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Venezuela: Maduro is Gone, What’s Next?

The capture of Nicolas Maduro by the US on January 3rd has revived the debate over a possible successor, amid a wide range of options.

“The lines between criminals and law-enforcement agents can be blurred when federal agents themselves are not identifiable,” HRW said.

Havana Times is now in its 18th year of daily publishing and we hope to be able to continue throughout 2026.

“The 1,000 pesos I had saved to buy a little piece of meat are going to go on medicines,” says a retired woman in San Jose de las Lajas, Havana.

The dynastic co-presidency, purges within power, Chinese influence, transnational repression, and the impact of the Trump era defined 2025.

“The work of collecting seeds saved me from depression,” caused by her daughter’s suicide at the age of 29, said Maria do Desterro Soares.

Loss of household goods caused by hurricanes drives up demand for mattress makers in the east of the country.

In the Cuban State’s conception, “food sovereignty” does not translate into farmers freedom to decide what to produce and how to market it,

“We are not Asians; that is not a Cuban habit,” a government official argues that Cubans should consider other foods.

Let’s understand the scope of Carretero’s relationships with the Miraflores Palace in Venezuela and how they extend to Cuba.