Guantanamo.- Motivated by the upcoming celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks in Bayamo, the radio program En Frecuencia con el Pueblo addressed the achievements and commitments of the province of Guantánamo, which recently received recognition from the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) in the context of national emulation for July 26, National Rebellion Day.
Yoel Pérez García, first secretary of the PCC in the territory, Alis Azaharez, the Governor, along with agency directors, offered information to the Guantanamo audience on Transporters’ Day, whose national event was held in this part of the island.
Hence, Henry Rodríguez Terrero, a representative from that sector, explained to CMKS that despite difficulties with fuel, lubricants, and the lack of parts, new public service routes with electric tricycles were established in the capital municipality and Baracoa, in addition to resuming railbus service in the capital city.
He praised the efforts of managers, drivers, specialists, and technicians in transporting 1,300 tons of basic food products in just ten days, and plans to strengthen domestic shipping activities to Baracoa.
The start of the university train, the benefit to patients treated at the oncology hospital in Santiago de Cuba, the care provided to infertile couples in the province of Holguín, and people with kidney disease requiring dialysis are examples of the transporters’ support for the Public Health sector.
On the program “En Frecuencia con el Pueblo,” Alvernis Veranes, Provincial Delegate of Agriculture, addressed the listeners and discussed the many challenges facing this sector in producing the food needed by the population.
To promote this sustainable agricultural development, he mentioned various investments this year, including the planting of 300 hectares (ha) under irrigation in Niceto Pérez, in addition to the aspiration to plant 500 ha of rice, the operation of a small-meat processing plant, the improvement of the cacao fermentation process, and prioritizing the production of bioproducts aimed at improving crop efficiency and import substitution.
In a year in which the province of Guantánamo is recognized for national competition on July 26th, Yoel Pérez García, first secretary of the Party in Guantánamo, highlighted the alliance between science and agriculture to improve production results, which is already evident in bean and plantain varieties. He called for consolidating efforts to comply with the food sovereignty law and meet the demands of the people of Guantánamo.
Yusif Borot Jiménez, director of the Guantánamo Integral Construction Company, also appeared on the program “En Frecuencia con el Pueblo” (En Frecuencia con el Pueblo) dedicated to “Guantánamo in 26.” His men and women worked diligently to recover from Hurricane Oscar and are currently involved in the construction of photovoltaic parks to increase electricity generation capacity.
They are also working on roadworks, such as sections of the Guantánamo-Baracoa Highway, the Guantánamo-Sagua Guantánamo-Yateras Highway, and in the southern part of the city. However, they are also focusing on the housing program and other priority projects.
The education sector is also showing good results for the Moncada celebration, as stated by Antonio Tamayo, provincial deputy director of that sector, who highlighted the opening of new Children’s Homes in Niceto Pérez, Caimanera, and San Antonio del Sur, bringing the total to 43 throughout this eastern territory, the most notable in this area nationwide.
The official announced the inauguration of a high-tech hearing rehabilitation room at the June 14th Special School, an institution for deaf and blind children.
The commercial production in the trade sector and the work of the health sector, which will inaugurate eleven projects on occasion of July 26th, were also highlighted on the program “En Frecuencia con el Pueblo” (In Frequency with the People).
Yoel Pérez García, First Secretary of the Party in Guantánamo, congratulated the people of Caimanera for winning the provincial event and the municipality of Maisí for their achievements.
