Another step toward consolidating our socialist democracy
Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of People's Power, addresses the Cuban people, as the nomination of candidates for upcoming general elections begins
Author: Esteban Lazo Hernández | informacion@granma.cu
september 4, 2017 10:09:43
Beginning today, September 4 through the end of the month, the process of nominating candidates for upcoming general elections begins in neighborhood assemblies across the country.
In a message to the Cuban people on the occasion, Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of People's Power, stated, "We are a few hours away from the beginning of the first stage of the general elections process, during which the people will nominate and elect delegates who will be members of Municipal Assemblies of People's Power, for the 18th term in office.
"To reach this moment, electoral commissions have worked intensely on the organization, provisioning, coordination, and preparation of the process … with the purpose of guaranteeing the functioning of thousands of electoral authorities, above all the 24,000 polling stations that will be opened in (the country's) 12,515 constituencies.
"We are among the few citizens in the world who in public meetings propose and nominate, openly and directly, candidates for constituency delegate, in an expression of profound democracy and enormous responsibility, since these individuals will form the Municipal Assembly, where they will make important decisions affecting the lives of inhabitants of the area, such as the approval and supervision of socio-economic plans, as well as the local budget, among many others."
After describing the role and responsibilities of delegates to be elected, Lazo continued, "Those proposed, nominated, and subsequently elected, in a direct and secret manner within our communities, may later be candidates and consequently elected as president or vice president of the local municipal body, of a People's Council, or a standing committee. But there is an even greater connotation: given that the Provincial Assembly and the National Assembly are composed of up to 50% constituency delegates, if a neighbor from our community is elected delegate, or provincial delegate, or deputy, they are also eligible to assume one of the highest offices at the provincial level, or even within the highest body of state power.
"Thus the responsibility that we are to assume as electors, to attend with our families this democratic, civic, participative event, which is the nomination of candidates assembly, to propose and nominate responsible and capable Cuban men and women, who are sensitive to the people's problems, and who will have the mission of advancing the improvement of People's Power on the road to the future chosen by our people.
"Freed forever from politicking, demagoguery, and campaigns based on money, trickery, and violence, I invite all to participate in this transparent, clean electoral process, with renewed enthusiasm and the certainty that its successful realization will be one more step toward consolidating our socialist democracy."
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Defense Councils mobilized to prepare for Hurricane Irma
Civil Defense Councils from Guantánamo to Matanzas have been activated to implement necessary measures to protect human life and economic resources
Author: Granma news staff | informacion@granma.cu
september 6, 2017 15:09:05
Given the proximity of Hurricane Irma, Defense Councils were activated at all levels in the province of Granma. Photo: Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez
Civil Defense Councils from Guantánamo to Matanzas are implementing necessary measures to protect human life and economic resources.
Preparing evacuation shelters, ensuring supplies of food and drinking water, as well as other actions to minimize potential damage by Hurricane Irma are being prioritized across all territories.
LAS TUNAS PREPARES FOR IRMA
Swift decision making, a thorough analysis of risk mitigation plans, and efforts by heads of Provincial Defense Council (CDP) groups and sub-groups to protect human lives and state resources, were issues discussed in the first meeting of the body in Las Tunas, as Hurricane Irma approached the island.
Work has been underway to ensure supplies of food products, in particular flour, while the production of four tons of crackers has already begun. Meanwhile, resources are being provided to protect warehouses; ensure salt supplies in the north of the province; and transport sugar stocks at the province’s port to safer locations.
Given the threat posed to the north of the province by Irma, the decision was taken to start to prepare educational facilities in the area, which will function as evacuation centers. Likewise, assessments are being undertaken of an important number of crops, and livestock moved to higher ground. Vessels at sea have also been instructed to return to harbor.
Ariel Santana Santiesteban, president of the CDP, stressed the importance of maintaining constant communication between all provincial council bodies and their municipal equivalents.
As such, he noted that in order to protect all human life, municipal defense councils must ensure that they know exactly how many people need to be evacuated.
Meanwhile, citizens are currently working in a disciplined and responsible manner to implement various prevention measures, such as garbage collection, ensuring that elevated tanks are secured, cleaning sewers and drainage systems, and removing objects that could become wind-driven projectiles.
GRANMA MOBILIZES ENTIRE DEFENSE COUNCIL
Defense Council in Ciego de Ávila meets to concretize plans. Photo: Osvaldo Gutiérrez Gómez (AIN)
Reviewed during the first Provincial Party Committee meeting in the province, presided by its President, Federico Hernández, were details of the main threats posed by Irma to the territory, home to vast flood plains, a long stretch of coastline along which are located various cities and towns, as well as a large section of the Sierra Maestra.
Such characteristics, according to experts, mean that the territory is more likely to suffer damage from the strong winds, floods and storm surges that the dangerous hurricane is expected to bring. As such, the Provincial Defense Council has drawn up and issued a specific set of major risk measures which must be adopted in every area, and are designed above all to protect human life.
Groups have also been instructed to establish basic conditions in every designated evacuation center, check potable water supplies, the availability of bleach, fuel, medicines, and oxygen in healthcare centers, and that all electricity generators and other resources are functioning correctly.
