Safie M. Gonzalez, Author at Havana Times

By Safie I received a phone call from a friend yesterday, who I hadn’t spoken to in some time. Her

COVID-19 or dengue?

I often listen to the daily briefing broadcast at 9 AM. It gives us an update about the current situation of the pandemic in our country.

Just yesterday, a friend came up to me with a newspaper in hand to show me an article in particular, “Fahrenheit 451”.

Cuban bureaucracy, already very time consuming and frustrating, is even moreso during a pandemic. Here’s what my neighbor is dealing with.

Looking at old black/white photos of the capital, and listening to stories from the 50s I am nostalgic for a time that I didn’t even live in.

What’s the Right Converter Box to Watch digital TV in Cuba? The dilemma facing the majority low income citizens of the island.

The current situation is worrying again, especially in Havana, where new positive cases of COVID-19 are appearing every day.

It’s not that I want to swim against the current, thanks to this connectivity I am able to write these words for you, but…

There are three currencies now in the Cuba economy but only one will get you many of the basic consumer products.

Living in the countryside in Cuba and being intelligent seem to be very incompatible.