Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Stunning morning, Havana – Photo of the Day

Our photo of the day: “Stunning morning on the Malecon, Havana, Cuba,” was taken by Nenad Milosevic (Serbia) with his Pentax camera.

Today’s featured band is Ozomatli from Los Angeles, US, with the song “Cumbia de los Muertos” from the album “Ozomatli” (1998).

The OAS secretary general accused the hemisphere’s “authoritarian forces” of “taking advantage” of the pandemic to increase repression.

The government’s logic of keeping breakaway groups under their thumb, will continue. Selective repression targets “critical Chavistas.”

For the first time, the systematic repression and harassment of uncomfortable individuals and groups for the state was widely evident.

Our photo of the day: “Cycling in Havana, Cuba”, was taken by Jodi Newell (USA), using her Canon 60D camera.

The surviving currency is the regular Cuban peso (CUP) and the loser is the CUC, the currency tourists were obliged to use for most needs.

New Hampshire state House Speaker Dick Hinch, a Republican, died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, reported Democracy Now.

Journalist Luz Escobar suffers an undeclared house arrest since Dec. 4th enforced by Cuban State Security to prevent independent reporting.

Today’s featured band is Bobby Rodriguez and La Compania, with the song “Divina Nina” from the album “The Force of the ’80s” (1981).