NON-CUBA CIGARS AOInv106
March 1st, 2005
BY ALAN OSBORNPRESIDENT George W Bush's re-election last November has pretty well ruled out any change in the US ban on Cuban cigars for the next four years - if anything, things are likely to get tougher. One of the last things the previous Bush administration did last October was to actually tighten the import ban by barring Americans travelling to Cuba from bringing back up to US$100 dollars worth of Cuban cigars. Now, believe it or not, Americans are barred even from buying and smoking a Cuban cigar in another country.Everyone knows broadly what's happened in ...
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