Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Women in Costa Rica Demand Release of Nicaraguan Prisoners

Exiled and immigrant Nicaraguan women added their voices to the Nov. 25 march against the Ortega regime’s gender violence & oppression.

Today’s featured band is Spanglish Fly from NYC, US, with the song “Let my people Bugalu” from the album “Latin Soul y Bugalu” (2010).

Mystery enshrouds Belkis Ayon Manso’s death (Havana, 1967-1999); the same mystery can be seen in her work, full of fascinating paradoxes…

Carlyle MacDuff from Scotland took our photo of the day: “A Cast-Off Shirt” in Havana, Cuba.

After over half a century of very little public protest, a good deal of Cuban civil society has begun to open its eyes…

Deciding a new president will be key for Honduras, a country “in the hands of dangerous mafias that blur the boundaries of the state.”

Temperatures will stay cool, with highs between 24 and 26° C (75 and 79 F), and lows between 18 and 19° C (64 and 66 F).

Police in Nicaragua continue arresting those who oppose the regime. The latest is former prisoner Edder Muñoz of Masaya.

Jenny Cressman from Canada took our photo of the day: “Nurse Taking Five” in Havana, Cuba. She used a Nikon Coolpix S3700 camera.

Nicaragua’s Non-Compliance with Inter-American Court Rulings will be discussed at the OAS General Assembly .