Emphasis was placed on ensuring food supplies and basic services in communities at risk of being cut off; as well as reviewing all evacuation facilities for people living in remote or hard-to-reach areas.
Meanwhile, the provincial fleet of engineering machinery is ready for possible deployment to the most at-risk areas, with the Provincial Defense Council outlining measures to be undertaken in order to safeguard food supplies, construction materials, fertilizers, and other resources at risk.
PREVENTION EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN CAMAGÜEY
With the presence of Army Corps General Ramón Espinosa Martín, decorated Hero of the Republic of Cuba and deputy minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), disaster risk reduction plans for the province of Camagüey were outlined, in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
In order to minimize the impacts, Espinosa Martín urged people to act responsibly and rationally and take measures to protect themselves, their personal possessions, as well as state property and assets.
He highlighted the vulnerability of low-lying coastal areas, zones located downstream of rivers and reservoirs, with the greatest threat posed to those located in the north of the territory.
Tapia Fonseca went on to offer details of evacuation plans and the situation regarding shelters, as well as the availability of transportation, potable water and food supplies.
The official also noted the importance of checking that the over 500 generators in the province are in full working order, especially those located in hospitals and food processing centers; as well as dismantling solar panels in vulnerable areas in order to protect them from damage caused by strong winds.
Meanwhile, other measures include harvesting and protecting crops, stockpiling goods, increasing production of necessary foods for disaster situations such as bread, crackers, spreads and other non-perishable products, as well as ensuring alternative sources of cooking fuel.
GUANTÁNAMO PREPARES
The Guantánamo Defense Council called for adopting all measures required to leave no gaps in plans to protect the population and economic resources, given the possible impact of the powerful Hurricane Irma.
Lead by its president, Party Central Committee member Denny Legrá Azahares, the body issued a call for needed steps to be taken to safeguard family belongings, to ensure that the bitter experience of Hurricane Sandy is not repeated.
Denny reported that, prior to the first meeting of the expanded Defense Council, the province's leadership visited the municipalities of Maisí, Baracoa, Imías and San Antonio del Sur, where residents are still recuperating from damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, to survey preparedness and emphasize measures to be taken.
Nancy Acosta Hernández, vice president of the Defense Council, reiterated the importance of the population joining sanitation efforts.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA: EFFORTS INTENSIFIED TO PROTECT THE POPULATION AND MATERIAL RESOURCES
Protecting the population, in the first place, as well as economic resources, were described as priorities in Santiago by Lázaro Expósito Canto, first Party secretary in the province, given the potential threat posed by the dangerous Hurricane Irma.
Toward this end, dozens of refuge shelters have been readied, to house those who may be evacuated, and several surgical brigades have been dispatched to the municipalities of Guamá and Tercer Frente, to guarantee medical services in the event that communications are cut by heavy rain or mudslides in these mountainous areas.
Public Health authorities are admitting to hospital 108 dialysis and hemodialysis patients who live in remote areas, to avoid interruption of their treatment, while 1,031 pregnant women, nearing term or at risk, will be housed in hospitals or maternity centers
To guarantee food for the population, a special effort is being made to distribute stocks produced locally; keep stores open as long as necessary to ensure access to basic foods; accelerate the harvesting and storing of tubers and vegetables destined for cities; deliver flour to bakeries to prepare bread and crackers; and dispatch bottled gas and other fuels used for cooking.
Given the inclement meteorological conditions, work is underway to return some 12,000 students in boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba to their home communities; to dismantle photovoltaic parks; form chainsaw brigades to prune trees; and activate specialized search and rescue forces.
Expósito Canto noted that given the experience gained during Hurricane Sandy, it is expected that this time work is done rationally, sparing no resource or effort to protect human life, but preparing things well, so things go well tomorrow, ignoring no potential risk of damage that could be caused by the heavy rain, strong winds, or coastal flooding forecast.
http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-06/def ... icane-irma
How it is done, some of these practices so inimical to people conditioned by capitalist society that they'd rather be dead than Red.
"A 'command-economy' will never work.", some dumbfuck.
Civil Defense Councils from Guantánamo to Matanzas have been activated to implement necessary measures to protect human life and economic resources
Author: Granma news staff | informacion@granma.cu
september 6, 2017 15:09:05
Given the proximity of Hurricane Irma, Defense Councils were activated at all levels in the province of Granma. Photo: Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez
Civil Defense Councils from Guantánamo to Matanzas are implementing necessary measures to protect human life and economic resources.
Preparing evacuation shelters, ensuring supplies of food and drinking water, as well as other actions to minimize potential damage by Hurricane Irma are being prioritized across all territories.
LAS TUNAS PREPARES FOR IRMA
Swift decision making, a thorough analysis of risk mitigation plans, and efforts by heads of Provincial Defense Council (CDP) groups and sub-groups to protect human lives and state resources, were issues discussed in the first meeting of the body in Las Tunas, as Hurricane Irma approached the island.
Work has been underway to ensure supplies of food products, in particular flour, while the production of four tons of crackers has already begun. Meanwhile, resources are being provided to protect warehouses; ensure salt supplies in the north of the province; and transport sugar stocks at the province’s port to safer locations.
