The year we just bid farewell to was a reflection of the complex processes Cuba is undergoing, marked by structural crises in basic services and emergency responses.

This is the annual chronicle of the events that defined the pulse of Las Tunas in the economic, political, and social spheres.

JANUARY
• Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa begins his provincial tour at the Antonio Guiteras sugar mill, putting food production and the harvest at the center of national attention.
• The implementation of an agreement by the Municipal Administration Council (CAM in Spanish), which limits the hours of activity for self-employed workers and small businesses to 11:00 p.m., sparks heated controversy in the provincial capital.
• Political attention intensifies with President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez's tour of the capital of Las Tunas, his sixth visit to municipalities in the province since 2024.
• A tactical exercise by the Eastern Army is carried out in Puerto Padre as part of the final maneuvers of the Bastión 2024 strategic exercise.

FEBRUARY
• The national energy crisis impacts daily life. Non-essential teaching and work activities are suspended for two days, an austerity measure to save electricity.
• The No Más (No More) project against gender violence, a partnership between international cooperation and civil society, begins its work in the province.
• Public safety makes headlines with the arrest of seven people in the capital, accused of drug trafficking in a police operation.

MARCH
• The population faces a shortage of rice, a staple food in the rationed basket.
• Valdés Mesa returns for the third time in four months, with an agenda focused on food, the basic basket, the harvest, and the change in the energy matrix.
• Another collapse of the National Electric Energy System (SEN in Spanish) affects the country, with partial restoration in the early hours of the morning.
• The Provincial Party Plenary elects Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez as the new first secretary.
• The Provincial Court sentences two citizens for embezzlement, imposing prison terms of seven and six years.

APRIL
• The Noches Tuneras return, albeit with a different design to protect heritage.
• The José Martí Pioneer Organization (OPJM in Spanish) holds its Provincial Assembly with a call for self-criticism.
• During a visit to the municipalities of Jobabo and Colombia, President Díaz-Canel emphasized the need to constantly listen to the people.

MAY
• A massive popular response marks the International Workers' Day parade, with more than 200,000 people in the province, according to estimates.
• Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca tours the “Jesús Menéndez” production hub to learn more about the obstacles to food production.
• Etecsa applies a rate adjustment to mobile services, causing commotion and outrage due to the magnitude of the changes.

JUNE
• The Nueva Línea photovoltaic solar park was inaugurated in Puerto Padre, with the presence of Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez.
• After eight months of paralysis, CT scan services are restored at Guevara Hospital, thanks to international donations.
• Transfermóvil enables the reservation of liquefied gas appointments for 10.00 pesos.
• As part of the National Exercise to Combat Illegalities, the Provincial Court sentences a citizen for murder.
• Student Rosmary Fernández Tamayo wins a bronze medal at the VIII Mesoamerican Physics Olympiad.

JULY
• Water supply problems persist in the capital, attributed to drought and power cuts.
• After great difficulties, the most difficult harvest in the history of the Antonio Guiteras sugar mill comes to an end.
• At the ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, the first secretary of the Party, Osbel Lorenzo Rodríguez, calls for optimism despite the difficulties.
• Transport routes are reestablished: the National Bus route to “Amancio” and the motor car between Chaparra and Santa María 16.
• Jennifer García wins the silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Chemistry Olympiad.

AUGUST
• The Intensive Care Unit of the Mártires de Las Tunas pediatric hospital reopens its doors, completely remodeled. Just in time for the 65th anniversary of the health institution.
• President Miguel Díaz-Canel resumes his visits to the province, beginning another series of tours throughout the territory.

SEPTEMBER
• Consultation begins on the draft of the new Labor Code, which will affect more than 78,000 workers.
• The collapse of the SEN, the second of the year, leaves the province without service. The connection is restored hours later.

OCTOBER
• For the first time, Las Tunas hosts the National History Congress, an event of great academic prestige.
• Hurricane Melissa passes through. The province assesses damage and enters a recovery phase.
• A massive solidarity operation is launched to aid evacuees from Granma who were severely affected by flooding after Melissa.

NOVEMBER
• In response to the complex epidemiological situation caused by the combined scourge of dengue and chikungunya viruses, a health intervention begins with adulticide treatment to curb arboviruses.
• The Eastern Regional Ceremony for the 55th anniversary of the Federation of Secondary School Students takes place in “Colombia.”

DECEMBER
• Experts from the National Accreditation Board (JAN in Spanish) conduct an external reevaluation of the University of Las Tunas.
• The expansion of the Intensive Care Unit at the Ernesto Guevara Hospital is inaugurated.
• The municipal capital hosts the celebrations for the Triumph of the Revolution.