Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

My History as a Cuban Entrepreneur

Today, dedicating oneself to some private business activity is considered normal and even well-regarded, like starting a business in general.

My aunt tells me, laughing—though what she’s talking about is no laughing matter—that she ran into a friend and they wanted to chat.

Elio Mendoza from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “My Passion Fruit”, in Lara, Venezuela.

The man finished listening to the WhatsApp voice message from his son. He massaged his temples, without smiling, without feeling joy…

Today’s featured musician is trombonist Juan Pablo Torres from Cuba with the song “When Day Breaks” from the album “Together again” (2000).

After defeating Daniel Ortega at the polls in February 1990, she became the first elected woman president in the Americas.

The former president of Nicaragua passed away in San Jose, Costa Rica, on June 14, 2025, her family confirmed in a statement.

Another university student warns, amid the advance of dollarization, that the country “also belongs to those of us who don’t have dollars”.

Demonstrations are planned in hundreds of cities across the USA on Saturday to protest against the actions of the Trump administration.

Citing no evidence, Ortega and Murillo accuse the UN Agency of publishing “biased and one-sided” information, and of “interventionism.”