Given the threat posed to the north of the province by Irma, the decision was taken to start to prepare educational facilities in the area, which will function as evacuation centers. Likewise, assessments are being undertaken of an important number of crops, and livestock moved to higher ground. Vessels at sea have also been instructed to return to harbor.
Ariel Santana Santiesteban, president of the CDP, stressed the importance of maintaining constant communication between all provincial council bodies and their municipal equivalents.
As such, he noted that in order to protect all human life, municipal defense councils must ensure that they know exactly how many people need to be evacuated.
Meanwhile, citizens are currently working in a disciplined and responsible manner to implement various prevention measures, such as garbage collection, ensuring that elevated tanks are secured, cleaning sewers and drainage systems, and removing objects that could become wind-driven projectiles.
GRANMA MOBILIZES ENTIRE DEFENSE COUNCIL
Defense Council in Ciego de Ávila meets to concretize plans. Photo: Osvaldo Gutiérrez Gómez (AIN)
Reviewed during the first Provincial Party Committee meeting in the province, presided by its President, Federico Hernández, were details of the main threats posed by Irma to the territory, home to vast flood plains, a long stretch of coastline along which are located various cities and towns, as well as a large section of the Sierra Maestra.
Such characteristics, according to experts, mean that the territory is more likely to suffer damage from the strong winds, floods and storm surges that the dangerous hurricane is expected to bring. As such, the Provincial Defense Council has drawn up and issued a specific set of major risk measures which must be adopted in every area, and are designed above all to protect human life.
Groups have also been instructed to establish basic conditions in every designated evacuation center, check potable water supplies, the availability of bleach, fuel, medicines, and oxygen in healthcare centers, and that all electricity generators and other resources are functioning correctly.
Emphasis was placed on ensuring food supplies and basic services in communities at risk of being cut off; as well as reviewing all evacuation facilities for people living in remote or hard-to-reach areas.
Meanwhile, the provincial fleet of engineering machinery is ready for possible deployment to the most at-risk areas, with the Provincial Defense Council outlining measures to be undertaken in order to safeguard food supplies, construction materials, fertilizers, and other resources at risk.
PREVENTION EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN CAMAGÜEY
With the presence of Army Corps General Ramón Espinosa Martín, decorated Hero of the Republic of Cuba and deputy minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), disaster risk reduction plans for the province of Camagüey were outlined, in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
In order to minimize the impacts, Espinosa Martín urged people to act responsibly and rationally and take measures to protect themselves, their personal possessions, as well as state property and assets.
He highlighted the vulnerability of low-lying coastal areas, zones located downstream of rivers and reservoirs, with the greatest threat posed to those located in the north of the territory.
Tapia Fonseca went on to offer details of evacuation plans and the situation regarding shelters, as well as the availability of transportation, potable water and food supplies.
The official also noted the importance of checking that the over 500 generators in the province are in full working order, especially those located in hospitals and food processing centers; as well as dismantling solar panels in vulnerable areas in order to protect them from damage caused by strong winds.
Meanwhile, other measures include harvesting and protecting crops, stockpiling goods, increasing production of necessary foods for disaster situations such as bread, crackers, spreads and other non-perishable products, as well as ensuring alternative sources of cooking fuel.
GUANTÁNAMO PREPARES
The Guantánamo Defense Council called for adopting all measures required to leave no gaps in plans to protect the population and economic resources, given the possible impact of the powerful Hurricane Irma.
Lead by its president, Party Central Committee member Denny Legrá Azahares, the body issued a call for needed steps to be taken to safeguard family belongings, to ensure that the bitter experience of Hurricane Sandy is not repeated.
Denny reported that, prior to the first meeting of the expanded Defense Council, the province's leadership visited the municipalities of Maisí, Baracoa, Imías and San Antonio del Sur, where residents are still recuperating from damage caused by Hurricane Matthew, to survey preparedness and emphasize measures to be taken.
Nancy Acosta Hernández, vice president of the Defense Council, reiterated the importance of the population joining sanitation efforts.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA: EFFORTS INTENSIFIED TO PROTECT THE POPULATION AND MATERIAL RESOURCES
Protecting the population, in the first place, as well as economic resources, were described as priorities in Santiago by Lázaro Expósito Canto, first Party secretary in the province, given the potential threat posed by the dangerous Hurricane Irma.
Toward this end, dozens of refuge shelters have been readied, to house those who may be evacuated, and several surgical brigades have been dispatched to the municipalities of Guamá and Tercer Frente, to guarantee medical services in the event that communications are cut by heavy rain or mudslides in these mountainous areas.
Public Health authorities are admitting to hospital 108 dialysis and hemodialysis patients who live in remote areas, to avoid interruption of their treatment, while 1,031 pregnant women, nearing term or at risk, will be housed in hospitals or maternity centers
To guarantee food for the population, a special effort is being made to distribute stocks produced locally; keep stores open as long as necessary to ensure access to basic foods; accelerate the harvesting and storing of tubers and vegetables destined for cities; deliver flour to bakeries to prepare bread and crackers; and dispatch bottled gas and other fuels used for cooking.
Given the inclement meteorological conditions, work is underway to return some 12,000 students in boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba to their home communities; to dismantle photovoltaic parks; form chainsaw brigades to prune trees; and activate specialized search and rescue forces.
