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Varadero, Cuba: Half-Empty Hotels and Deserted Restaurants

Varadero, Cuba: Half-Empty Hotels and Deserted Restaurants

June 30, 2025

Many workers have chosen to return to their cities of origin, chiefly Cardenas and Matanzas, to seek alternatives outside the tourist sector.

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Rolling Hills in Arkansas, USA – Photo of the Day

Rolling Hills in Arkansas, USA – Photo of the Day

June 30, 2025
International News Briefs for Monday, June 30, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025
Communist Jeannette Jara Wins Primary in Chile

Communist Jeannette Jara Wins Primary in Chile

June 30, 2025
Stanley Clarke – Song of the Day

Stanley Clarke – Song of the Day

June 29, 2025
Ox Carts, Vietnam – Photo of the Day

Ox Carts, Vietnam – Photo of the Day

June 28, 2025
Nicaragua: Ex-Military Officer Gets 50 Years for Treason

Nicaragua: Ex-Military Officer Gets 50 Years for Treason

June 28, 2025
Cuba: Playing with Fire

Cuba: Playing with Fire

June 29, 2025
What Would Havana’s Alamar District Be Without Its Trees

What Would Havana’s Alamar District Be Without Its Trees

June 29, 2025
Messages from the Cuban Catholic bishops

Messages from the Cuban Catholic bishops

June 28, 2025
Cuba’s Omnipresent Busts of Jose Marti

Cuba’s Omnipresent Busts of Jose Marti

June 27, 2025

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Diaries

Children Don’t Lie

Children Don’t Lie

June 30, 2025
The Noble Task of Not Going Crazy in Cuba

The Noble Task of Not Going Crazy in Cuba

June 29, 2025
Independence Is an Ideal and It Should Be Real Even in Cuba

Independence Is an Ideal and It Should Be Real Even in Cuba

June 29, 2025
Routines and Boredom in Cuba

Routines and Boredom in Cuba

June 28, 2025
What the Wind Brings Us

What the Wind Brings Us

June 25, 2025
Times Change, Even in Cuba

Times Change, Even in Cuba

June 24, 2025

Opinion

Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

June 30, 2025

The international community must condemn the political assassination of Roberto Samcam in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Convergences and Divergences on the Iran Issue

Convergences and Divergences on the Iran Issue

June 28, 2025
The Human Rights of Refugees

The Human Rights of Refugees

June 24, 2025
Cuba and the New Global Digital Scams

Cuba and the New Global Digital Scams

June 21, 2025

Features

Cuba’s Yipsi Moreno Changed Her Flag, But Not Her Talent

Cuba’s Yipsi Moreno Changed Her Flag, But Not Her Talent

June 29, 2025

When Cuba’s sports news increasingly resembles a tragicomedy tinged with exile and redemption, Yipsi Moreno’s story is a gem.

Housing Construction in Cuba Advances at a Snail’s Pace  

Housing Construction in Cuba Advances at a Snail’s Pace  

June 26, 2025
Blackout for “The Little Prince” Show for Kids in Matanzas

Blackout for “The Little Prince” Show for Kids in Matanzas

June 26, 2025
Brazil’s Most Sustainable City Finds Value in its Garbage

Brazil’s Most Sustainable City Finds Value in its Garbage

June 26, 2025

Interview

Samcam’s Murder in Costa Rica ‘Shocking for the Impunity’

Samcam’s Murder in Costa Rica ‘Shocking for the Impunity’

June 24, 2025

Former Costa Rican President: ‘This is unprecedented, and that’s why it’s alarming. I hope it gets the government’s attention.’

Cuba’s Parallel Reality

Cuba’s Parallel Reality

June 23, 2025
Education Instead of Chaos on the Mexico – Texas Border

Education Instead of Chaos on the Mexico – Texas Border

June 22, 2025
A Conversation about Resistance at the USA – Mexico Border

A Conversation about Resistance at the USA – Mexico Border

June 20, 2025

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Cuban Dissident Rosa Maria Paya Elected to the IACHR

Cuban Dissident Rosa Maria Paya Elected to the IACHR

June 28, 2025

Her election took place during a vote held at the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), in Antigua and Barbuda.

Political Persecution of Nicaraguans Crosses Borders

Political Persecution of Nicaraguans Crosses Borders

June 27, 2025
Big Tobacco Crop Loss in Pinar del Rio, Cuba from Blackouts

Big Tobacco Crop Loss in Pinar del Rio, Cuba from Blackouts

June 27, 2025
International News Briefs for Friday, June 27, 2025

International News Briefs for Friday, June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025

Galeries

Hotel Melia Cohiba in Havana, Cuba

Hotel Melia Cohiba in Havana, Cuba

June 18, 2025

The Cohiba Hotel was one of the first in Cuba from the Spanish Melia chain, built in 1994. It stands on Paseo Avenue in Vedado (25 photos)

Congratulations, Dad! Or Not. Or What?

Congratulations, Dad! Or Not. Or What?

June 15, 2025
The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

June 7, 2025
What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

June 1, 2025
Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

May 26, 2025

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Calling all Photographers: Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest

Calling all Photographers: Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest

June 23, 2025

Today’s Song

Ann Reynolds & Clave Gringa – Song of the Day

Ann Reynolds & Clave Gringa – Song of the Day

June 26, 2025

Photo of the Day

A Big Rainbow, Naco, Arizona (USA) – Photo of the Day

A Big Rainbow, Naco, Arizona (USA) – Photo of the Day

June 26, 2025

SOS for Journalists

Cuban Journalist Threatened after Refusing Police Summons

Cuban Journalist Threatened after Refusing Police Summons

June 26, 2025

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Havana Weather for June 26 to July 2

Havana Weather for June 26 to July 2

June 25, 2025

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