Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

What Happens When a Cell Phone Breaks

A friend of ours still living in Cuba, recently wrote to us, nearly in tears, because his phone fell to the ground and the screen shattered.

Through defunding and dismissing personnel, he’s launched what appears to be an attempt to dismantle the Human Rights Secretariat…

Our featured artist is Carlos Nuñez from Galicia, Spain with Noa and the song “A lavandeira da Noite” from the album “os amores libres” (1999)

In five years, pork production has dropped by 95%, pasta 92%, rice 82.4%, yogurt by 81.2%, coffee 65.6%, ice cream 62% and flour 60%.

Oh, my dog! What kind of life are we living? Don’t bark, you’ll wake the neighbors. It’s almost two in the morning. I’m hungry too. (10 fotos)

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on, Monday, May 5, 2025.

Previously FAO, Human Rights Council, ILO and IOM. Unesco responds reaffirming its commitment to press freedom.

Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Street in Curitiba, Brazil”.

Here I am the skeptic, tired of this routine, of mosquitoes, shortages, & blackouts, searching for things in Cuba that are still beautiful.

Few things transport me to a past moment with such overwhelming clarity as a melody or a scent. They are perfect time machines.