Expósito Canto noted that given the experience gained during Hurricane Sandy, it is expected that this time work is done rationally, sparing no resource or effort to protect human life, but preparing things well, so things go well tomorrow, ignoring no potential risk of damage that could be caused by the heavy rain, strong winds, or coastal flooding forecast.
http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-06/def ... icane-irma
How it is done, some of these practices so inimical to people conditioned by capitalist society that they'd rather be dead than Red.
"A 'command-economy' will never work.", some dumbfuck.
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Irma hits Cuba: Firm solidarity with the Cuban people
Source: Granma.
An Alarm Phase is declared for the provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Matanzas; an Alert for Mayabeque, La Habana and Artemisa; and the Informative Phase for Pinar del Río, as of 10:00am. Other provinces remain in the Alarm Phase. Residents of the Isle of Youth are to remain attentive to information released.
According to information from the Meteorology Institute’s Forecast Center, Irma continues to be a high intensity system with maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h, at the upper limit of a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
At 6:00am, the eye of the storm was estimated to be located some 168 kilometers north of Punta de Maisí in Guantánamo, and 180 kilometers east-northeast of Punta Lucrecia, Holguín. The storm continues moving northwest at 26 kilometers per hour (km/h), and will continue to do so at a reduced rate, in the same direction, close to the northern coast of the eastern and central regions of the country.
Considering the imminent impact on our territory, the decision was made to declare an Alarm Phase for the provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Matanzas; an Alert for Mayabeque, La Habana and Artemisa; and the Informative Phase for Pinar del Río, as of 10:00am. Other provinces remain in the Alarm Phase. Residents of the Isle of Youth are to remain attentive to information released.
State bodies and organs, economic entities, and social institutions in the provinces now in the Alarm Phase must implement measures established in their respective disaster mitigation plans, limit the movement of persons and means of transportation, as well as other activities which may endanger lives.
The population is urged to stay informed of the evolution of this hurricane via Hurricane Advisories released by the Meteorology Institute, and Civil Defense instructions, adopting, in a disciplined fashion, all measures as indicated by local authorities.
National Civil Defense General Staff.
Prevention, responsibility and discipline.
Given the proximity of Hurricane Irma, Defense Councils were activated at all levels in the province of Granma.
Photo: Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez
Work is underway corresponding to each stage of preparations for the impact of Hurricane Irma, especially that relating to protecting the lives of the population.
This Thursday, September 7, saw a meeting of representatives of the strategic Western region of the island in the National Civil Defense Council’s Disaster Command Center to provide information on the possible impact of Hurricane Irma.
The presidents and vice-presidents of the Provincial Civil Defense Councils of Havana, Artemisa, Mayabeque, and Pinar del Río learned that - according to the Institute of Meteorology forecasts - the greatest damages in this region will stem from the impact of strong winds, rain and sea penetration, due to the reach of Irma’s spiral bands, while Irma’s recurve in its passage toward Florida could result in the hurricane affecting this part of the island over an extended period.
The member of the Party Central Committee Political Bureau and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, stressed the importance of promptly and opportunely informing the population and, if necessary, advancing some of the measures envisaged in other preparation phases.
Major General Ramón Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff, pointed out that the greatest danger stems from the extended period that the meteorological phenomenon could remain close to this region, during which its mass of water and wind will impact on the country.
In response to a query from Granma regarding the measures already being taken in the capital - one of the most vulnerable territories - the Party Political Bureau member, Vice President of the Council of State and First Secretary of the Party in Havana, Mercedes López Acea, noted that work is underway corresponding to each stage of preparations, especially that relating to protecting the lives of the population
Among other measures, López Acea explained that the opening times of local food rations stores have been extended, and efforts are being made to supply local markets and food processing centers, to guarantee certain essential products to the population.
She also outlined the measures to deal with flooding in areas at risk. “Everything will depend on the responsibility with which state agencies in each municipality act, and on the other hand, how the population, in a disciplined manner, responds to the guidelines.”
Also participating in the meeting was the member of the Party Political Bureau, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, first deputy minister of the FAR and Chief of the Army General Staff.
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“Everything will depend on the responsibility with which state agencies in each municipality act, and on the other hand, how the population, in a disciplined manner, responds to the guidelines.” But, but, that's communism!
Source: Granma.
An Alarm Phase is declared for the provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Matanzas; an Alert for Mayabeque, La Habana and Artemisa; and the Informative Phase for Pinar del Río, as of 10:00am. Other provinces remain in the Alarm Phase. Residents of the Isle of Youth are to remain attentive to information released.
According to information from the Meteorology Institute’s Forecast Center, Irma continues to be a high intensity system with maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h, at the upper limit of a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
At 6:00am, the eye of the storm was estimated to be located some 168 kilometers north of Punta de Maisí in Guantánamo, and 180 kilometers east-northeast of Punta Lucrecia, Holguín. The storm continues moving northwest at 26 kilometers per hour (km/h), and will continue to do so at a reduced rate, in the same direction, close to the northern coast of the eastern and central regions of the country.
