5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (417+ words) HAVANA TIMES " There are many things I'd like to talk about right now, but whenever I sit down to write" the electricity goes out. The issue is repetitive. I imagine it's exhausting to constantly read about people complaining over and…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (492+ words) HAVANA TIMES " In mid-April, a website sparked controversy after publishing a video of a family in the Cuban province of Granma improvising a coffin out of cardboard chicken boxes, supposedly due to the lack of actual funeral caskets. Many considered…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (806+ words) Angelica Chavarria has been missing for two years It has been two years since her "forced disappearance," and the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo remains silent about her whereabouts. HAVANA TIMES " The phrase that relatives of political prisoner…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (358+ words) HAVANA TIMES " We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by'Democracy Now'on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. President Trump said Monday he had postponed an imminent U. S. attack on Iran at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (578+ words) An underground current seeps through the country. Thousands of citizens are suspect in the eyes of the ruling powers, driving them to desperation. By Julio Lopez Campos (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES " Historically, the term "fifth column" is attributed to a Spanish…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (133+ words) Without internet, without public transportation, and with household appliances fried by power surges, Havana seems to be returning to its harshest origins. By Yoani Sanchez (14ymedio) The reptile in me suddenly stirs. It has heard the purring of the electric generator…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (409+ words) Sissi Abascal and her mother went into forced exile "It's not the way one would want to be free, but the prisoner and their family are the ones who decide," said Berta Soler. HAVANA TIMES " The leader of the Cuban…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (641+ words) HAVANA TIMES " The presence in Cuba this week of the director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, generated a wave of opinions and speculation because, as is customary, there was a great deal of official silence…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (82+ words) Havana Times HAVANA TIMES " When CIA Director John Ratcliffe landed in Havana on May 14, it was not a ceremonial visit. Intelligence chiefs do not travel to tightly centralized systems for routine diplomacy. They go when Washington wants to evaluate something…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (297+ words) Diaz-Canel is not afraid of ending up like Maduro, but he is terrified of ending up like Ceausescu. By Yunior Garc'a Aguilera (14ymedio) Smoke rises from several corners. Garbage piled up for days burns in the streets. Plastic burns, rotten food…...