Commander Faure Chomón Mediavilla was, for a decade, the first secretary of the PCC in Las Tunas

December 5 marked the third anniversary of the death of Faure Chomón Mediavilla, who was -for a decade- the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in Las Tunas. This is how the outstanding Cuban intellectual remembers him, in this unpublished testimony for a book about the admired leader, written by Las Tunas researcher Frank Arteaga Pupo.

Human Rights Day is celebrated every December 10th,

Human rights are not an abstract concept or political currency; they must be daily work, a State guarantee, inherent to all human beings without any distinction of nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other condition.

Leased bus in Las Tunas

It is a little before 6:30 am and the stop at the Julio Antonio Mella stadium "shines" as if everyone had gathered, very early, and the fact of getting up early is not going to help anyone. The long faces are impatient, the boarding is in "small batches". The parade of empty buses unnerves the spirits of those who are waiting and the atmosphere begins to be tinged with opinions that are often rightfully so. One expression is repeated and adds annoyance: "Those are leased."

Las Tunas' electricity workers contributed to the Pinar del Río recovery

The onslaught of Hurricane Ian devastated everything in its path, the witnesses this time were the inhabitants of the westernmost Cuban province, Pinar del Río, and Ian was determined to leave his mark, and to test the solidarity that characterizes Cubans.

Electricity workers, from Puerto Padre, who helped to restore that service in Pinar del Río

Human greatness finds its measure in the twilight of life. Perhaps, some people prefer to avoid extreme situations, in which, in a matter of minutes, everything can disappear. Just there, when the forces falter and despair dwells in the destroyed landscapes; however, beings of colossal size wear the clothes of solidarity to "pull forward."