The main state public transport services in this eastern Cuban province will continue despite the serious limitations that have caused the availability of fuel in the country, as a result of the combined effect of the intensification of the U.S. blockade and the global crisis resulting from the new coronavirus pandemic. 

Las Tunas, Cuba.– For the first 15 days of September, the Passenger and General Cargo Transportation Company (CARDINAL) will only have 30 percent of the fuel used in less complex scenarios than the current one. However, its director Luis Enrique Arias Peña, stressed that all urban and suburban transport routes will continue to operate in the territorial capital, as well as from and to the rest of the municipalities. 

Obviously, he said, the frequency will be affected in each of the itineraries. The impact will also be felt on planned trips to destinations in rural areas, which will be limited to once a week. Arias Peña clarified that, before the resumption of the 2019-2020 school year, the pertinent coordination has been made with the Provincial Directorate of Education to ensure the transfer of internal students to their respective schools.

The U.S. chase to fuel supplies to Cuba has been particularly crude since the middle of last year. Added to these difficulties was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the archipelago economy, as it led to the paralysis of key sectors for obtaining convertible currency such as tourism.