Crossover Dreamers Magazine November 4, 1991 | Newsweek Author: TIM PADGETT – PETER KATEL – NIKO PRICE | Page: 74 | Section: THE ARTS: MUSIC 1337 Words TIM PADGETT PETER KATEL NIKO PRICE RUBEN BLADES TRIED; GLORIA ESTEFAN’S DOING IT. BUT CAN LATINO STARS REALLY CAPTURE ANGLO AUDIENCES? Paul Emerson admits his musical passion should…
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About Peter Katel
I covered Latin America and the Caribbean (Haiti and Cuba, mainly) for many years, with a side trip to the Persian Gulf War. These days, I’m a state-certified Court Interpreter in New Mexico, and an ATA-certified translator, Spanish to English.
Florida Growers VS. The Myth of The Everglades
Not So Sweet in Sugar Land Magazine October 14, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 49 | Section: BUSINESS 582 Words MARC LEVENSON PETER KATEL FLORIDA GROWERS VS. THE MYTH OF THE EVERGLADES Alligators, airboats, endless acres of saw grass swaying gently in the breeze: these are the images of Florida’s Everglades. The reality is very different.…
The Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba
‘The Only Dream Left Is to Get Out’ Magazine August 12, 1991 | Newsweek Author: SPENCER REISS and PETER KATEL | Page: 38 | Section: INTERNATIONAL 1180 Words THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN HAVANA SHOWCASE THE BANKRUPTCY OF FIDEL CASTRO’S CUBA You can bask for hours in the calm blue water off Playa Santa Maria,…
William Kennedy Smith
‘No One Would Believe Her’ Magazine May 20, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 31 | Section: NATIONAL AFFAIRS 884 Words BILL TURQUE SPENCER REISS IN PALM BEACH PETER KATEL IN MIAMI A young Kennedy is charged with rape, while new questions surface about the senator’s behavior The affidavit told the story of an early-morning walk on…
Flights Open from Havana to Miami
The Plane People of Miami Magazine May 20, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 41 | Section: INTERNATIONAL 800 Words SPENCER REISS IN MIAMI PETER KATEL IN HAVANA Castro’s new freedom flights-round trip The Miami Cubans in their Vanilla Ice T-shirts and Gucci loafers cheer and wave in the airport greeting area. The arriving passengers, dazed, wander…
The William Kennedy Smith Rape Saga
WHAT HAPPENED IN PALM BEACH? LARRY MARTZ PETER KATEL TEDDY KENNEDY’S BACHELOR PARTY WINDS UP WITH HIS NEPHEW ACCUSED OF RAPE It would be sad enough if Teddy Kennedy’s demons had blighted only his own life. Now they are eating his young the third generation of Kennedys, already scarred with their own tragedies of drink,…
Peter Katel in the Middle East – Kuwait: Rape of A Nation
Kuwait: Rape of a Nation Magazine March 11, 1991 | Newsweek Author: Steven Strasser | Page: 36 | Section: THE WAR DESERT VICTORY 1506 Words STEVEN STRASSER RAY WILKINSON PETER KATEL MELINDA LIU DANIEL GLICK JENNIFER FOOTE IRAQ LOOTED THE COUNTRY AS A MATTER OF POLICY The stories of rape, torture and murder coming out…
Peter Katel in “The Gulf Crew” – Persian Gulf Conflict
NEWSWEEK’s Troops in the Persian Gulf Magazine March 11, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 4 | Section: BYLINES 801 Words In order to cover the full story of the Persian Gulf conflict, NEWSWEEK deployed a large–and experienced–team to the region; eight correspondents were in the area at various times. The “Gulf Crew,” as they came to…
Peter Katel in Cuba – “Havana traffic consists largely of bicycles”
One Man Is an Island -The Holdouts -Newsweek – September 9, 1991. page 39 September 9, 1991 | Newsweek | Peter Katel | Page 39 ONE MAN IS AN ISLAND PETER KATEL CASTRO HASN’T A FRIEND IN THE POST – SOVIET WORLD One of the most popular planks in Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s campaign platform…
Peter Katel in Haiti: Army Said Aristide “Would Be Killed”
Haiti: Newsweek – October 21, 1991 -page 48 October 21, 1991 | Newsweek | PETER KATEL | Page 48 PETER KATEL | JANE WHITMORE DESPITE U.S. PRESSURE, THE ARMY TIGHTENS ITS GRIP Uzis and assault rifles slung at their sides, the ti soldats (little soldiers) of Haiti’s Army swaggered through the ballroom of the presidential…