Tens of thousands of Cubans have crowded along Havana’s famed seawall to celebrate workers on their day, but few are more applauded than those who keep the socialist country powered.
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Tips for making a mint julep worthy of the Kentucky DerbyInside 'Scientology speedruns,' the viral trend prompting the church to bolster securityPeople attend a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. Former President Raul Castro, center, arrives for a gathering marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026.
People rest after a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. People attend a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. People attend a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026.
Former President Raul Castro, center, arrives for a gathering marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. Former President Raul Castro, center, arrives for a gathering marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. People rest after a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026.
People rest after a march marking International Workers’ Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2026. Employees of Cuba’s Electric Union are working 24 hours a day as the island’s power grid continues to crumble, provoking“We are living through difficult times,” said Yunier Meriño Reyes, an accountant with the Electric Union who joined Friday’s march to celebrate his colleagues.
“We are carrying out a very tough, arduous and relentless effort — day and night — to provide electricity to the people who need it. ”As a result, the island spent more than three months without a single oil shipment until a Russian tanker laden with 730,000 barrels Before it arrived, Cuba was relying solely on natural gas, limited solar power and disintegrating thermoelectric plants.
Read More “We have been working eight hours a day without stopping,” said Rafael Martínez, a refinery worker at Cuba’s Petroleum Union.
“Our job is to push ahead, that’s all you can do,” he said as his colleagues rallied around him on Friday, playing on cowbells and a large drum as they celebrated their day. Cuba’s Petroleum Union posted a recent video highlighting its workers, including driver José Antonio Báez.
Pedro Luis López Manzano, an engineer and the director of maintenance at the Cienfuegos refinery, said in the video that crews had to take several steps to ensure operability because the refinery was shut down for four months. Meanwhile, Gustavo Rodríguez Cordero, an engineer and a director general at Cuba’s Petroleum Union in Villa Clara, criticized the“No one has the international right to oppress a people in this manner,” he said.
After the oil was refined, de la O Levy said the government chose to prioritize vital sectors including agriculture and food production.
“This enabled the irrigation of tobacco, corn and soybeans,” he said. “There were more hours of power outages than anticipated because we diverted a portion of the energy supply toward production; we could not allow factories to remain idle. ” He said some of the petroleum was converted into approximately 6,000 tons of diesel and fuel oil that was used to power hospitals, generators and transportation.
“If we used 1,600 tons, there would be fewer blackouts, but the would last half as long,” he said. De la O Levy warned the Russian oil was expected to last only until the end of April, noting that the priority is to sustain the island’s thermoelectric plants using Cuban crude oil. Cuba produces 40% of its required fuel and depends heavily on imports.
As the island’s crises grind on, Katiusca Carreño, 53, who works at the Electric Union’s command center, said she is committed to satisfying Cuba’s people.
“Resources aren’t reaching us, but all of us workers are still here,” she said after Friday’s rally. “It’s hard, but not impossible. We work 24 hours a day. ”Trump says he’ll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal
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