Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Great-Nephew of Fidel & Raul Castro Promoted to Deputy PM

Oscar Perez-Oliva heads the strategic Ministry of Foreign Trade, a technocrat who combines family legacy, Party discipline and continuity.

In Miami, the epicenter of much of the Cuban, Venezuelan, and Nicaraguan community, the day of protest has a special meaning.

As usually happens when people protest, within minutes, uniformed police and plainclothes agents began arriving on the block.

Satoshi Okayasu from Japan took our photo of the day:.”Changing Colors of Autumn Leaves”, in Miyako, Japan.

Today’s featured artist is Brazilian vocalist Flora Purim with the song “This Is Me” from her 2005 album “Flora’s Song”.

In a country with great scarcities of dollars and fuel, with inflation over 23%, voters buried Evo Morales’ Movement toward Socialism (MAS).

What happened “adds another chapter to the history of the application of political commissioner methods within Cuban culture.”

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, October 17, 2025.

“The price of products showed a direct relationship with inflation and with the price of the dollar on the informal market.”

We started with 350 pictures from 52 participants and here are the 152 photos from 35 photographers that made the first cut in the five categories.