Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

The Catharsis of Cuban Singer/Songwriter Silvio Rodriguez

This week, a critical article by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez about the situation in Cuba sparked intense debate on the island.

Testimonies of Nicaraguans with parole describe the uncertainty of imminent deportation: “We don’t know if we’ll be able to return”.

Before her arrest, Mayelin, a mother of three children, shouted from a platform: “Where is the Revolution…? Everything has fallen apart.”

Ecuadorian police said Aguilar’s body was hit by 30 bullets and that they, and the Attorney General’s office, were investigating the crime.

Many of these merchants of hardship worked their entire useful life for the State and now survive in the rawest form of indigence.

The Penal Code punishes those who incite others to beg, and the penalty increases if they are children or disabled people.

Today’s featured artist is Pepe Vasquez from Peru with the song Jipi Jay recorded in 1982.

Five of the seven women are classified as suffering “forced disappearance,” their exact whereabouts and condition unknown.

They’re designed to be a short-term solution. But in Cuba, solutions to the housing problem have moved at a snail’s pace for decades.

La Güira National Park, is a paradise in the midst of the humid mountains in Cuba’s westernmost province of Pinar del Rio. (10 photos)