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The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic led the granting of high state decorations at the proposal of the CTC within the framework of the May Day celebrations.

On the occasion of the celebration of May Day, International Workers' Day, this Monday afternoon we recognized colleagues who have made important contributions to production, services, teaching, research and the defense of our country.

The recipients of high distinctions were 19 colleagues who received the Honorary Title of Labor Hero of the Republic of Cuba; 12 workers and two vanguard groups were recognized with the Lázaro Peña Order of the I Degree; five with the Lázaro Peña Order of II Degree; and five workers and two union leaders were awarded the Lázaro Peña Order of the Third Degree.

A worker and a group received the Jesús Menéndez Medal.

The exceptional merits of the recipients, their outstanding attitude and the work carried out during their extensive work and social careers were highlighted.

They are, it was highlighted, "an example of selflessness, spirit of sacrifice and combat in the construction of socialism, contributing without a doubt to the achievements and conquests of the Revolution."

The ceremony was headed by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, together with the members of the Political Bureau, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly and the Council of State; Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister; Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee, and Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, General Secretary of the Cuban Workers' Union.

At the proposal of the Secretary General of the CTC, the President of the Republic, in the exercise of his powers, granted, according to Presidential Decree No. 804, the Honorary Title of Labor Hero of the Republic of Cuba to:

—Digna Guerra Ramírez, member of the first course of art instructors in 1962, founder of the University of the Arts, Full Professor and Honoris Causa Doctor of Music. Director of the National Choir of Cuba.

—Jorge Florentino Sarduy Medina, agricultural worker at the Santa Gertrudis Base Business Unit of the El Tablón Livestock Company in Cienfuegos. He is a member of the Cuban Association of Agricultural and Forestry Technicians.

—Antonio Nicolás Muñoz Hernández, the Giant of Escambray, Glory of Revolutionary Sports and baseball coach of the Provincial Academy of Cienfuegos.

—Jesús O’Farril Fundora, general maintenance operator with more than 50 years of work at the Sagua la Grande Electrochemical Company in Villa Clara.

—Alberto Álvarez Loredo, maintenance operator of hydraulic works, member of the Avant-garde Construction Movement of the Guantánamo Aqueduct and Sewer Company.

—Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, held different responsibilities in the Ministry of Foreign Trade until becoming minister for more than twenty years. In 2000 he was appointed Government Minister for External Economic Affairs. Later he was appointed Vice President of the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning. He currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment. Photo: Revolución Studies

—Lesbia Claudina Vent Dumois, Doctor in Pedagogy from the Central University of Villas and Lithography in Prague Czechoslovakia. National Prize for Plastic Arts and Curatorship. President of the Association of Plastic Artists of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba.

—Manuel Fernando Martínez Bruzón, primary education teacher for more than 50 years at the Patricio Lubunba semi-boarding school in Baguanos, Holguín, Full Professor at the Municipal University Center.

—Rolando Montero Díaz, Doctor in Health Sciences, Director of the Dr. Guillermo Fernández Hernández-Baquero Dermatological Hospital, Colectivo Moral institution and leader of the Finca El Rincón comprehensive agricultural project in Havana.

—Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Antonio Hernández Martínez, Doctor in Medical Sciences, Full Professor, first vice general director of the CIMEQ Medical Surgical Research Center, in Havana.

—Caridad Valdés Valdés, kitchen manager of the Logistics Assurance Unit, Mayabeque. She stands out for her dedication and dedication to work with a high sense of belonging and responsibility.

—Colonel Juan Carlos Martín Tirado, First and Second Degree Specialist Doctor in Orthopedics and Traumatology. He served in Pakistan when the earthquake caused extensive damage. Director of the Military Hospital of Matanzas.

Source (in spanish): https://www.presidencia.gob.cu/es/noticias/entrega-diaz-canel-titulo-honorifico-de-heroe-del-trabajo-de-la-republica-de-cuba-a-19-trabajadoras-y-trabajadores/

Throughout the month of April, the government has been able to solve the purchasing and transportation problems to be able to supply the entire population with the rice, sugar, grains, oil, cleaning, and meat diets that it delivers to the entire population through of the "supply book".

The situation with the flour for bread that the population receives daily has also improved.

A generation deficit remains between 300 to 400 MW per day, this affects sporadic blackouts of 2 to 4 hours in some areas. Some units of the thermoelectric generation system are undergoing repairs, preparing for the summer, which is when the most energy is consumed. While managing fuel deficits for diesel units, that are put in line in the peak hours.

The supply of gasoline for transport has also improved, but the technical state of urban transport buses has not. New local train routes have been announced, to especially benefit students moving between provinces.

However, the cost of the dollar and the euro continue to increase in the informal market, although much of this is related to inflation induced by websites supported with money from the North American government.

One of the big problems facing the population is the lack of cash, due to the lack of government control over the obligation of private and state businesses to allow electronic payment to customers, which has resulted in the hoarding of cash by many private entities.

The country received, until the end of April, 1 million tourists. (Source: https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2024-04-29/one-million-international-visitors-arrived-in-cuba)

Throughout the month of April, the government has been able to solve the purchasing and transportation problems to be able to supply the entire population with the rice, sugar, grains, oil, cleaning, and meat diets that it delivers to the entire population through of the "supply book".

The situation with the flour for bread that the population receives daily has also improved.

A generation deficit remains between 300 to 400 MW per day, this affects sporadic blackouts of 2 to 4 hours in some places. Some units of the thermoelectric generation system are undergoing repairs, preparing for the summer, which is when the most energy is consumed. While managing fuel deficits for diesel units.

The supply of gasoline for transport has also improved, but the technical state of urban transport buses has not. New local train routes have been announced, to especially benefit students moving between provinces.

However, the cost of the dollar and the euro continue to increase in the informal market, although much of this is related to inflation induced by websites supported with money from the North American government.

One of the big problems facing the population is the lack of cash, due to the lack of government control over the obligation of private and state businesses to allow electronic payment to customers, which has resulted in the hoarding of cash by many private entities.

The country received, until the end of April, 1 million tourists.

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