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Mexico
Fines Sheraton for Cuba Ouster
The Mexican government fined the
Maria Isabel Sheraton Hotel
120,000 dollars for evicting a
16-strong Cuban delegation
February 3.
Cuban officials and
businesspeople had come to
Mexico for a
meeting with representatives
from US oil companies interested
in exploring the island´s energy
market.
In a release, the Mexican
Foreign Ministry says the
measure was taken for violating
the national act to Protect
Trade and Investment from
Foreign Norms that Contravene
International Law, passed
October 1996 to face the
Helms-Burton extraterritorial
law.
The management of the Sheraton
Hotel, owned by American chain
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Worldwide, expelled the Cubans
and seized their money by order
of the US administration.
The incident untied a string of
national indignation and
protests.
With that fine, the Ministry
brought to a close the procedure
it started for the February 3
events.
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