Officials point out that “there are several provinces and municipalities without directors” of the Housing program, which has barely completed 39% of its activities.
14ymedio, Madrid, 2 October 2024 — Of the 13,492 homes that the 2024 plan had planned, as of August only 5,262 had been built, 39%. The figure is even worse when compared to the number needed on the island, it represents 1.1% of the 447,375 properties that, according to the Government in June, are required to meet demand. In three months between the end of May, when the count stood at 3,579 homes, and August, only 2,047 were built.
The data, part of the report presented at the meeting between Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and the governors, is not the only negative one. According to the official press, “all provinces show setbacks” in the local production program of construction materials, another conclusion that must not have satisfied the Cuban government, which is determined to delegate the issue to the territories.
Nancy Acosta Hernández, head of the Office for Assistance to Local Administrations, pointed out an unprecedented element in these analyses. According to the official, the Housing Program at the territorial level is being affected by the lack of human resources. “There are serious weaknesses in the appointment of staff, since there are several provinces and municipalities without directors in this area,” she generalized.
“All provinces show setbacks” in the local production program of construction materials
Staff shortages have been widespread on the island since the largest exodus in recent Cuban history began at the end of 2022, but in the case of executives, this shortage can also be attributed to the decline in the number of Communist Party cadres, a fact denounced on several occasions by Party leaders.
Havana, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo are the territories where the situation is worst, a problem largely due to “the marked