Cuban Communist Party to Hold Seventh Congress in 2016
Havana, Cuba - The Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) will be held in April 2016 as announced this Monday during the 10th Plenary of the Central Committee of the political organization.
The Plenary, presided over by the First Secretary of the PCC Raul Castro, approved the planning of a set of activities for the 2015-2018 period, fulfilling the agreements of the Sixth Congress, which include the improvement of the Political-Administration Division of the country, the spreading of the new model of work for the local People´s Power Assemblies and the election process.
Will be increased the local production of construction materials in Artemisa
Artemisa, Cuba -The Construction and Maintenance Company of Artemisa, this year will exceed the 3 millions of units of the Local Program of Production of Construction Materials, prioritizing the wall elements, roof and floors.
The 20 manufacturing centers in the province have the material resources to triple the production of concrete blocks, lattices, beams for roof and washtubs.
With the functioning of new 15 mills will be increased the obtaining of dust and sand from the mill of ground debris, in response to the growing demand of dry goods which have a shortfall in the quarries of the province.
New buses are produced in Artemisa
Artemisa, Cuba -The Bus Manufacturing Company Evelio Prieto in the province of Artemisa, will produce this year 350 vehicles of the model Diana for the passenger transportation in the country.
The new motor product is now passing a technical test in the Cuban capital, has two doors that facilitate the entry and exit of passengers and due to its comfort it achieve to carry a greater number of persons.
Runs at a good pace the potato harvest campaign in Güira de Melena
Artemisa, Cuba -The Strengthened Cooperative of Credit and Services “Ubaldo Díaz Fuentes” in the municipality of Güira de Melena in the province of Artemisa works to achieve the 6.7 hectares of potatoes planted this year, which represents 150 tones of the crop.
According to the information given by Yosvany Valderrama, specialist of the tuber in the Agricultural Company of the territory, in this cooperative they have one producer only dedicated to working with this crop (the potato), who has received all required inputs, according to the vegetative cycle of the crop, for which they used seeds from Europe.
University events in Artemisa
Artemisa, Cuba - The February 25 will be held in the municipality of Candelaria the event, Universiando; the activity will be sponsored by the University of the Province of Artemisa with the support of the municipal university center and the board of directors of the Education Sector in the territory.
Its main objective explained Amelia Pedroso Iglesia, specialist of the university extension in Candelaria, is that this is a socio-cultural project where all the university students that participate for each specialty put into practice different actions learned during their degree course.
Sanitation Workers Acknowledged in Their Celebration Day
Artemisa, Cuba - Francisco Llanes Mora , a street sweeper from Artemisa Township , was invited to receive a special recognition for his outstanding work since 2008 in places like La Matilde neighborhood or Central Street. The worker received the recognition during the central celebrations for the Sanitation Workers day.
In the stretch of Mariel-Majana trocha that is still preserved, the 95th anniversary of the birth of Faustino Pérez, martyr of the sector who, by his example, preached that doing is the best way to tell.
Culture
The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
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Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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"At the Eduardo Abela Villarreal Vocational Art School, located in San Antonio de los Baños, the quality of the teaching-educational process is prioritized," said Mirelis Ferrer Llanes, head of the General Teaching Department at this institution.
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