Guantanamo.- At the regular vitality meeting held this Tuesday in Guantánamo, the province’s energy situation, as well as that of the entire country, was thoroughly analyzed. It was explained that the situation in the provincial capital is worsening due to multiple transformers breakdown.
In a short period of time, the Electric Company has replaced 10 of these devices, and four are still having problems. Today, by agreement, three must be reviewed for possible repairs and one will be replaced.
Yoel Pérez García, the highest authority in the province, urged strengthening efforts to control high state and non-state power consumers, as well as electricity violations. Therefore, the National Office for the Control of Rational Energy Use will join the daily monitoring as part of the province’s vitality meeting.
Children attendance at student centers is improving in nine Guantanamo municipalities following the easing measures adopted by the Ministry of Education. However, the highest absence rate continues to be in the main municipality of Guantánamo.
Regarding communications in the municipality of Yateras, which are affected because it is only available when there is power supply in the chief town. ETECSA specialists checked the communication device and found a broken card in the generator that provides power during electricity blackouts. To resolve this issue, the generator is expected to be replaced. A generator is expected to be replaced in Baracoa and transported to Yateras.
Five ambulances in the municipality are not in service due to lack of maintenance. However, the available budget is for repairs. The alternative option was to request the municipality of Baracoa, which has a maintenance budget available, and to reallocate the budget, thus providing a solution to this problem.
In addition, Interior Ministry officials reported an incident of counterrevolutionary propaganda that occurred in the municipality of Manuel Tames, in which a 37-year-old unemployed man with a criminal record was arrested.
