Diaries Archives - Havana Times

The Last Day of 2025

Despite the expectations of some families to celebrate December 31, for others it no longer is an important date—quite the opposite.

A sister in the faith let me know that a meal would be held for people experiencing homelessness in the city. I decided to help out.

They arrived in Cuba in the late 1940s and 1950s, a period of intense vehicle imports and expansion of the national automotive fleet.

What stands out is how social differences have become established, visible in how families with higher incomes have generators in their homes

In Cuba, housing is not just a roof: it is a broken promise, an old wound that cuts across generations.

My wish is that motherhood or fatherhood is not a martyrdom, but a blessing: the blessing of knowing we carry good news.

Authorities acknowledge that in Havana between 40% and 50% of the pumped water is lost—a figure that at times reaches 70%.

Cuba remains a country of talented musicians, but the current soundscape feels more like a caricature than a heritage.

There was a brief period when the network worked. The ATMs, located in central areas, were regularly stocked by armored vehicles.

May Cuba be reborn for the new year, because we have crossed the limit—the one between illness and decomposition.