The Juan Sáez dam is the largest in Las Tunas province.

Erichel Martínez Betancourt is a hydraulic engineer who has led, from its very genesis, the investment in the water treatment plant built near the Juan Sáez dam, in the municipality of Jesús Menéndez.

Dock in Puerto Manatí

At 4:00 a.m., a soft breeze disperses the scent of saltpeter throughout Puerto Manatí. It is rather an unexpected visit to every nook and cranny of the coastal village, where at that hour not even the barking of dogs can be heard. The aroma of coffee intertwines with the fresh breath; they are seconds of stillness and distant purrs. But soon Alejandro crosses the threshold of the house, in the street the footsteps multiply, and the backpacks on the shoulder indicate that it will be a fishing day.

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel in "Colombia," Las Tunas.

The constant listening to the concerns of citizens should be a priority, said to the political and government authorities of the municipalities of Jobabo and Colombia the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, during the summary of the exhaustive review made by the highest instance of the Cuban political vanguard to the performance of the organization in these demarcations.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel visited Jobabo

This Friday, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC in Spanish) and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, toured the southern Las Tunas, starting with the municipality of Jobabo.

 Many farmers find it difficult to access the benefits of banking.

“Bankarization, if it were available to everyone with technological possibilities and knowledge, would be wonderful,” says producer Alexander González Ramos, who belongs to the Rogelio Rojas credit and services cooperative (CCS in Spanish), in the municipality of Colombia.