Considering the imminent impact on our territory, the decision was made to declare an Alarm Phase for the provinces of Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Cienfuegos and Matanzas; an Alert for Mayabeque, La Habana and Artemisa; and the Informative Phase for Pinar del Río, as of 10:00am. Other provinces remain in the Alarm Phase. Residents of the Isle of Youth are to remain attentive to information released.
State bodies and organs, economic entities, and social institutions in the provinces now in the Alarm Phase must implement measures established in their respective disaster mitigation plans, limit the movement of persons and means of transportation, as well as other activities which may endanger lives.
The population is urged to stay informed of the evolution of this hurricane via Hurricane Advisories released by the Meteorology Institute, and Civil Defense instructions, adopting, in a disciplined fashion, all measures as indicated by local authorities.
National Civil Defense General Staff.
Prevention, responsibility and discipline.
Given the proximity of Hurricane Irma, Defense Councils were activated at all levels in the province of Granma.
Photo: Dilbert Reyes Rodríguez
Work is underway corresponding to each stage of preparations for the impact of Hurricane Irma, especially that relating to protecting the lives of the population.
This Thursday, September 7, saw a meeting of representatives of the strategic Western region of the island in the National Civil Defense Council’s Disaster Command Center to provide information on the possible impact of Hurricane Irma.
The presidents and vice-presidents of the Provincial Civil Defense Councils of Havana, Artemisa, Mayabeque, and Pinar del Río learned that - according to the Institute of Meteorology forecasts - the greatest damages in this region will stem from the impact of strong winds, rain and sea penetration, due to the reach of Irma’s spiral bands, while Irma’s recurve in its passage toward Florida could result in the hurricane affecting this part of the island over an extended period.
The member of the Party Central Committee Political Bureau and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, stressed the importance of promptly and opportunely informing the population and, if necessary, advancing some of the measures envisaged in other preparation phases.
Major General Ramón Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff, pointed out that the greatest danger stems from the extended period that the meteorological phenomenon could remain close to this region, during which its mass of water and wind will impact on the country.
In response to a query from Granma regarding the measures already being taken in the capital - one of the most vulnerable territories - the Party Political Bureau member, Vice President of the Council of State and First Secretary of the Party in Havana, Mercedes López Acea, noted that work is underway corresponding to each stage of preparations, especially that relating to protecting the lives of the population
Among other measures, López Acea explained that the opening times of local food rations stores have been extended, and efforts are being made to supply local markets and food processing centers, to guarantee certain essential products to the population.
She also outlined the measures to deal with flooding in areas at risk. “Everything will depend on the responsibility with which state agencies in each municipality act, and on the other hand, how the population, in a disciplined manner, responds to the guidelines.”
Also participating in the meeting was the member of the Party Political Bureau, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, first deputy minister of the FAR and Chief of the Army General Staff.
https://communismgr.blogspot.gr/2017/09 ... -with.html
“Everything will depend on the responsibility with which state agencies in each municipality act, and on the other hand, how the population, in a disciplined manner, responds to the guidelines.” But, but, that's communism!
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Cuba needs the effort of all
The images that Irma has left in Cuba are devastating. The effects have been incalculable, especially in the agriculture sector, said Major General Ramón Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff (EMNDC) during the sixth meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction
September 11, 2017 01:09:03
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Photo: Ventura de Jesús García
The images that Irma has left in Cuba are devastating. The effects have been incalculable, especially in the agriculture sector, said Major General Ramon Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff (EMNDC) during the sixth meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction .
All the provinces of the country report very serious damages in that sector, with the exception of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba and Granma, where they are moderate.
"All the agricultural production facilities report damages, mainly in their structure. Also crops have suffered, especially bananas, rice and sugar cane, "said Martin Chavez Blanco, an official of the Ministry of Economy and Planning.
Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly and Mercedes López Acea, the party's first secretary in Havana, met at the meeting, which saw considerable damage to the electricity service.
According to preliminary reports from the Unión Electrica de Cuba (UEC), after Irma's passage in the central and western zones, 11 lines of 220 KV and 40 lines of 110 KV were out of service. This caused the departure of the thermoelectric power plants Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (Cienfuegos), Santa Cruz del Norte (Mayabeque), Mariel (Artemisa); as well as three of the generating units of the company Energas admitted Jorge Hernández, main specialist of the civil defense of the UEC.
The measure taken to implement electrical microsystems in the provinces of Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, "has made it possible to partially restore the service in those provinces," he explained.
Much remains to be done, but the UEC estimates that in 48 hours electricity can reach most of the affected territories.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Communications detected in preliminary form more than 86 000 affections in fixed basic telephony and more than 3 000 in public telephony.
As for the effects on the education sector, Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Minister of Education, pointed out that classes will begin gradually in each province, as progress is made in recovery.
Due to the high number of schools affected, "it is necessary to begin to enable, in those provinces that require it, premises in institutions and houses of family," he added.
Being prepared is the order. What Cuba needs is the solidarity of all during the actions of rehabilitation and reconstruction, officials agreed.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-11/cu ... 7-01-09-03
There is also report of 10 deaths in Cuba due to storm. If it was that bad there with their organization and preparation how bad will it be in the anarchy of Florida?
