May Day Parade in Las Tunas.

The May Day parade in Las Tunas left stories of common people committed to a more just future.

May Day Parade in Las Tunas.

The Las Tunas people's response to the call to participate in the May Day parades in the main plazas throughout the province was described as colossal by their organizers. More than 95,000 people took to the streets in the capital alone, on the occasion of the International Workers' Day, although the provincial figure was estimated to be over 200,000.

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 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.