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Citing the economic crisis affecting the country, the Cuban government announced restrictions on the offerings in the recreational plan for this summer, emphasizing the defense of culture as one of the fundamental principles of this season. However, it completely overlooked another part of the story: the constant power outages endured by the people.
On the official program Mesa Redonda, Raúl Fornés Valenciano, the first vice president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER), acknowledged that the upcoming stage will unfold in a complex economic situation, which "creates certain restrictions in terms of offerings, but there is a varied planning of activities."
In this initial broadcast on the topic, Fornés argued that the period will embrace among its guiding principles "the defense of national identity, and the reinforcement of the customs and traditions of each territory."
He also mentioned that "we will focus our efforts on vulnerable neighborhoods, areas of the Turquino Plan, coastal communities, among others," according to Cubadebate, a digital platform serving the regime.
The Deputy Minister of Culture, Lizette Martínez Luzardo, discussed the activities that her sector will undertake during the summer, including the International Biennial of Political Humor, which is taking place in Havana until June 28.
He mentioned that "more than 2,200 cultural institutions will be open in the summer," but forgot to disclose the high prices of many of those activities, which are detrimental given the low wages existing in the country.
Meanwhile, María del Pilar Macías Rutes, the Director General of Operations and Quality at the Ministry of Tourism, stated that "the crown jewel of this season is camping," noting that the majority of resources are allocated to international tourism.
The experience and perceptions of many Cubans regarding the tourism offerings of the Campismo Popular Business Group have been clearly reflected in the comments made by various users on the social network Facebook in 2023.
And all those words hang in the air as we recall the statements of the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel: there are no guarantees that the summer months will pass without disruptions to the electrical service.
The president acknowledged this in the YouTube segment he hosts, where he discussed the situation regarding electricity generation and projections for the short, medium, and long term.
Díaz-Canel reiterated what the Electric Union (UNE) announced weeks ago, that electricity outages will increase due to the rise in maintenance work at the thermoelectric plants.
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