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Dollar Stores in Cuba: from Bad to Worse

This week we are going to talk about the issue of US dollar stores opening up in Cuba, geared to the population with family abroad.

Invitation: Encounter with Margaret Randall & Gioconda Belli

Here’s a personal invitation from Randall and flyers about both the discussion on her archives and memoirs and the public conversation with Gioconda Belli.

An Independent Cuban Art Gallery Reaches 25 Years

The independent Cuban art gallery has organized dozens of exhibitions dealing with social issues, and how art can mirror these.

Cuban Tattoo Art and the Challenges Ahead

Cuban tattoo artist Maike Roque Zequeira is working non-stop to get his career on track, a career in a legal limbo in Cuba.

Jazz Vila Project: Cuban Theater on Social Media

The Jazz Vila Project brings Cuban Theater to Social Media. The troupe will premiere a series online on September 21st.

Music Collective ‘Megative’ Dubs Out the Negative

Music Collective ‘Megative’ Dubs Out the Negative. A remake of The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum from this Brooklyn based band.

Cuban Soap Raises Debate about Child Sexual Abuse

The latest Cuban soap opera has brought the issue of child/teen sexual abuse to the forefront and it has been controversial.

Melt With You: Hecho en México

S.E. Lewinski, a long-time Havana Times collaborator has recently published this book and welcomes our readers to obtain it.

Sir, Speak Softly

Rapping as a whisper like when we speak quietly so that nobody can hear what we are saying, fits perfectly…

Papagoza Back with Cuban Rap

This album is a snapshot of the reality of Cuban rap, right now. It tells us about the problems that rappers…