When August ends, the barge helmsman will return to his daily work as an English teacher.

For three years now, Raúl Justo Ochoa has been living the dream of who knows how many children who are always excited to cross the sea channel between El Socucho and La Boca. He is a barge helmsman, and not just any barge, but one that transports thousands of people to the province's most important summer resort during the summer season.

Water is still not reaching many homes in Las Tunas.

Water supply issues persist in Las Tunas province as drought continues. The harsh and diverse stories surrounding this situation are increasing.

Farmer Rafael Ferreiro Jerez

At 84 years old, Rafael Ferreiro Jerez continues to demonstrate that passion and dedication to the land have no age limit and that everything depends on individual willpower, what one learned as a child, and the pride with which one chooses to live life.

The "220 KV Substation” solar park will generate 21.8 MW.

Despite the inconvenience of rain hindering progress, work is proceeding at a good pace and at an accelerated rate on the 220 kV substation photovoltaic solar park (PSFV in Spanish), which is being built in areas adjacent to the electrical substation with which it shares its name, on the Las Tunas-Manatí highway.

Payment of pesion increase is underway at BANDEC branches in Las Tunas.

The Banco de Crédito y Comercio (Credit and Commerce Bank, BANDEC) in Las Tunas began paying pensions on August 20th, following the increase for those with amounts under four thousand pesos. The measure, announced in July during the ordinary session of the National Assembly of the People's Power, benefits the most vulnerable segment of the population.