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Poor Folks Coffee in Matanzas, Cuba: Scarce, Cold & Bitter

Poor Folks Coffee in Matanzas, Cuba: Scarce, Cold & Bitter

July 8, 2025

Many retirees would need to invest half of their pension in a simple 284-gram (0.62 lbs.) package of imported coffee.

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Havana Weather for July 10 – 16

Havana Weather for July 10 – 16

July 9, 2025
Chucho Valdes, Cimafunk & La Tribu – Song of the Day

Chucho Valdes, Cimafunk & La Tribu – Song of the Day

July 9, 2025
International News Briefs for Wednesday, July 9, 2025

International News Briefs for Wednesday, July 9, 2025

July 9, 2025
Dance Gangsters in Kentucky, USA – Photo of the Day

Dance Gangsters in Kentucky, USA – Photo of the Day

July 8, 2025
International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 8, 2025

International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025
Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese – Song of the Day

Esperanza Spalding & Leo Genovese – Song of the Day

July 7, 2025
Cuba Reads From Right to Left: Cubans Rush to Consume Manga

Cuba Reads From Right to Left: Cubans Rush to Consume Manga

July 8, 2025
The Story of a Cuban Mercenary Recruited by Russia

The Story of a Cuban Mercenary Recruited by Russia

July 7, 2025
Boxer’s Return to Cuba Sets Social Media Ablaze

Boxer’s Return to Cuba Sets Social Media Ablaze

July 6, 2025
Cuban Faces Five Years Jail for Filming a Cooking Gas Line

Cuban Faces Five Years Jail for Filming a Cooking Gas Line

July 5, 2025

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Diaries

The Flintstones of Cuba

The Flintstones of Cuba

July 9, 2025
What Chocolate Is To Cubans

What Chocolate Is To Cubans

July 9, 2025
Communication with Friends via WhatsApp

Communication with Friends via WhatsApp

July 7, 2025
Should I Tell My Friends to Visit Cuba, or Stay Away?

Should I Tell My Friends to Visit Cuba, or Stay Away?

July 6, 2025
Cuba’s New Epidemic

Cuba’s New Epidemic

July 4, 2025
Tattoos in Cuba: From Stigma to Artwork

Tattoos in Cuba: From Stigma to Artwork

July 3, 2025

Opinion

Beyond GDP: Measuring What Really Matters

Beyond GDP: Measuring What Really Matters

July 8, 2025

It’s time to heed the warnings of the past and take decisive action in the present. Let’s start by measuring what really matters.

That “Damned” Immigration and the New “Alligator Alcatraz”

That “Damned” Immigration and the New “Alligator Alcatraz”

July 3, 2025
Cuba: Where Is Rock Bottom?

Cuba: Where Is Rock Bottom?

July 1, 2025
Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

June 30, 2025

Features

Large Companies Reap Profits from Gaza’s Destruction

Large Companies Reap Profits from Gaza’s Destruction

July 7, 2025

“Corporate actors are profoundly tied in with the system of occupation, apartheid, and genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories”.

US-Cuba: When Sports Depend on Your Passport

US-Cuba: When Sports Depend on Your Passport

July 6, 2025
Nicaraguan Filmmaker Premieres “Profane Prose” Short Film

Nicaraguan Filmmaker Premieres “Profane Prose” Short Film

July 6, 2025
Cuban Scientist Sells Shots of Coffee to Survive Retirement

Cuban Scientist Sells Shots of Coffee to Survive Retirement

July 4, 2025

Interview

Samcam’s Murder in Costa Rica ‘Shocking for the Impunity’

Samcam’s Murder in Costa Rica ‘Shocking for the Impunity’

June 24, 2025

Former Costa Rican President: ‘This is unprecedented, and that’s why it’s alarming. I hope it gets the government’s attention.’

Cuba’s Parallel Reality

Cuba’s Parallel Reality

June 23, 2025
Education Instead of Chaos on the Mexico – Texas Border

Education Instead of Chaos on the Mexico – Texas Border

June 22, 2025
A Conversation about Resistance at the USA – Mexico Border

A Conversation about Resistance at the USA – Mexico Border

June 20, 2025

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International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025

International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 7, 2025. Trump

Pancho Villa’s Pool, Arizona, USA – Photo of the Day

Pancho Villa’s Pool, Arizona, USA – Photo of the Day

July 6, 2025
Monteverde Morning, Costa Rica – Photo of the Day

Monteverde Morning, Costa Rica – Photo of the Day

July 4, 2025
Black Orpheus – Song of the Day

Black Orpheus – Song of the Day

July 3, 2025

Galeries

What Would Havana’s Alamar District Be Without Its Trees

What Would Havana’s Alamar District Be Without Its Trees

June 29, 2025

Alamar, a “model” community on the east side of Havana, was a project launched with great fanfare by the revolution in the 1970s. (35 photos)

Cuba’s Omnipresent Busts of Jose Marti

Cuba’s Omnipresent Busts of Jose Marti

June 27, 2025
Hotel Melia Cohiba in Havana, Cuba

Hotel Melia Cohiba in Havana, Cuba

June 18, 2025
Congratulations, Dad! Or Not. Or What?

Congratulations, Dad! Or Not. Or What?

June 15, 2025
The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

June 7, 2025

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Calling all Photographers: Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest

Calling all Photographers: Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest

June 23, 2025

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Stanley Clarke – Song of the Day

Stanley Clarke – Song of the Day

June 29, 2025

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Seagull Patrol, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day

Seagull Patrol, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day

July 2, 2025

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Salvadoran journalist ordered released from ICE custody

Salvadoran journalist ordered released from ICE custody

July 2, 2025

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Havana Weather for July 3 – 9

Havana Weather for July 3 – 9

July 2, 2025

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