Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Summer in Cuba: “These People are Obsessed with US Dollars”

Nearly three months before the summer holidays, Ledis Fernandez went to a travel agency in Camagüey to book a day trip to Cayo Cruz.

Official data confirms the alarming 11% drop in Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past five years.

The proposed project means some 500 families living along the river will see their houses and communities submerged.

When traveling outside of Nicaragua, many face the fear of not being able to return and suffering forced exile. Three share their stories.

We present a journey through the life and work of one of the great singer-songwriters of Nicaraguan and Latin American music.

I have a lightbulb that sometimes flickers, and I still can’t bring myself to throw it out. A new one would cost 500 pesos.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 14, 2025.

OVI Perez Sanchez from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Mercy”, in Villa Clara, Cuba.

Today’s featured artist is saxophonist Donald Harrison from the USA performing the song “New Hope” off his 1997 album Nouveau Swing.

A friend lent me the autobiographical book Nina Berberova, published by Circe in Spanish. The Italics Are Mine in English).