Papi, a famous reggaeton singer, wakes up late at night when he hears a noise in his living room. Yes, a burglar has broken into his home. The singer gets ready to let the thief have it, unaware that after this event his life will never be the same…
Read More“I dream of a healthy, sustainable, well-managed forest,” says Rogelio Ruiz, a silviculturist from southern Mexico. Forest habitats are precisely one of the best natural mechanisms for mitigating climatic change, but at the same time they face the consequences, such as rising temperatures, variations in rainfall regimes and the spread of pests.
Read MoreIt’s an old idea that finally came true. We have created a space at the bottom of each article published in Havana Times for the Photo of the Day. They will also appear on our Spanish site. Read how you can submit your pictures.
Read MoreCuba’s new administration under President Miguel Diaz Canel has described reducing the country’s housing deficit a most pressing matter, as well as increasing food production. The Head of State said, “The people are hoping for an economic response that influences their everyday life, which is why most of all our time needs to be spent fighting this battle.”
Read MoreAs he milks his cow, Salvadoran Gilberto Gomez laments that poor harvests, due to excessive rain or drought, practically forced his three children to leave the country and undertake the risky journey, as undocumented migrants, to the United States. Gomez, 67, lives in La Colmena, in the municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera, in the western Salvadoran department of Santa Ana.
Read MoreLife along the border has changed as it has become more militarized and the US’s history of racist rhetoric takes its toll on its southern neighbors. Even with today’s tension, tens of thousands of Mexicans still cross the border on a daily basis for school and work. Meanwhile tourism from the US to the Mexican side is scant.
Read MoreAlthough a week has passed since the arrest of journalists Miguel Mora and Lucia Pineda Ubau, director and news director of the television channel 100% Noticias, the authorities at the El Chipote jail haven’t allowed family members to have any communication with them. They have not offered up any information on the state of their health.
Read MoreIn the plenary session of the OAS Permanent Council, Secretary General Luis Almagro said, referring to the Nicaraguan leader, that “it is a shame that one of the last living historic revolutionaries of Latin America, which until a year ago still represented the possibility of a democratic revolutionary left on our continent, has chosen the path to authoritarianism, abuse of human rights, and repressive and oppressive ways to maintain power.”
Read MoreNicaragua will never be the same after the events that shook the country starting in April. The fierce, deadly government repression against the non-violent civic rebellion has set the country back decades as far as security, politically, economically and in its social fabric. The nightmare continues on as we enter 2019.
Read MoreThe government that will take office on Jan. 1 in Brazil, presided over by Jair Bolsonaro, will put to the test the extreme right in power, with beliefs that sound anachronistic and a management based on a direct connection with the public. “People’s power no longer needs intermediation, new technologies allow a new direct relationship between voters and their representatives,” says Bolsonaro.
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