Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Reflections of Modernity: Geometries in Cuban Architecture

This photo essay documents the evolution of a vision, a technical & sensitive journey through the new face of Cuban architecture. (13 photos)

In the midst of disaster and plague, a graffiti in Guanabacoa reads: “I am Fidel. Thank you for the country you left us.”

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on, Monday, April 7, 2025.

Near where I live, about a 10-minute walk away, Presidente Wenceslau Braz Avenue connects important parts of the city of Curitiba.

The Garden of Affections, a museum of odds and ends created by Hector Pascual Gallo a Cuban barber turned diplomat and spy.

Today we feature Ray Barretto a US percussionist of Puerto Rican heritage. He performs “Acid”, the title track of his Fania label album (1968)

“Danzon was the first time Black and white people came together in the same ballroom. So, for the Spaniards, even the dance, was dangerous.”

Five of the 11 pastors from Mountain Gateway, a Texas based ministry, described their ordeal in the Nicaraguan prison.

Diesel in pesos disappeared, fuel sold in USD was never consistently available, and “clandestine gas stations” nearly doubled their price.

Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and arrested by ICE.