobacco executive said on Wednesday. The storms, which struck within… more »
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When Is a Cigar Not a Cigar? When It Tries to Kill Castro


03rd March 2008
By MIKE HALE Published: March 3, 2008 Now that Fidel Castro has resigned as president of Cuba, it seems likely that illness and age will finally be allowed to accomplish what two generations of Cuban exiles have been unable to, despite obsessive zeal an… more »
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Claiming status as cigar bar


03rd August 2006
Some businesses seeking exemption from smoke ban Only a handful of businesses can continue to allow people to smoke indoors, despite efforts of some bars and strip clubs to exempt themselves from a statewide smoking ban, a state representative said Wedn… more »
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