Class schedule adjusted in Villa Clara due to energy crisis: two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Schools in the province of Villa Clara will begin adjusting their teaching schedule starting this Monday, May 20, due to the serious energy crisis affecting Cuba.

According to information released by the Provincial Government in that territory, educational centers at all levels "with the exception of Youth and Adult Education" will start the first shift of classes at 10:00 in the morning.

In this way, the schedule for students was set as "from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 to 4:20 pm," says the note signed by the General Directorate of Education in Villa Clara.

They also assured that "the opening of activities in all educational centers will take place as established by education: from 6:30 am in preschools and 7:00 am in schools."

However, the novelty is that "fun and complementary activities will take place in the early morning hours until the start of the first class shift and will extend until the regular hours," indicate the authorities of Villa Clara.

The inhuman blackouts that Cubans endure, with power outages of up to 20 hours a day in some areas, have become an unbearable situation for many, who express their frustration on social media and criticize the regime by asking: "How much longer will the psychological torture of the people last?"

Many families, including children, have had to sleep on the street in a futile attempt to rest a bit during the night, facing high temperatures that are also hitting the Island.

The Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel had to acknowledge on May 11th, in an interview with the Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, that the island is "in a very complex situation in terms of energy".

According to him, under his management, there are failures in "electric generation due to lack of fuel, lack of maintenance, or the coincidence of both factors."

During a visit to the municipality of Amancio Rodríguez in Las Tunas, the ruler himself stated, in a supposed gesture of empathy, that the power outages in recent days "have been terrible, up to 20 hours."

The discomfort of the population has been expressed on social media, and in some cases, they have even taken to the streets to protest.