Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Cuba: It’s Not Loneliness, It’s State Abandonment

For moments, Marilu Placencia Gonzalez thinks she’s alone. But she isn’t. She lives with her son Gerardo who has a mental health disorder.

Their families were advised to report their abducted relatives at Police headquarters in Managua as “missing”.

A friend of mine who had taken semiotics classes once told me that the first place our attention goes is to the upper right-hand corner.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 21, 2025.

Under the intense sun, the protesters expressed their outrage over a problem that affects every aspect of their lives.

Today I went out to walk my dogs and, for the second time in a few months, I came back without my sunglasses.

Yordanka Caridad de Cuba took our photo of the day;: “Rua XV de Novembro”, in Curitiba, Brazil.

Today’s featured artist is Marisa Monte from Brazil with a music video of the song “Ainda bem” from 2011.

The talk of the week was the unfortunate remarks—and swift dismissal—of the Cuba’s Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó.

The dictator threatened the “traitors,” showered praise on China and Russia, and reiterated that the United Nations must be eliminated.