Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Boric or Kast? Chile Votes on Sunday

It will either be the end of, or the resurgence of Pinochetism, present the last 31 years as a shadow of a transition that seems eternal

Today’s featured artist is Wito Velez and his Orquesta Uno from Puerto Rico with the song “Triguenita” (1980s).

Ed Wrobel from Canada took our photo of the day: “Merry Christmas” in Havana, Cuba.

These are difficult times and religion becomes a means of escape, and people try to resolve hardships with the help of spirituality.

The ACLU warns Immigration and Customs Enforcement is denying COVID booster shots to some 21,000 prisoners being held in ICE jails.

The trial of Luis Robles, the “young man with the placard,” lasted almost two hours Thursday, taking place in the Court of Marianao, Havana.

The European deputies approved a resolution condemning the “electoral farce” & rejecting the legitimacy of Ortega and Murillo’s new mandate.

The tactics for silencing journalists in L.A. and the Caribbean are evolving, appearing in legislation and court decisions across the region.

The first 200,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm arrived. A million vaccines have been promised by Ortega’s newest ally.

Activists and some Democratic lawmakers are urging Biden to reconsider his decision to restart federal student loan payments in February.