18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1103+ words) HAVANA TIMES – There are few things more beautiful than giving someone a gift, especially when it comes from the heart and the person giving it isn’t handing over something they have to spare, but sharing what they have. This week,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (545+ words) Without relinquishing control of the land Producers will finally be able to market their products “without mandatory intermediaries,” according to one of the new regulations published in the Official Gazette. By Diario de Cuba HAVANA TIMES – Amid a severe food…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (413+ words) Some people have waited over four months Cuba’s energy crisis exacerbates delays in document preparation, and there are days when offices cannot serve a single applicant. By Natalia Lopez Maya (14ymedio) HAVANA TIMES -The day begins long before they open the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (823+ words) HAVANA TIMES – No, this isn’t a trailer for the next Universal Studios movie, set against the backdrop of ancient Egypt. It’s reality—or at least the version of reality that Cuban state television decided to show us last Saturday. Raul…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (607+ words) HAVANA TIMES – The first time I heard that Kelly Kirschner was running for the US Congress, it struck me as odd. Until then, my impression of him was limited to his work at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (676+ words) HAVANA TIMES – There are two questions that have always seemed to me journalistically appropriate and easy for anyone who considers themselves a democrat to answer: Is Cuba a dictatorship? Do you consider Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, and Miguel Díaz-Canel to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (964+ words) HAVANA TIMES – It really isn’t all that surprising at this point, but Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel’s recent interview with the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo demonstrated once again that he has no shame. It is always worth remembering that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) HAVANA TIMES – I’m doing what I call “stockroom work.” Dusting things off, organizing, setting aside some books to offer first… In short, a task that must be done sooner or later. And I come across a work of fiction that…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (529+ words) The water tanker arrived without a hose, and a senior officer demanded that residents carry their own buckets. By Dario Hernandez (14ymedio) The protest had begun shortly before, as 14ymedio confirmed at the scene. A group of women were standing in front…...