The images that Irma has left in Cuba are devastating. The effects have been incalculable, especially in the agriculture sector, said Major General Ramón Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff (EMNDC) during the sixth meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction
September 11, 2017 01:09:03
[imghttp://www.granma.cu/file/img/2017/09/medium/f0091265.jpg[/img]
Photo: Ventura de Jesús García
The images that Irma has left in Cuba are devastating. The effects have been incalculable, especially in the agriculture sector, said Major General Ramon Pardo Guerra, chief of the National Civil Defense General Staff (EMNDC) during the sixth meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction .
All the provinces of the country report very serious damages in that sector, with the exception of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba and Granma, where they are moderate.
"All the agricultural production facilities report damages, mainly in their structure. Also crops have suffered, especially bananas, rice and sugar cane, "said Martin Chavez Blanco, an official of the Ministry of Economy and Planning.
Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly and Mercedes López Acea, the party's first secretary in Havana, met at the meeting, which saw considerable damage to the electricity service.
According to preliminary reports from the Unión Electrica de Cuba (UEC), after Irma's passage in the central and western zones, 11 lines of 220 KV and 40 lines of 110 KV were out of service. This caused the departure of the thermoelectric power plants Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (Cienfuegos), Santa Cruz del Norte (Mayabeque), Mariel (Artemisa); as well as three of the generating units of the company Energas admitted Jorge Hernández, main specialist of the civil defense of the UEC.
The measure taken to implement electrical microsystems in the provinces of Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, "has made it possible to partially restore the service in those provinces," he explained.
Much remains to be done, but the UEC estimates that in 48 hours electricity can reach most of the affected territories.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Communications detected in preliminary form more than 86 000 affections in fixed basic telephony and more than 3 000 in public telephony.
As for the effects on the education sector, Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Minister of Education, pointed out that classes will begin gradually in each province, as progress is made in recovery.
Due to the high number of schools affected, "it is necessary to begin to enable, in those provinces that require it, premises in institutions and houses of family," he added.
Being prepared is the order. What Cuba needs is the solidarity of all during the actions of rehabilitation and reconstruction, officials agreed.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-11/cu ... 7-01-09-03
There is also report of 10 deaths in Cuba due to storm. If it was that bad there with their organization and preparation how bad will it be in the anarchy of Florida?
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Limits between sea and land (+ Photos and Videos)
The house of Dionisio Rodriguez is intact. Perfectly painted green and with no deadly breaks in the wooden structures, the construction did not give up after supporting the waves of eight or nine meters and the pile of rocks that shot out of the sea and beat it during the early hours of Sunday ...
Author: Aliet Arzola Lima | aliet@granma.cu
September 11, 2017 02:09:34
In the town of Santa Fe, in Playa, the hurricane stirred the coastal zone. photos: Juvenal Balán
The house of Dionisio Rodriguez is intact. Perfectly painted green and with no deadly breaks in the wooden structures, the construction did not give up after bearing the eight or nine-meter waves and the pile of rocks that shot out of the sea and beat it during Sunday morning.
"I do not know how many times, he has always resisted, which now, if the cyclone passes by, I think it destroys everything," Dionysius himself, a 60-year-old mulatto, the house and took out a carpenter saw to safeguard it a few streets higher.
This is the tonic whenever there is a storm in the Santa Ana Basses, one of the most dangerous places to flood west of the Cuban capital. There, the waters claim their land when they crave and erase, in a jiffy, the boundaries between sea and land.
The scenario was no different with the scourge of Irma, the powerful hurricane that kept the entire Cuba in vile for more than 48 hours. Its winds caused very high waves all along the coast and, particularly in Santa Ana, they were accompanied by a rain of rocks.
"I believe that a single giant wave took out all those stones that are watered by First Street," says Aslam, a robust bus driver. He lives in high places, a few meters from the sea, and says that the winds affected the roof of his kitchen.
"Compared to other times, he felt strong, with cracks of 80 kilometers per hour, or more. And the sea rose after 11 at night, with the high tide, "adds Aslam, who along with his colleagues Conrado and Pasha, talks about meteorological terms with the same safety as does Rubiera on television.
Its normal. In these days of cyclone, the Cubans become specialists in forecasts and arman their own parts, something that at times can provoke dire consequences if it appears the excess of confidence.
"Sometimes we are not careful, many people want to go to the sea to shoot a photo or anything, and then comes the danger," says Mayra Joglar, also neighbor of Santa Fe, where she has lived for 35 years with the sound of waves crashing day and night. When he talks about Irma, his voice is cut a little, and he almost runs out of words. "Like this cyclone I have not seen another, it has been very hard."
The tunnel of 5th Avenue, in Playa, was completely under water. photos: Juvenal Balán
Dionisio, Aslam, Pasha, Conrado, Mayra and others who defy their eyes to the sea every day, now witness, for the umpteenth time, their fury, that has filled the streets with fallen trees, huge rocks, debris by collapsed walls. But his will is to raise his head and, again, to move the waters away.
"We will help each other. We are anxious, waiting as crazy as the recovery begins, for everyone to leave their homes with a brush, with shovels or whatever it is to collect the disaster, asserts Aslam, who does not doubt that any material loss is minimal when it has been preserved life.
