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

Room with a View of the Mountains of Bartolome Maso, Cuba. By: Peggy Shand (Canada). Camera: Samsung Flip 6 HAVANA TIMES – Some photos make us laugh, feel emotions, remember a trip, or a special moment with friends. Others show that the person who took …

Archbishop Gallagher in Cuba: Promoting peace and unity

The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States visits Cuba to mark 90 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Havana. The visit also highlights the Holy See’s continued commitment to accompanying the Cuban people and supporting the common …

Businesses and residents helping to cleanup Courtenay Place and Cuba Street

News from WCC The Wellington City Council is partnering with businesses and community groups for two clean-up days coming up for Courtenay Place and Cuba Street. “This initiative is a tangible way for us to demonstrate our collective pride in Wellington …

The Presbyterian Church Calls for a Shift From ‘Resignation’ to ‘Activism’ for a Change in Cuba

In 2024, a total of 624 violations against freedom of religion were committed on the island, according to a report. Presbyterian-Reformed Church event in Cuba last May / Facebook 14ymedio, Madrid, June 4, 2025 — The Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba …

Michael Kay Shared Perfect Story About Cruise With Yankees Great Who Defected From Cuba

Suffice it to say, Orlando Hernández faced some heavy challenges in his life before coming to America to become a reliable MLB player and four-time World Series winner. Hernández defected Cuba in 1997 after becoming one of the most dominant pitchers in the …

Cuba points to "racist undertone" of new U.S. travel restrictions

HAVANA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba on Thursday said new travel restrictions announced by the United States, barring or limiting entry to nationals from 19 countries, had a "racist undertone." "The new ban on entry to the United States by …

U.S. Supreme Court allows termination of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) Parole Programs

On May 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate parole for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the U.S. under the CHNV Parole Program. This decision …

Cuba describes U.S. entry ban as racist

Image: El Comentario del Día. Havana, June 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced this Thursday that the new entry ban on nationals of several countries to the United States has racist undertones. Through the social media platform X, …

U.S. Will Bar Nationals From 12 Countries Including Haiti, Cuba

Breakfast Is No Small Matter in Cuba

By Lien Estrada HAVANA TIMES – It was during a gathering of the “Literary Café” at UNEAC (the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba) in Holguín that I heard the anecdote. The title of Guillermo Cabrera Infante’s book Cine o sardinas (Movies or Sardines) …