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“It Was All a Scam” A Cuban’s Tale of Deceit from Russia

“It Was All a Scam” A Cuban’s Tale of Deceit from Russia

May 22, 2025

After living in very vulnerable conditions in Cuba, Lazaro thought he had found a way out. But the opportunity wasn’t was made out to be.

News

International News Briefs for Thursday, May 22, 2025

International News Briefs for Thursday, May 22, 2025

May 22, 2025
Maria Corina Urges Venezuelans Not to Vote on May 25

Maria Corina Urges Venezuelans Not to Vote on May 25

May 22, 2025
Havana Weather for May 22-28

Havana Weather for May 22-28

May 21, 2025
Heaven Is Under Our Feet – Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Heaven Is Under Our Feet – Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day

May 21, 2025
International News Briefs for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

International News Briefs for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

May 21, 2025
Jarabe De Palo – Song of the Day

Jarabe De Palo – Song of the Day

May 21, 2025
The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

May 21, 2025
Cuba Has Fruits & Vegies for People with Relatives Abroad

Cuba Has Fruits & Vegies for People with Relatives Abroad

May 20, 2025
Confiscation – Economic Vengeance of Nicaragua’s Repressors

Confiscation – Economic Vengeance of Nicaragua’s Repressors

May 20, 2025
Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

May 18, 2025

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Diaries

Those of Us Still Standing in Cuba, Don’t Know What to Do

Those of Us Still Standing in Cuba, Don’t Know What to Do

May 20, 2025
The Mistreatment We Cubans Live With

The Mistreatment We Cubans Live With

May 19, 2025
Cuba and Our Never-Ending Farewells

Cuba and Our Never-Ending Farewells

May 15, 2025
The Rice Has Arrived, What Better News?

The Rice Has Arrived, What Better News?

May 14, 2025
Immigrants in Brazil: The Pain of Separation

Immigrants in Brazil: The Pain of Separation

May 14, 2025
“Comprehensive Inspectors” in Cuba: Justice or Excess?

“Comprehensive Inspectors” in Cuba: Justice or Excess?

May 13, 2025

Opinion

A Monument in Cuba That’s Hard to Love

A Monument in Cuba That’s Hard to Love

May 21, 2025

Jose Marti is someone whom most people born in Cuba feel respect for. He died under fire from Spanish colonial troops on May 19, 1895.

A Conversation with Jose “Pepe” Mujica

A Conversation with Jose “Pepe” Mujica

May 16, 2025
The Forgiveness the Cuban Government Refuses to Grant

The Forgiveness the Cuban Government Refuses to Grant

May 16, 2025
The Prisoner, His Mother and Cuban Government Cruelty

The Prisoner, His Mother and Cuban Government Cruelty

May 10, 2025

Features

How Artists Rethink the US/Mexico Border Water Crisis

How Artists Rethink the US/Mexico Border Water Crisis

May 22, 2025

In this Border Chronicle feature article Caroline Tracey writes on taking back the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo as a river, not a border checkpoint.

Is There Racism in Cuba? History and Contemporary Times

Is There Racism in Cuba? History and Contemporary Times

May 21, 2025
New Authoritarian Crackdown in El Salvador Denounced

New Authoritarian Crackdown in El Salvador Denounced

May 20, 2025
Cuba Turns to China to Survive

Cuba Turns to China to Survive

May 18, 2025

Interview

“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

May 16, 2025

Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi recounts the traumatic experience of his arrest and incarceration.

Gioconda Belli: “I carry Nicaragua with me,  and no one can take it away”

Gioconda Belli: “I carry Nicaragua with me,  and no one can take it away”

May 13, 2025
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arrest Her

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arrest Her

May 12, 2025
Cuba’s “El Funky” Threatened with Deportation from the USA

Cuba’s “El Funky” Threatened with Deportation from the USA

May 11, 2025

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Nicaragua: Dual Citizenship Taboo Is Not Retroactive

Nicaragua: Dual Citizenship Taboo Is Not Retroactive

May 20, 2025

The dictatorship claims the reform will not be retroactive and not affect those who already have “dual or triple nationality” before 2026.

International News Briefs for Tuesday, May 20, 2025

International News Briefs for Tuesday, May 20, 2025

May 20, 2025
International News Briefs for Monday, May 19, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025
Sunset in Naco, Arizona, USA – Photo of the Day

Sunset in Naco, Arizona, USA – Photo of the Day

May 19, 2025

Galeries

Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

May 12, 2025

I used to meet there with a friend, a much-anticipated rendezvous, part of a friendship that began in 2011 and continues today (26 photos)

Scrambled Pig Brains on Firewood Seasoned with Lots of Acid

Scrambled Pig Brains on Firewood Seasoned with Lots of Acid

May 5, 2025
Havana Seen from Above

Havana Seen from Above

April 30, 2025
Cubans Between Memory and Forgetting

Cubans Between Memory and Forgetting

April 25, 2025
International Mural Encounter in a Havana Neighborhood

International Mural Encounter in a Havana Neighborhood

April 24, 2025

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2025 Photo Contest

Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest Announcement

Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest Announcement

February 21, 2025

Today’s Song

Quetzal – Song of the Day

Quetzal – Song of the Day

May 19, 2025

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Sun Salutation, Islamabad, Pakistan – Photo of the Day

Sun Salutation, Islamabad, Pakistan – Photo of the Day

May 17, 2025

SOS for Journalists

Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Anaya Missing in Veracruz

Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Anaya Missing in Veracruz

May 8, 2025

Havana Weather

Havana Weather for May 15-21

Havana Weather for May 15-21

May 15, 2025

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