Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Cuba Pays US $300+ Million a Year for Rice Imports

Visiting Pinar del Río, Salvador Valdes Mesa, one of Cuba’s vice presidents, urges producers to grow this cereal to reduce import costs.

Trump’s threats are generating “uncertainty” and “anxiety” in the Panamanian population, says Lina Vega of Transparency International.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

The number of voluntary donors decreases as many exceed the age limit of 65 years and are not replaced by younger people.

The truth is that decay increases by the day. The urgent solution is to lock oneself in and create a micro-world to survive this disaster.

Five political prisoners released two years ago share their stories of resilience and their faith that someday they’ll see a free Nicaragua.

The result shattered predictions of major polls, which gave a wider margin to the president, even suggesting he would win on the first round.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, February 10, 2025.

Evelyn Pinto: “They took away my right to have rights in my country, but they have not silenced or broken me.”

On February 4, the iconic Coppelia ice cream parlor in Havana, at the intersection of 23rd and L streets in Vedado, reopened. (15 photos)