The province of Las Tunas recorded an eight percent increase in crime so far in 2024, compared to the same period last year, although the regime is confident that it will be able to curb this trend through the measures recently implemented.
The official newspaper Periódico 26 reported via Facebook that during an expanded extraordinary plenary of the Provincial Committee of the Party in Las Tunas, with the presence of Miguel Díaz-Canel, it was assured that the measures implemented have allowed for a containment of crime incidence since the second quarter, downplaying the fact that criminality has increased significantly.
An example of this is that a total of 48 robberies were committed in the warehouses of the province of Las Tunas during the first half of the year, primarily concentrated in the capital area and in the municipality of Puerto Padre, with a significant increase in the months of July and August.
The municipalities of Las Tunas and Puerto Padre account for 73 percent of the reported burglaries during the first six months of the year.
Other criminal acts were linked to the desecration of graves in the Vicente García cemetery, where several tombs have been violated and the remains of the deceased are scattered on the ground.
During the session, Walter Simón Noris, the first secretary of the Party in Las Tunas, also reported that the local economy is facing difficulties that are reflected in the failure to meet the targets for net sales and exports.
"The planned figures for total net sales, retail commercial circulation, or exports are not being met; although the number of state-owned companies with losses decreased compared to the previous year," he pointed out.
In addition to that situation, it must be noted that producers "have not fulfilled their agreed deliveries to the state system for meat and milk"; however, in an attempt to minimize the problem, he pointed out that "the figures in this regard compared to 2023 are higher."
Noris acknowledged that the situation of the sugar agro-industry is disastrous, emphasizing that, except for compliance with technical standard 52 at the Antonio Guiteras mill, the rest of the indicators are alarming.
The number of hectares planted with sugarcane, the cleared land, and the areas free of weeds are alarmingly low, which further exacerbates the outlook for the sector in the province.
Noris anticipated that only the Antonio Guiteras central will be able to produce sugar in the upcoming harvest, while the Majibacoa and Amancio Rodríguez mills will be limited to the production of molasses.
"The sugar harvest is one of the main challenges we face," emphasized the leader, hinting at the serious problems the sector is facing in the eastern territory.
Regarding the banking of the economy, the figures presented by the First Secretary of the Party show an increase in transactions through electronic channels, with a 10% rise compared to the end of 2023.
Currently, more than 40,000 online transactions are carried out weekly, and 270,000 through various established channels, he pointed out.
However, he warned that the cash inflow into the banking system in Las Tunas only reaches 63% of what was planned.
In addition, only a tenth of the non-state productive forms in the agricultural sector have implemented digital payment gateways, which highlights the slow adoption of the necessary tools to modernize the local economy.
The leader assumed that during 2024, the oversight and control structures in Las Tunas intensified their actions against various economic actors, increasing both the imposition and collection of fines as well as inspections and the confrontation of illegal activities and social indiscipline.
According to Noris, the balance has been positive: more than 42 million pesos were collected for public funds, resulting from the detection of underreported income by taxpayers involved in imports or in the buying and selling of cars and homes among individuals.
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