Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Unusual Criticism in the Cuban Press Against Dollarization

An official Cuban newspaper laments the loss of value of the MLC and its replacement by the “empire’s” currency.

As Havana crumbles it is also falling apart in its memory. I walk through the city like someone rummaging through the ruins of a lost empire.

Twelve indigenous leaders detained in Nicaraguan prisons are suffering discriminatory and racist mistreatment, reveals a new report.

Today’s featured band is Rawayana from Venezuela and friends with an NPR Tiny Desk Concert from 2023.

“I don’t know if it’s because people are trying to escape blackouts, but they’re buying like never before… even with prices switched to USD.”

The new system is already up and running, but “people still don’t know about it,” said an employee at the Obispo branch in Old Havana.

The increase in some pensions in Cuba was approved on Wednesday and will take effect on September 1st.

They called on the world’s nations to act to restore humanitarian assistance to the starving population of the Gaza Strip.

Gilberto Ramirez Pinheiro from the United States took our photo of the day: “Movement”, in Ohio, USA.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, August 8, 2025.