Havana, Cuba: The Cuban Government prioritizes popular participation in the search for solutions and decision-making, it transpired this week here, where the government management included visits to territories and meetings with local authorities, Prensa Latina publishes.
The President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel led a visit by the Council of Ministers to the western province of Matanzas, in which he called on the leaders to approach the base to learn about their problems and manage solutions with local potentialities.
In the University of the territory, the president advocated directing research and innovation actions towards the most pressing problems with a chain between the various social and economic actors.
This week, the also first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba presided over a visit by the Secretariat of the Central Committee to the provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, in the east of the country, to evaluate the implementation of the agreements of the Eighth Congress of the political organization.
In his contacts with the highest leadership and militants, the head of state insisted on the need to improve political work with young people and develop initiatives for the resizing of neighborhoods and communities.
Similar issues were discussed earlier this week at a meeting between Díaz-Canel and the presidents of the municipal assemblies of People’s Power, which met via videoconference from the National Capitol, seat of the Cuban legislature.
At that meeting, Esteban Lazo, head of the National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament), announced that work is being done to establish a regulatory framework for community work as a tool of popular power.
During the period, the country continued its efforts to guarantee stability in the generation of electricity with maintenance work in its thermoelectric plants and savings measures, however, there were significant deficits that reached more than 500 Megawatts during peak hours of consumption. .
On the other hand, the Attorney General’s Office reported on the results of the criminal proceedings of citizens who participated in the riots of July 11, 2021 and the sentences of five citizens accused of vexation against national symbols and authorities, and public disorder, among other charges.