Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

The Birthday Present

For a moment I was able to think with a clearer head, and I realized what a damned shame it was to have to pay $10 dollars so that a doll would cry a little.

During the next seven-day period we will be under the influence of weak pressure gradients that will give us breezes and generally good weather, but probably isolated rains on the last two days. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 32°C (90°F). The minimum temperatures will be around 24°C (75°F).

Raul Castro Meets with Lula, No Details

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday afternoon with former Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but no details were released as to the content of their conversations.

A Visit to the Havana City Museum

Two of the country’s most important historic events took part in the building: the ceremony marking the end of Spanish domination and beginning of US military intervention, and where the Republic was set up and its first president (Tomas Estrada Palma) took office. (34 photos)

What If Official Cuban Bloggers Defended Socialism?

Non-official bloggers in Cuba have to look for people who will allow them access to the Internet and/or they pay at hotels for an hour of frustratingly slow service, or they look for access from institutions and embassies that provide them the service for free.

Ecuador Gov. Shuts Down Illegal Gold Mines

The Ecuadorian government sent in the army to shut down illegal gold mining operations in the jungles of the northwest province of Esmeraldas, where the highly polluting activity is associated with drug traffickers and protected by armed militias and hired killers.

Lula in Cuba to Meet with Raul Castro

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Havana on Tuesday for a working visit that includes meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro. His next stop after Havana is Venezuela where he is scheduled to meet with President Hugo Chavez on Friday.

Alfredo Ureta, a Cuban Video and Filmmaker

“Although the public currently associates me more with music videos, I feel like a person of the cinema,” Cuban video and filmmaker Alfredo Ureta told HT. And speaking of cinema, Ureta’s first full length film “La Mirada” (The Look) – shot over four years – is coming out soon.

Zelaya Says Coup Was International Conspiracy

After his return to Honduras put an end to two years of exile, former President Manuel Zelaya said the coup in which he was removed on Jun. 28, 2009 was the work of an “international conspiracy” that should be investigated.

Afro-Cuban Abakua Societies in Cuba

For the first time, a procession was carried out by members of the Abakua society, who marched from the Cuban Institute of Anthropology and proceeded down several blocks through Old Havana until they arrived at the House of Africa Museum. (30 photos)