Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

We Have Tough Months Ahead Here in Cuba

A doctor friend wrote to me after a brilliant exercise of analysis: that we must take care because we’ll have “tough months” ahead.

Our featured artist is Nelson Sargento from Brazil, who passed away today, with the song “Agoniza mas nao more” (1979).

In Mexico, a mayoral candidate in the city of Moroleón was assassinated Tuesday ahead of the June 6 legislative elections.

This is our 7-day weather forecast for the Cuban capital. It comes as the hurricane season kicks off in the Atlantic region.

Larry Benvenuti from the USA took our photo of the day: “Tocororo in the Escambray” in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, with a Nikon N90 camera.

Today’s featured artist is Hugo Alandete from Colombia with the song “Sabor a Melao” from the album “Salvese Quien Pueda! (1988).

The DA’s office has still not confirmed whether they’re planning to file charges. Meanwhile, they’ve called in nine journalists to declare.

The Nicaraguan Attorney General’s Office threatened to “indict” three journalists, summoned for an “interview.”

In Colombia, the national strike committee and the government of far-right President Iván Duque say they reached “pre-agreements” this week.

Starting June 5, Cubans returning from traveling abroad will be faced with recently adopted new measures imposed because of Covid-19.