The same says Bernardo Carné, 79 years old man who lives, literally, two steps from the waves. "Everyone here moved their things to the buildings to avoid material damages. The televisions, the refrigerators, the fans, the kitchen, the gas balita, everything was saved.
Bernardo, who has spent two decades in Santa Ana with his wife and son, says the people who live near the sea are very supportive. "If there is a bread, it is divided among all, and that is so in any sense. Do you see the amount of stones in the street? Come back in two or three days so you can see everything clean. Now people are throwing themselves into the street and start working, when the situation has calmed down, because the water will continue to annoy and we know how far it can go. At the end between the sea and the land there is no limit, that is what we invent.
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The house of Dionisio Rodriguez is intact. Perfectly painted green and with no deadly breaks in the wooden structures, the construction did not give up after supporting the waves of eight or nine meters and the pile of rocks that shot out of the sea and beat it during the early hours of Sunday ...
Author: Aliet Arzola Lima | aliet@granma.cu
September 11, 2017 02:09:34
In the town of Santa Fe, in Playa, the hurricane stirred the coastal zone. photos: Juvenal Balán
The house of Dionisio Rodriguez is intact. Perfectly painted green and with no deadly breaks in the wooden structures, the construction did not give up after bearing the eight or nine-meter waves and the pile of rocks that shot out of the sea and beat it during Sunday morning.
"I do not know how many times, he has always resisted, which now, if the cyclone passes by, I think it destroys everything," Dionysius himself, a 60-year-old mulatto, the house and took out a carpenter saw to safeguard it a few streets higher.
This is the tonic whenever there is a storm in the Santa Ana Basses, one of the most dangerous places to flood west of the Cuban capital. There, the waters claim their land when they crave and erase, in a jiffy, the boundaries between sea and land.
The scenario was no different with the scourge of Irma, the powerful hurricane that kept the entire Cuba in vile for more than 48 hours. Its winds caused very high waves all along the coast and, particularly in Santa Ana, they were accompanied by a rain of rocks.
"I believe that a single giant wave took out all those stones that are watered by First Street," says Aslam, a robust bus driver. He lives in high places, a few meters from the sea, and says that the winds affected the roof of his kitchen.
"Compared to other times, he felt strong, with cracks of 80 kilometers per hour, or more. And the sea rose after 11 at night, with the high tide, "adds Aslam, who along with his colleagues Conrado and Pasha, talks about meteorological terms with the same safety as does Rubiera on television.
Its normal. In these days of cyclone, the Cubans become specialists in forecasts and arman their own parts, something that at times can provoke dire consequences if it appears the excess of confidence.
"Sometimes we are not careful, many people want to go to the sea to shoot a photo or anything, and then comes the danger," says Mayra Joglar, also neighbor of Santa Fe, where she has lived for 35 years with the sound of waves crashing day and night. When he talks about Irma, his voice is cut a little, and he almost runs out of words. "Like this cyclone I have not seen another, it has been very hard."
The tunnel of 5th Avenue, in Playa, was completely under water. photos: Juvenal Balán
Dionisio, Aslam, Pasha, Conrado, Mayra and others who defy their eyes to the sea every day, now witness, for the umpteenth time, their fury, that has filled the streets with fallen trees, huge rocks, debris by collapsed walls. But his will is to raise his head and, again, to move the waters away.
"We will help each other. We are anxious, waiting as crazy as the recovery begins, for everyone to leave their homes with a brush, with shovels or whatever it is to collect the disaster, asserts Aslam, who does not doubt that any material loss is minimal when it has been preserved life.
The same says Bernardo Carné, 79 years old man who lives, literally, two steps from the waves. "Everyone here moved their things to the buildings to avoid material damages. The televisions, the refrigerators, the fans, the kitchen, the gas balita, everything was saved.
Bernardo, who has spent two decades in Santa Ana with his wife and son, says the people who live near the sea are very supportive. "If there is a bread, it is divided among all, and that is so in any sense. Do you see the amount of stones in the street? Come back in two or three days so you can see everything clean. Now people are throwing themselves into the street and start working, when the situation has calmed down, because the water will continue to annoy and we know how far it can go. At the end between the sea and the land there is no limit, that is what we invent.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-11/li ... 7-02-09-34
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"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Cuba after hurricane Irma: Latest news and testimonies
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16:13 - They take advantage of fallen citrus fruits in Ciego de Ávila
More than 1,500 tons of citrus fruits fell to the ground in the province of Ciego de Avila due to Hurricane Irma, according to preliminary figures, especially in the Ceballos Agroindustrial Company.
The main fruits were orange and grapefruit, but they are being collected to process them in the Industrial Combined of that entity, informed to the ACN the engineer Wilver Bringas Fernández, director of the grouping.
As soon as Ciego de Avila left the meteor, the citrus workers started collecting the soils, mainly in the La Estrella Base Business Unit, the most outstanding being the National Vanguard, said Maritza Izquierdo, General Secretary of the Union Agropecuario Forestal and Tabacalero in the province.
Bringas Fernández added that in the Alert Phase the protected crop houses were dismantled ceilings and sides, made with a special fabric that is now placed again. Water and winds affected tomato, cucumber and other vegetables there, although the laborers are already in action again to restore the plantations of a crop dedicated to tourism and local commerce.
