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Today’s Culture of Rip Offs in Cuba

Today’s Culture of Rip Offs in Cuba

June 8, 2025

I had just gotten onto one of the buses that circulate through the breezier outskirts of the Cuban capital after a brief struggle to board.

News

Woman in the Market, Yugoslavia in 1987 – Photo of the Day

Woman in the Market, Yugoslavia in 1987 – Photo of the Day

June 8, 2025
Israel Orders Military to Block Aid Flotilla to Gaza

Israel Orders Military to Block Aid Flotilla to Gaza

June 8, 2025
Natalia Doco – Song of the Day

Natalia Doco – Song of the Day

June 6, 2025
International News Briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025

International News Briefs for Friday, June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025
View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day  

View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba – Photo of the Day  

June 5, 2025
CPJ and Global Media Call for Reporter access to Gaza

CPJ and Global Media Call for Reporter access to Gaza

June 5, 2025
Cuban University Students vs. ETECSA

Cuban University Students vs. ETECSA

June 8, 2025
Cuba: Student Protests and Social Crisis

Cuba: Student Protests and Social Crisis

June 7, 2025
Nicaragua’s 14 Missing Political Prisoners

Nicaragua’s 14 Missing Political Prisoners

June 7, 2025
The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

The 1830 Restaurant in Havana

June 7, 2025

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Diaries

Producing for the Cathedral Artisan Vendors

Producing for the Cathedral Artisan Vendors

June 9, 2025
Breakfast Is No Small Matter in Cuba

Breakfast Is No Small Matter in Cuba

June 5, 2025
My New Professional Challenge

My New Professional Challenge

June 2, 2025
Cubans Between QR Codes and Disconnected Realities

Cubans Between QR Codes and Disconnected Realities

June 2, 2025
A Spanish Cuba?

A Spanish Cuba?

June 2, 2025
My Self-Driven Liberation to Capitalism Without Leaving Cuba

My Self-Driven Liberation to Capitalism Without Leaving Cuba

June 1, 2025

Opinion

Cuban Government, Remember: “The Students Are Sacred”

Cuban Government, Remember: “The Students Are Sacred”

June 6, 2025

The Cuban government seems to have forgotten everything that got it where it is, along with its responsibilities.

Nostalgia for Pepe Mujica, or the Unsustainable Center

Nostalgia for Pepe Mujica, or the Unsustainable Center

June 6, 2025
Cuba’s Bureaucracy and Its Disconnect to Citizens’ Demands

Cuba’s Bureaucracy and Its Disconnect to Citizens’ Demands

June 6, 2025
Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise

Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise

June 5, 2025

Features

The Odyssey of a Cuban Mother & Family in Search of Refuge

The Odyssey of a Cuban Mother & Family in Search of Refuge

June 6, 2025

“I never imagined we’d have to cross half the world just to try to live with a bit of dignity,” says Marilin, a 56-year-old Cuban woman.

Nicaragua: New Investment Law Protects Chinese Interests

Nicaragua: New Investment Law Protects Chinese Interests

June 6, 2025
How Cuban Charcoal Was Diverted from Export to Local Use

How Cuban Charcoal Was Diverted from Export to Local Use

June 5, 2025
The Persecution of Nicaragua’s ‘De Facto Stateless’

The Persecution of Nicaragua’s ‘De Facto Stateless’

June 5, 2025

Interview

El Faro’s Oscar Martinez on Surviving Bukele’s Crackdown

El Faro’s Oscar Martinez on Surviving Bukele’s Crackdown

June 5, 2025

International organizations have raised alarms over what they describe as the systematic use of the justice system to silence critics.

Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza

Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza

June 4, 2025
“I’d Like to Ask Rosario Murillo What Happened to You?”

“I’d Like to Ask Rosario Murillo What Happened to You?”

May 26, 2025
“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

“I Am Not Afraid of Them”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi

May 16, 2025

More News

Tension Grows in Cuban Universities: Disobedience Spreads

Tension Grows in Cuban Universities: Disobedience Spreads

June 5, 2025

The government narrative has focused on claiming that no such strike exists and that the calls to action are orchestrated from abroad.

Mexico Says Trump’s New Tariff “Has No Legal Basis”

Mexico Says Trump’s New Tariff “Has No Legal Basis”

June 5, 2025
International News Briefs for Thursday, June 5, 2025

International News Briefs for Thursday, June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025
Evicted by a Fire, 36 Families Are Living on the Street

Evicted by a Fire, 36 Families Are Living on the Street

June 4, 2025

Galeries

What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

What a Story This Is in Cuba 2025!

June 1, 2025

At nine o’clock at night I was in a corner of the rooftop, trying to light some bits of wood to make coffee, accompanied by my dog (10 photos)

Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

Solitude in Paradise at Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

May 26, 2025
The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

The Hotel Nacional of Havana, Cuba

May 21, 2025
Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

Cubans from the Depths of the Valley

May 18, 2025
Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

Havana’s Hotel Habana Libre

May 12, 2025

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Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest Announcement

Havana Times 2025 Photo Contest Announcement

February 21, 2025

Today’s Song

Pharoah Sanders – Song of the Day

Pharoah Sanders – Song of the Day

June 4, 2025

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Keep Your Distance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Photo of the Day

Keep Your Distance, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Photo of the Day

June 4, 2025

SOS for Journalists

El Salvadora Congress Approves ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

El Salvadora Congress Approves ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

May 31, 2025

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Havana Weather Forecast for June 5-11

Havana Weather Forecast for June 5-11

June 4, 2025

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