Medical students from Sagua la Grande have to travel to the university in a cattle trucksince in that municipality of Villa Clara there are no other means of transportation.
One of them sent an anonymous complaint to CyberCuba with a photo in which young people can be seen in the distance, girls and boys, getting on the bus as best they can, with their backpacks on their backs.
“I am sending it to you because it is a shame to have to see and go through this,” said the author of the letter.
“The students We have a lot of work to get around and in the schools there is never food or electricity.“he added.
In the midst of the transportation crisis that is plaguing the country, ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel charged against the private managers, whom he accused of having abusive pricesinstead of recognizing the responsibility of his administration in the current debacle.
In April, when speaking on his YouTube program ‘From the Presidency’, he said that among private carriers we must distinguish between those who operate with a license and have links with local transport companies, and those who do so illegally.
“And that has to do with the way in which They manage the prices, which are actually abusive“, critical.
“Those They do not pay taxes, they are evading taxes, and they are carrying out a commercial operation, also for profit.without fulfilling responsibilities,” he added.
The leader acknowledged that the Transportation in Cuba is going through the “worst moments in recent years”but stated that it is a phenomenon linked to the global crisis.
According to him, the country does not have the income and fuel necessary to stabilize public transportationwhich has a large part of its vehicles stopped, either due to lack of parts and poor technical condition, or due to lack of fuel.
“In at least 121 municipalities of the 15 provinces there is significant concern among the population due to the lack of transportation,” he admitted.
The Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, was invited to the space, who reported that the State public transportation currently serves less than half as many passengers as it did five years ago..
Before, 5.9 million travelers traveled daily and now only 2.7 millionso many people are forced to use private transportation, whose prices are usually unaffordable for the majority, said Rodríguez.
