Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Ecology and Beauty in Cuba, Military Style

No, I won’t be talking in this post about economic megaconglomerates, fashion, or genetically modified crops.

Cubans are once again facing a “special period”, a crisis in everything, reviving the phantom of the dreaded blackouts of the 1990s.

Valerie Love from Canada took our photo of the day: “Hi Author,” in Granma, Cuba.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Without housing, formal employment, and a ration book, these internal migrants are “illegal” in their own country.

For seven years now, the rain has been irregular. It comes when not expected and is lacking when most needed.

We went on a bus rented by the community, along with other neighbors who joined in the plan, which had been spontaneously organized.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 17, 2025.

The season has arrived for a fruit so cherished by Cuban women: the mango. We eat it in every way possible—juice, sweets, smoothies, raw.

Those receiving the minimum pension of 1,528 pesos (≈ 4 USD at the informal exchange rate), will see their income doubled.