Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Havana: When Galiano Becomes Avenida de Italia

The official press publishes a report on a supposed transformation of Galiano street in downtown Centro Habana

Today’s featured artist is Miriam Makeba from South Africa with her version of Brazilian Jorge Ben Jor’s “Xica da Silva” (1978).

Jose Mario de Cuba took our photo of the day: “Street in Cerro”, Havana, Cuba.

Report shows restrictions to political rights, modifications to pluralism and a legal framework incompatible with international standards.

The social networks became heated when a Spanish “friend of the Revolution” repeatedly offended the hospitalized musician Pablo Milanes.

The medicine crisis in Cuba is so old that there isn’t even a privileged memory that can remember the time when it all began.

The mere existence of a party other than the Communist Party is illegal and political unity is a philosophy.

The regime used all the repressive mechanisms at its disposal: the municipal governments, national TV, district attorneys & State Security.

Tim Cholowski from Canada took our photo of the day: “Learning to Put Out the Fire”, in British Columbia.

I want to tell you, my Cuban friend, that it will get better, but I can’t say anything, because you’ve been hearing this for such a long time