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Now Cubans Are Told to Forget About Eating Rice

Now Cubans Are Told to Forget About Eating Rice

December 28, 2025

We witnessed another direct insult to a people facing inflation, pulverized wages, and empty markets—as if deprivation were a cultural choice

News

International News Briefs for Monday, December 29, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, December 29, 2025

December 29, 2025
The Fight Against Femicide: Victories and Setbacks in 2025

The Fight Against Femicide: Victories and Setbacks in 2025

December 28, 2025
Full Transcript of the 60 Minutes ‘Inside CECOT’ segment blocked by CBS News

Full Transcript of the 60 Minutes ‘Inside CECOT’ segment blocked by CBS News

December 28, 2025
Arrest of Cubans at ICE Supervision Appointments Continue

Arrest of Cubans at ICE Supervision Appointments Continue

December 27, 2025
Two Peruvian Journalists Targeted by Gunfire Within a Week

Two Peruvian Journalists Targeted by Gunfire Within a Week

December 26, 2025
“Cubans Should Stop Eating Rice and Potatoes”

“Cubans Should Stop Eating Rice and Potatoes”

December 27, 2025
A Visit to the Alexander von Humboldt Park in Havana

A Visit to the Alexander von Humboldt Park in Havana

December 27, 2025
Nicaragua: Why Do We Change Organizations but Not Practices

Nicaragua: Why Do We Change Organizations but Not Practices

December 27, 2025
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December 27, 2025

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Diaries

Rituals During a Nighttime Havana Blackout

Rituals During a Nighttime Havana Blackout

December 28, 2025
Housing Crisis in Cuba: Homes That Hold Up Dreams

Housing Crisis in Cuba: Homes That Hold Up Dreams

December 27, 2025
Parenting in Cuba: Does it Amount to a Misfortune?

Parenting in Cuba: Does it Amount to a Misfortune?

December 25, 2025
Water Leaks in Cuba, Shortage in Homes

Water Leaks in Cuba, Shortage in Homes

December 24, 2025
The Soundtrack of an Island

The Soundtrack of an Island

December 22, 2025
The Agony of ATMs in Cuba

The Agony of ATMs in Cuba

December 21, 2025

Opinion

A Confiscated Ship and Cuba’s Energy Future

A Confiscated Ship and Cuba’s Energy Future

December 28, 2025

Cuba depends on opaque agreements, indirect routes, and ships that sail under the shadow of sanctions and seizures.

US Invasions in Latin America 2.0?

US Invasions in Latin America 2.0?

December 27, 2025
Cuba: The Country That Is Running Out of People

Cuba: The Country That Is Running Out of People

December 26, 2025
Cubans Ask “Until When?”

Cubans Ask “Until When?”

December 23, 2025

Features

More Gov. Control Over Foreign Currency and Cuba’s Farmers

More Gov. Control Over Foreign Currency and Cuba’s Farmers

December 28, 2025

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

The Key Figure in the Flow of Oil Between Venezuela & Cuba

The Key Figure in the Flow of Oil Between Venezuela & Cuba

December 26, 2025
Panama: The Cost of Two Decades of Corruption

Panama: The Cost of Two Decades of Corruption

December 26, 2025
Migrants in the USA Beg To Be “Invisible” at Christmas

Migrants in the USA Beg To Be “Invisible” at Christmas

December 24, 2025

Interview

Arundhati Roy on New Memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me”

Arundhati Roy on New Memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me”

December 26, 2025

In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me.

Lessons from Venezuela for Nicaragua

Lessons from Venezuela for Nicaragua

December 14, 2025
Nicaragua Goes Deeper in Debt with “Chinese Solidarity”

Nicaragua Goes Deeper in Debt with “Chinese Solidarity”

December 10, 2025
“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier

“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier

November 27, 2025

More News

Perspective in Photography from Cuba

Perspective in Photography from Cuba

December 26, 2025

Perspective allows us to create a photograph that, although it physically has two dimensions, conveys depth or a third dimension. (33 photos)

Christmas Returns to Bethlehem After 2 Years of War in Gaza

Christmas Returns to Bethlehem After 2 Years of War in Gaza

December 25, 2025
Nasry Asfura Proclaimed President-elect of Honduras

Nasry Asfura Proclaimed President-elect of Honduras

December 25, 2025
Havana Weather for December 25 to 31

Havana Weather for December 25 to 31

December 24, 2025

Galeries

Havana’s Japanese Garden, Beauty in Oblivion

Havana’s Japanese Garden, Beauty in Oblivion

December 20, 2025

In the National Botanical Garden lies a corner that tells a story of fellowship, beauty, & slow abandonment: the Japanese Garden. (25 photos)

The Palacio Cueto Hotel in Old Havana

The Palacio Cueto Hotel in Old Havana

December 16, 2025
Expressionist Portraits from Cuba

Expressionist Portraits from Cuba

December 12, 2025
“The Body as a Battlefield” Photographic Exhibition

“The Body as a Battlefield” Photographic Exhibition

December 10, 2025
Abstract Photography

Abstract Photography

November 29, 2025

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The 14th Havana Times Photo Contest Winners

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November 10, 2025

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Voces de Billo Hoy – Song of the Day

Voces de Billo Hoy – Song of the Day

December 23, 2025

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Cincinnati Storey Machinery, Ohio, USA – Photo of the Day

Cincinnati Storey Machinery, Ohio, USA – Photo of the Day

December 23, 2025

SOS for Journalists

A Fight for Government Transparency Amid Haiti’s Insecurity

A Fight for Government Transparency Amid Haiti’s Insecurity

December 15, 2025

Havana Weather

Havana Weather for December 18 to 24

Havana Weather for December 18 to 24

December 17, 2025

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