Labor Hero Orestes Benítez Fernández.

Judging by his spirit and passion, it's as if the years haven't passed. That's what I think when I see Orestes Benítez Fernández, Hero of Labor of the Republic of Cuba (2021), immersed in the demanding work of a Comprehensive Mechanic, a job he has practiced and enjoyed since September 30, 1980, in the engine room of the Azutecnia Las Tunas Workshops and Dismantling Business Unit.

Nelsy Polo Gutiérrez, second from left to right, receives recognition.

Nelsy Polo Gutiérrez will represent the sugar workers of this province and the country at the 22nd CTC Congress, scheduled for the middle of this year. She will be the direct voice of her 368 coworkers, all members of the union and organized into six sections.

The Renova enterprise (MSME), from Camagüey, is installing the photovoltaic systems.

Amid an energy crisis, the Provincial Directorate of the Banco de Crédito y Comercio (Bandec) in Las Tunas committed to changing its energy matrix to remain operational.

Journalists from Las Tunas celebrate Cuban Press Day.

The provincial ceremony for the Cuban Press Day was held at the Vicente García Memorial. It was presided over by Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in the province; Governor Yelenys Tornet; Adalys Ray, President of the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC); and other authorities.

Cake with spoiled filling

It's not hard to imagine the desperation of the parents of a child who ends up in Intensive Care due to food poisoning from spoiled candy. Nor is it hard to imagine their desire to change time and erase the exact minute, to avoid the needles, the fear, the tightness in their chests within those green walls. But if it involves the irresponsibility of others, it's also easy to imagine the hurricane of helplessness that must have engulfed them.