By Zahrah HAVANA TIMES – Today’s featured artist is Monguito el Unico from Cuba with the song “Es Tu Historia” from the album “Monguito El Unico y su Conjunto” (1969). [embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=tCCc6KTL-Kc&feature=oembed[/embed] Havana Times Song of the Day features artists mostly born in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, artists influenced... Read more

Havana photo by Juan Suarez By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – This week, Cuba’s National Assembly convened to review 2024 and present plans for 2025—both years as disastrous as each other. According to official figures presented during the sessions, losses were reported in exports of goods and services, amounting to... Read more

By Irina Pino HAVANA TIMES – Last Friday, I reunited with a childhood friend. It had been over ten years since we last saw each other, and we decided to spend an entire day together. We wanted to relive our youth, those times when we’d go out and do silly... Read more

Marrero and the inconsistencies of dollarization By Sadiel Mederos By Jessica Dominguez Delgado (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, presented an update on the government’s plan and projections for 2025 at the National Assembly of People’s Power on December 18, 2024. In his over two-hour intervention,... Read more

The Miraflores Palace, in the historic center of Caracas, seat of government and seat of power in Venezuela for more than a century, which lost its traditional white color at the beginning of the current century. The ruler Nicolas Maduro has occupied it since 2013 and hopes to be sworn... Read more

as Etecsa scrambles for more dollars By El Toque By Yenys Laura Prieto (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban government needs dollars. The Telecommunications Company of Cuba (Etecsa) can provide them. The equation seems straightforward: the people in Cuba and their emigrant relatives endure, face challenges, and pay. Capturing... Read more