Cuba not accepting mail destined for the United States

[Judi Lynn]

Cuba not accepting mail destined for the United States
From Shasta Darlington, CNN
January 21, 2011 4:36 p.m. EST

(CNN) -- Cuba on Friday suspended delivery of mail destined for the United States, saying the letters were being turned back because of anti-terrorist measures in the United States.

The U.S. Postal Service confirmed that there are "some issues" connected with the Transportation Security Administration that it said has caused mail to "accumulate."

The Postal Service is still accepting mail from Cuba, spokesman Dave Lewin said in a written statement. But as airlines that carry the Cuban mail "were attempting to meet the TSA requirements the mail piled up. Air carriers ran out of space and began returning mail to Cuba," he said.

There is no direct mail service between the two countries, so Cuba sends mail through Canada and Mexico.

More:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/21/cuba.us.mail.suspended/index.html?hpt=T2