Cuban President Díaz-Canel visits Guantanamo

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel visited economic and social centers in the municipality of Niceto Pérez, in this eastern province, on Wednesday, to verify the progress of projects and programs.

Accompanied by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, and provincial authorities, the head of State visited to the Aridos Luis Raposo Base Business Unit (UEB), where he met with workers.

The unit produces and sells aggregates of different sizes, such as crushed concrete, crushed gravel, crushed granite and artificial sand, and has 18 workers of a staff of 28.

According to the Cuban News Agency (ACN), the center began its recovery last October, when it increased production for asphalt and paving programs, photovoltaic parks and housing, after the region was hit by Hurricane Oscar.

The president was interested in the fuel shortage and the energy situation for work, and the company’s executives explained the production strategy in which schedules are moved and workers are notified when there is power, while fuel is directly supplied from a service center in the UEB itself.

Díaz-Canel also visited the Browe dairy farm, on the Cría de Búfalos farm number two, where he acknowledged the efforts to produce milk and meat, despite the drought.

He praised the workers’ performance in dealing with an animal species characterized by its ferocity, and the work of the cowboys, who have strong specimens to tame in order to use them in animal traction, transportation and other livestock tasks.

Finally, the head of State visited the Los Ganaderitos Children’s House in the Vilorio People’s Council (CP), which was inaugurated on August 23, 2024, in the former visitor’s house of the Iván Rodríguez Livestock Company, the main enterprise in the territory.

The president met with workers, interacted with the children, asked about food and general conditions.