Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Astrud Gilberto & Stanley Turrentine– Song of the Day

Today’s featured artists are Astrud Gilberto (Brazil) and Stanley Turrentine (USA) with the song “Ponteio” recorded in 1988.

The citizen mobilization favoring “One-Year Parental Leave” marks a precedent in the fight for childcare & shared parental responsibility.

Valerie Love from Canada took our photo of the day: “Horses in the Mountains, Granma, Cuba.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

This new incentive aims to increase Cuba’s charcoal exports to 250 tons, which barely reached 36 tons in 2024.

Political, economic and moral corruption abound in the regime, but neither Ortega or Murillo can stop the “unauthorized corruption.”

The price of the US dollar (USD) in Cuba’s informal market reached the 400 Cuban pesos (CUP) record mark on Monday, August 11, 2025.

For over two decades, Bolivian journalists have faced intimidation, legal harassment, & violence from politicians intent on silencing dissent

The Attorney General’s Office has shifted from being the “State’s lawyer” to a repressive arm used to confiscate, spy on, and dismiss.

In Cuba, she leaves behind her eldest daughter, who was unable to say goodbye to her, as the authorities denied her the final visit…