Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Nicaragua: Drinking Water Projects in Limbo

“The day they gave us the news, we cried,” said Maritza Chavarría, the forced closure of the NGO has had a “big” impact on her community.

As Cuba Supports Putin, Ideological Manipulation in Schools

“It bothers me that they are brainwashing the children, and you can’t do anything about it, because it’s the school,” says a mother.

Luis Robles, the Cuban Youth with a Sign, Gets Five Years

The court said Robles had a “marked interest in creating a destabilizing environment for the social system and domestic economic development.”

Making Guayaba Bars, Granma, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Jenny Cressman from Canada took our picture of the day: “Making guayaba bars”, in Granma, Cuba.

Nicaragua Passes a New Law “Regulating” Non-Profits

The new law legalizes the unilateral confiscation of assets from organizations deemed to be engaging in “political propaganda”.

Turning Agro-industrial Waste into Energy in Argentina

The opportunity to carry out the project came when public policies in favor of the energy transition were adopted in Argentina

Plazas and Churches in the Center of Havana

The most central cities of the capital, Centro Habana & Habana Vieja, are very congested both in terms of urban planning & demographically (43 photos)

Protesters Block Transfer of 100,000 Tons of Russian Oil

Activists in kayaks joined swimmers who braved frigid temperatures to place their bodies in between the two giant ships…

Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous Canadians

Some 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly sent to the schools, where they faced psychological, physical and sexual abuse.

Chile: Drafting a Constitution & the Struggle for Democracy

We have to carry out the search for new answers to the same-old questions, with many more actors, languages and perspectives this time around.