Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Havana’s La Puntilla Shopping Center with Empty Shelves

Well stocked for years, but with the currency switch from CUC to MLC in 2021, its products started disappearing. (17 photos)

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

The Nicaraguan Student Union (UNEN), a repressive arm of the dictatorship, tries to justify the surveillance of their fellow students.

Journalist Mario Guevara has been in jail June 14, 2025, despite the dropping of all charges against him and a judge ordering his release.

Steven Kaszab from Canada took our photo of the day: “A Great Lover of Life”, in Ontario, Canada.

Today’s featured artist is Lido Pimienta from Colombia with a music video of the song “Eso Que Tu Haces” (2020).

Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

The cancellation of the presentation of the students’ graduation short films marks the end of a free space for artistic creation.

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”.