Cuba

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated in an interview with Pablo Iglesias that he is willing to give his life for the Revolution, while detailing the effects of the US blockade and efforts toward energy sovereignty.

March 27, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Princeton University Press has released Troubled Lands, a collection of short stories from Mexico and Cuba translated by Langston Hughes during his 1934-1935 stay in Mexico City. The anthology, edited by Ricardo Wilson II, presents the works for the first time as Hughes originally envisioned. The stories depict post-revolutionary Mexico and Cuba amid turbulent regimes.

Havana Times created a new section dedicated to books and authors in March 2026, prioritizing Latin American and Caribbean authors. The idea gained momentum after contact from Selena Mercuri, a Cuban-Italian book editor based in Toronto.

March 22, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Havana Times has selected the photo 'Las Guasimas Bakery' in Trinidad, Cuba, as photo of the day. It was taken by Chris Tucker from the United States using a Canon 5D3 camera.

In a personal diary entry, Lien Estrada recounts her efforts to recharge devices at spots with generators amid Cuba's prolonged blackouts. She visited the doctors' apartment building, the 'Twelve-Story Building,' and Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital. She eventually found a working outlet in Medical Sciences classrooms.

March 20, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

On September 22, 2023, Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel was greeted by enthusiastic demonstrators outside Cuba’s Mission to the UN in New York. Activists linked to The People’s Forum showed solidarity against the US 'blockade'. At the same time, Cuban exiles protested human rights violations on the island.