Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the PCC and President of the Republic of Cuba, made a working visit to Pinar del Río today to check work objectives. He was accompanied by Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister and Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the PCC.
Rubén Ramos Moreno, Governor of Pinar del Río, summarized the commitments made with the President of the Republic to achieve better results in 2023.
At first, he analyzed the strategic line related to food sovereignty and nutritional education.
In this regard, he pointed out that 112 hectares of soybeans were planted out of 100 committed. He also referred to the production of 47 tobacco tunnels and the recovery continues until reaching 124.
He reported that 5,500 ha of rice are planted in spring, the maize planting plan is exceeded and progress is being made in the delivery of idle land, with 2,571 hectares so far.
In addition, he pointed out that not all the beans contracted were collected, only 783 tons of 4,000 produced were collected.
Regarding local industries, he pointed out that productive chains with non-state workers and Mipymes for the production of materials are growing in Mantua, Guane, San Luis, Pinar del Río, Consolación del Sur and soon in San Luis.
In the case of tourism, contracting with new tour operators is increasing, the number of tourists is growing, as is extra-hotel activity.
In housing, new productive forces are incorporated and 24,360 of the 90,394 homes affected by the ravages of Hurricane IAN have been resolved, for 27 percent.
In the aqueduct system, he highlighted that work is being done on the change of the energy matrix, while Health is working on the improvement of the Family Doctor and Nurse Program. Today they have complete basic work teams in the 630 offices in the province.
As regards Education, the number of places in children’s circles is growing.
Yamilé Ramos Moreno, First Secretary of the PCC in Pinar del Río, made specific reference to the political assurance and accompaniment that the organization has given to the main activities carried out in the province.
Among them, he highlighted productive tasks to support food production and combat crime, especially theft and slaughter of cattle.
It also signified the attention that has been given to the militancy and the Union of Young Communists.
For his part, Miguel Díaz Canel insisted on the need to develop strong local productive systems in the municipalities that contribute to the territory, the province and the country, and this must be part of the territorial development strategy.
He said that “we must take advantage of the culture that exists in tobacco production in this province to develop food production and encourage state companies to also produce in non-state ways.”
He spoke of the need to generalize the good experiences, create training systems to develop food production.
“Internalize that we have to produce food within the country and that is resolved with a correct strategy and relations between state and non-state that allows us to strengthen those local productive systems,” he asserted.
He also insisted that rural communities have to be able to produce their food; develop the production of popular rice, implement the livestock modules.
“When we have more production, we will be able to lower prices and wages will have greater purchasing power,” he stressed.
Díaz Canel also spoke of removing links and intermediaries so that the producer and also the population continue to win. We have the distortion in the economy that people have adapted to earn more without producing more and that must be changed.
He insisted that the most complex thing for the country today is to sustain the basic basket on imports.
Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of Cuba pointed out at the meeting this Saturday the importance of having cadres prepared to support innovation and research.
«To manage a municipality you have to know about economics, to discuss with the structures and companies. Reduce the number of meetings and achieve agile work systems that solve people’s problems. You have to go to the town, listen to it, that generates trust and support.
He also reflected on the fact that the pace of housing recovery generates dissatisfaction and has objective and subjective problems. You have to check the delivery of materials. This is a matter that urgently needs to be addressed on the basis of objectivity.
He urged to continue strengthening attention to social institutions, associating them with productive forms. Ensure that each Mayor knows every day what the menu of the social centers of her municipality is and that progress is made in the creation of children’s houses, because in Pinar del Río more than 2,500 mothers request places in children’s circles.
He emphasized working firmly in confronting crime and corruption. Set priorities. Define those issues that directly impact the people.
«This is a province that needs the help of others, but also has the challenge of exploiting all its reserves and potential. It is urgent that the government systems work well, have the conviction that things can be done even with the blockade, “he said.
Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the PCC, said at the close of the meeting that there is evidence of coherence in the work systems in the province, although there are still reserves to be exploited.
“It is up to the Party to continue strengthening its internal life. It is necessary to attend to the youth, not only to the UJC, but to all the youth that is a guarantee of continuity and future. In Vueltabajo, young people have been the protagonists of great epics, they were faced with COVID-19 and when Ian’s attacks, they also have to be at the forefront in productive tasks.
“The PCC also has to attend to the mass organizations. The way in which Pinar del Río has responded to the elections and its attendance at the polls is a sign of the lineage and commitment of this town.
The meeting was attended by the members of the Provincial Bureau of the Party, the Governing Council, secretaries of the Party nuclei, directors of companies and municipal authorities.
