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Chile Votes Today in Runoff Presidential Election

Chile Votes Today in Runoff Presidential Election

December 14, 2025

Chileans vote in a runoff presidential election on Sunday that is expected to result in the South American country’s sharp rightward shift.

News

Israel steps up censorship of independent reporting

Israel steps up censorship of independent reporting

December 13, 2025
US Ends Family Reunification Parole Affects Thousands of Cubans

US Ends Family Reunification Parole Affects Thousands of Cubans

December 12, 2025
First Atlas Rocket into Space, Florida, USA – Photo of the Day

First Atlas Rocket into Space, Florida, USA – Photo of the Day

December 12, 2025
The Cuban Government’s New Plan to Capture More US Dollars

The Cuban Government’s New Plan to Capture More US Dollars

December 12, 2025
International News Briefs for Friday, December 12, 2025

International News Briefs for Friday, December 12, 2025

December 12, 2025
Spain Recommends Against Traveling to Cuba

Spain Recommends Against Traveling to Cuba

December 13, 2025
Cuba: Hotels Practice Exchange-Rate Anarchy with the USD

Cuba: Hotels Practice Exchange-Rate Anarchy with the USD

December 12, 2025
Expressionist Portraits from Cuba

Expressionist Portraits from Cuba

December 12, 2025
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December 12, 2025

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Diaries

Life in the Dark: How Blackouts Fracture Daily Life in Cuba

Life in the Dark: How Blackouts Fracture Daily Life in Cuba

December 11, 2025
Public Policies Are Not Socialism

Public Policies Are Not Socialism

December 10, 2025
Wings and Wishes

Wings and Wishes

December 10, 2025
Chronicle of a Havana Tenement

Chronicle of a Havana Tenement

December 7, 2025
Past Difficulties that Illuminate the Present

Past Difficulties that Illuminate the Present

December 7, 2025
On “Kat of Nine”, Jenny Cressman’s Cuba-Based Short Story Collection

On “Kat of Nine”, Jenny Cressman’s Cuba-Based Short Story Collection

December 4, 2025

Opinion

Why Did the Cuban Regime Need to Bury Alejandro Gil?

Why Did the Cuban Regime Need to Bury Alejandro Gil?

December 10, 2025

I don’t write from an absolute truth, but from the moral obligation to think aloud. The case of Alejandro Gil is not a simple legal matter…

Tension in Venezuela: What Happens in Cuba if Maduro Falls?

Tension in Venezuela: What Happens in Cuba if Maduro Falls?

December 10, 2025
An Incredible Example of Cuban Democracy

An Incredible Example of Cuban Democracy

December 9, 2025
Soweto–Prague–Caracas: One Year Without Jesus Armas

Soweto–Prague–Caracas: One Year Without Jesus Armas

December 9, 2025

Features

Brazil: Conflicts Between Branches of Gov. Erode Democracy

Brazil: Conflicts Between Branches of Gov. Erode Democracy

December 13, 2025

Brazil is living through the contradiction of a deterioration of its democracy, with its three branches of government in permanent conflict and losing legitimacy.

Syrian journalists now enjoy freedom but also new risks

Syrian journalists now enjoy freedom but also new risks

December 12, 2025
Ecuador Freezes Accounts of Indigenous & Environmental Groups

Ecuador Freezes Accounts of Indigenous & Environmental Groups

December 12, 2025
Rural Women in Chile Bear Cost of Environmental Backsliding

Rural Women in Chile Bear Cost of Environmental Backsliding

December 11, 2025

Interview

Nicaragua Goes Deeper in Debt with “Chinese Solidarity”

Nicaragua Goes Deeper in Debt with “Chinese Solidarity”

December 10, 2025

“There is a “pattern” of borrowing from Chinese companies in Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.”

“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier

“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier

November 27, 2025
Rosa Ruiz: “I Have No One in Nicaragua to Ask About Yerri”

Rosa Ruiz: “I Have No One in Nicaragua to Ask About Yerri”

November 17, 2025
Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belem, Brazil

Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belem, Brazil

November 17, 2025

More News

Luis & Rosa Quartet – Song of the Day

Luis & Rosa Quartet – Song of the Day

December 12, 2025

Today’s featured artists are Luis Pousa (Argentina) & Rosa Ines Villegas (Colombia/Francia) y su grupo con la canción “Chan Chan” de Compay Segundo (2024).   

Machado Is Working Toward a Transition in Venezuela

Machado Is Working Toward a Transition in Venezuela

December 11, 2025
Chile’s Presidential Runoff This Sunday December 14th

Chile’s Presidential Runoff This Sunday December 14th

December 11, 2025
Cuban Political Prisoner Aniette Gonzalez Finally Released

Cuban Political Prisoner Aniette Gonzalez Finally Released

December 11, 2025

Galeries

“The Body as a Battlefield” Photographic Exhibition

“The Body as a Battlefield” Photographic Exhibition

December 10, 2025

And who is Herman Puig? He was a very interesting and very important figure in Cuban photography and cinema. (14 photos)

Abstract Photography

Abstract Photography

November 29, 2025
Poverty and Solidarity Portrayed in Rio Cauto, Granma, Cuba

Poverty and Solidarity Portrayed in Rio Cauto, Granma, Cuba

November 18, 2025
Macrophotography in Cuba of Natural Elements

Macrophotography in Cuba of Natural Elements

November 16, 2025
HT 2025 Photo Contest Finalists

HT 2025 Photo Contest Finalists

October 30, 2025

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The 14th Havana Times Photo Contest Winners

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November 10, 2025

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Irla Milena & Jacinta Jazz – Song of the Day

Irla Milena & Jacinta Jazz – Song of the Day

December 8, 2025

Photo of the Day

Cold Winter Night, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day

Cold Winter Night, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day

December 10, 2025

SOS for Journalists

Colombia: Attempted Murder of a Journalist Stirs Fear

Colombia: Attempted Murder of a Journalist Stirs Fear

December 3, 2025

Havana Weather

Havana Weather for December 11-17

Havana Weather for December 11-17

December 10, 2025

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