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Cuba: Electricity Is a Prize, Life Reduced to Waiting for It

Cuba: Electricity Is a Prize, Life Reduced to Waiting for It

September 7, 2025

The Cuban people are grateful for the lightbulb that turns on again, even if it goes out tomorrow.

News

International News Briefs for Monday, September 8, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, September 8, 2025

September 8, 2025
Sunflower for Our Lady of Charity, Santiago de Cuba – Photo of the Day

Sunflower for Our Lady of Charity, Santiago de Cuba – Photo of the Day

September 7, 2025
Mart’nália – Song of the Day

Mart’nália – Song of the Day

September 6, 2025
Fruit & Vegetable Stand in Thornbur, Canada – Photo of the Day

Fruit & Vegetable Stand in Thornbur, Canada – Photo of the Day

September 5, 2025
International News Briefs for Friday, September 5, 2025

International News Briefs for Friday, September 5, 2025

September 5, 2025
Venezuela and the United States: The Caribbean is on Fire

Venezuela and the United States: The Caribbean is on Fire

September 7, 2025
Cuban Author Leonardo Padura Depicts the Country’s Disaster

Cuban Author Leonardo Padura Depicts the Country’s Disaster

September 6, 2025
Leased Taxis Provide a Lifeboat for Cuba’s State-Run Company

Leased Taxis Provide a Lifeboat for Cuba’s State-Run Company

September 6, 2025
The Cuban Economy: A Deepening Decline

The Cuban Economy: A Deepening Decline

September 5, 2025

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Diaries

Instead of Joy, Getting Paid in Cuba Is One More Ordeal

Instead of Joy, Getting Paid in Cuba Is One More Ordeal

September 7, 2025
Havana’s Modern-Day Thirst

Havana’s Modern-Day Thirst

September 7, 2025
My Cuban Summer of Ice Cream

My Cuban Summer of Ice Cream

September 6, 2025
If I Had a Pile of Money

If I Had a Pile of Money

September 6, 2025
The Echo of a Broken Voice

The Echo of a Broken Voice

September 4, 2025
A Lot of Heat in Havana

A Lot of Heat in Havana

September 4, 2025

Opinion

My Depression in Cuba Comes from Distractions

My Depression in Cuba Comes from Distractions

September 7, 2025

Mine has to do with thinking about those who replace him at the head of the country. One would like all of them traveling at the same time.

The Day I Became a Refugee

The Day I Became a Refugee

September 4, 2025
Nationalism as the Last Refuge of Poor Governance

Nationalism as the Last Refuge of Poor Governance

September 3, 2025
Maps in Extinction: What Is Being Taught in Cuba’s Schools

Maps in Extinction: What Is Being Taught in Cuba’s Schools

September 2, 2025

Features

Marisabidillas – A Reading Club to Combat Cuba’s Chaos

Marisabidillas – A Reading Club to Combat Cuba’s Chaos

September 5, 2025

It seemed to me a more authentic path, for the person I was becoming,” Elizabeth explains in her conversation with El Toque.

Is a Debate on the Death Penalty Necessary in Cuba?

Is a Debate on the Death Penalty Necessary in Cuba?

September 4, 2025
Faces of the Multinational Flotilla Heading to Gaza

Faces of the Multinational Flotilla Heading to Gaza

September 3, 2025
Baseball Prospect Recalls Escaping Cuba after MLB Debut

Baseball Prospect Recalls Escaping Cuba after MLB Debut

September 2, 2025

Interview

Ms. Rachel Speaks on Her Gaza Advocacy

Ms. Rachel Speaks on Her Gaza Advocacy

September 1, 2025

We speak with Rachel Griffin Accurso, the educator known to millions as Ms. Rachel, who has become a leading advocate for children in Gaza.

Democratic Party Establishment Wants to Keep Arming Israel

Democratic Party Establishment Wants to Keep Arming Israel

August 28, 2025
Giant African Land Snails – Cuba’s New Steak?

Giant African Land Snails – Cuba’s New Steak?

August 22, 2025
The Borderlands Are Not Flooded with Fentanyl

The Borderlands Are Not Flooded with Fentanyl

August 14, 2025

More News

Joe Bataan – Song of the Day

Joe Bataan – Song of the Day

September 4, 2025

Today’s featured artist is Joe Bataan from the Philippines and US with the song “Aguanta la Lengua” (1971).

International News Briefs for Thursday, September 4, 2025

International News Briefs for Thursday, September 4, 2025

September 4, 2025
Neurodivergence and Me

Neurodivergence and Me

September 4, 2025
Havana Weather for September 4 to 10

Havana Weather for September 4 to 10

September 3, 2025

Galeries

Havana’s Wifredo Lam Park

Havana’s Wifredo Lam Park

September 1, 2025

I often pass through the beautiful Wifredo Lam Park whenever I leave Miramar and head toward Vedado here in Havana. (18 photos).

Solidarity Flotilla Departs from Barcelona Bound for Gaza

Solidarity Flotilla Departs from Barcelona Bound for Gaza

August 31, 2025
A Story of Legacy and Abandonment in Bejucal, Cuba

A Story of Legacy and Abandonment in Bejucal, Cuba

August 30, 2025
Havana Art Exposition: “Like a Fine Rooster”

Havana Art Exposition: “Like a Fine Rooster”

August 27, 2025
Faces from the Street: An Urban Portrait in Cuba

Faces from the Street: An Urban Portrait in Cuba

August 18, 2025

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2025 Photo Contest

Last Call for the 2025 HT Photo Contest

Last Call for the 2025 HT Photo Contest

August 25, 2025

Today’s Song

The Cast of Buena Vista Social Club – Song of the Day

The Cast of Buena Vista Social Club – Song of the Day

September 2, 2025

Photo of the Day

Havana’s Grand Theater Half Lit – Photo of the Day

Havana’s Grand Theater Half Lit – Photo of the Day

September 3, 2025

SOS for Journalists

Volatile Bolivia Elections May Escalate Press Attacks

Volatile Bolivia Elections May Escalate Press Attacks

August 12, 2025

Havana Weather

Havana Weather for August 28 to September 3

Havana Weather for August 28 to September 3

August 27, 2025

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