Havana, Cuba - Salvador Valdés Mesa, vice president of the State Council, toured significant economic objectives in the province of Cienfuegos related to the industry, the sugar harvest and others, Granma newspaper reported.

In Granos de Aguada Agro-industrial company, he received details on the investment made in assembling a mill that processes five tons per hour and three silos that store a thousand tons each.

Artemisa, Cuba -The fulfillment of the annual economic plan of 138 492.5 tones of feed, was an achievement of the workers of the factory Flores Betancourt, located in the farm Rocoso in the popular council Las Cañas in the municipality of Artemisa, during 2014.

Luis Medina Valdés, director of the entity who provided the information to the media, assured that despite the difficulties they still present are planning to produce more than 140 000 tons of feed in 2015, coupled with the improvement of the quality parameters, the satisfaction of the customers and their own employees.

Havana, Cuba - Cuban first vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel said university students must question cultural models that currently spread as imposed on the island and he insisted in the need for the creation of values that favor cultural, ethical and humanistic development.

The top government Cuban official participated as guest at the 3rd National Council of the Cuban University Student Federation, held over the weekend in Havana.

Artemisa, Cuba - From today begins the implementation of the new identity card in the municipality of Artemisa, a procedure that gradually is going to take place in the rest of the municipalities of the province: San Cristóbal and Candelaria will start the January 9, Bauta and Guanajay the 13, Mariel and Caimito the 20; San Antonio de los Baños and Alquízar the 23; Güira de Melena the 27 and Bahía Honda the 30.

This new identity card offers among its advantages the full identification of citizens with the inclusion of biometric data; a stronger hardware, photography service; the request and obtaining from anywhere in the country and the use of advanced technologies for data collection.

Havana - The decision of never betraying the Cuban Revolution turned the Cuban Five into a tight group from the start of the legal process followed against them, stated hero Ramon Labanino.

During the television broadcast program Mesa Redonda (Round Table) on Friday, Labanino referred to the way they were repeatedly lured to betrayal through material offers and psychological pressure.

Artemisa, Cuba – Were opened various construction works in the municipality of Bauta in the province of Artemisa as part of the activities carried out in the territory in salute to the fifty-six anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.

Among these works excelled the unit of accommodations of the Motel El Lago, belonging to the basic unit of Villa Victoria. Until today this facility did not provide lodging options due that its rooms were lacking of the necessary conditions. After this repair the center will open for accommodation service from January 10, 2015.