Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Ortega Expels UN Refugee Agency Over Report on Nicaraguans

Far from recognizing its responsibility in this humanitarian crisis, the dictatorship announced that Nicaragua was withdrawing from UNHCR.

Verdecia wrote phrases such as: “no more blackouts, down with Diaz-Canel, and demanded freedom for political prisoners.

A US-Mexico cross-border gathering evokes a creative world of “gritty hope” in the face of new wall construction.

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, June 20, 2025.

Articles abound on the plight of the Cuban people that provide tears and commiseration for those left behind on the island.

Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church.

Doña Violeta was, and continues to be, our President, the original one, from a period that shines ever more brightly as time goes by.

Martin Tibbetts from the UK took our photo of the day: “Fish and Chips”, in Staffordshire, UK.

Ortega imposes the lowest speed limit in Central America. An expert says it’s “revenue-driven”, truckers and bus drivers call it illogical”.

In the first week of June, the spring rains fired the starting gun for mango season in Cuba. It has brought joy to many people in Camaguey.