Crop companies La Cuba, Arnaldo Ramírez, El Mambí and Máximo Gómez received severe damage, as did agricultural production and credit and service cooperatives. Faced with economic and food losses, the productive forces of these sectors in Ciego de Ávila are redoubling their efforts to compensate for the damages.
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Much more at link though a lot of it concerns the tourist industry. Well, they're gonna need the money.
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16:13 - They take advantage of fallen citrus fruits in Ciego de Ávila
More than 1,500 tons of citrus fruits fell to the ground in the province of Ciego de Avila due to Hurricane Irma, according to preliminary figures, especially in the Ceballos Agroindustrial Company.
The main fruits were orange and grapefruit, but they are being collected to process them in the Industrial Combined of that entity, informed to the ACN the engineer Wilver Bringas Fernández, director of the grouping.
As soon as Ciego de Avila left the meteor, the citrus workers started collecting the soils, mainly in the La Estrella Base Business Unit, the most outstanding being the National Vanguard, said Maritza Izquierdo, General Secretary of the Union Agropecuario Forestal and Tabacalero in the province.
Bringas Fernández added that in the Alert Phase the protected crop houses were dismantled ceilings and sides, made with a special fabric that is now placed again. Water and winds affected tomato, cucumber and other vegetables there, although the laborers are already in action again to restore the plantations of a crop dedicated to tourism and local commerce.
Crop companies La Cuba, Arnaldo Ramírez, El Mambí and Máximo Gómez received severe damage, as did agricultural production and credit and service cooperatives. Faced with economic and food losses, the productive forces of these sectors in Ciego de Ávila are redoubling their efforts to compensate for the damages.
http://www.cubadebate.cu/temas/sociedad ... inuto-1613
Google Translator
Much more at link though a lot of it concerns the tourist industry. Well, they're gonna need the money.
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Cuba to recover after Hurricane Irma, says President Castro
After the Irma's tension, the Cubans retaliated with humor and conga. | Photo: EFE
Published 11 September 2017 (8 hours 15 minutes ago)
"It is not time to mourn, but to rebuild what the winds of Hurricane Irma tried to disappear," said the Cuban president.
With the help of the people and the forces of the Cuban Revolution, the island will be able to carry out the arduous task of recovering after the passing of Hurricane Irma, Cuban President Raul Castro said in a message to his fellow citizens.
Irma, who passed through Cuba was a hurricane of force 4, swept during Friday and Saturday the northern coast of the island, where she left 10 dead and caused serious material damage and heavy flooding that also affected Havana (capital) .
"With organization, discipline and the integration of all our structures, we will go forward as we have done on previous occasions. No one is called a deceit, the task before us is immense, but with a people like ours we will win the most important battle : the recovery, "he said.
In his appeal, published in the official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba ( Granma ), Castro said that working days are close to the destruction recorded after the hurricane.
"The days ahead are going to be a lot of work, where the strength of the Cubans and the indestructible confidence in their Revolution will be demonstrated again." This is no time to mourn, but to rebuild what the winds of Hurricane Irma tried to disappear " , He said.
In Havana alone, seven people were killed by landslides and electrocutions, while three others died in the provinces of Matanzas, Ciego de Avila and Camagüey, also due to the collapse of their homes, which had refused to leave.
"However, because of the immensity of its size, virtually no territory was spared its effects," said Castro in reference to the consequences that Irma left.
https://www.telesurtv.net/news/Cuba-se- ... -0074.html
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After the Irma's tension, the Cubans retaliated with humor and conga. | Photo: EFE
Published 11 September 2017 (8 hours 15 minutes ago)
"It is not time to mourn, but to rebuild what the winds of Hurricane Irma tried to disappear," said the Cuban president.
With the help of the people and the forces of the Cuban Revolution, the island will be able to carry out the arduous task of recovering after the passing of Hurricane Irma, Cuban President Raul Castro said in a message to his fellow citizens.
Irma, who passed through Cuba was a hurricane of force 4, swept during Friday and Saturday the northern coast of the island, where she left 10 dead and caused serious material damage and heavy flooding that also affected Havana (capital) .
"With organization, discipline and the integration of all our structures, we will go forward as we have done on previous occasions. No one is called a deceit, the task before us is immense, but with a people like ours we will win the most important battle : the recovery, "he said.
In his appeal, published in the official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba ( Granma ), Castro said that working days are close to the destruction recorded after the hurricane.
"The days ahead are going to be a lot of work, where the strength of the Cubans and the indestructible confidence in their Revolution will be demonstrated again." This is no time to mourn, but to rebuild what the winds of Hurricane Irma tried to disappear " , He said.
In Havana alone, seven people were killed by landslides and electrocutions, while three others died in the provinces of Matanzas, Ciego de Avila and Camagüey, also due to the collapse of their homes, which had refused to leave.
"However, because of the immensity of its size, virtually no territory was spared its effects," said Castro in reference to the consequences that Irma left.
https://www.telesurtv.net/news/Cuba-se- ... -0074.html
Google Translator
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Cuba immersed in recovery
Restoring electrical service, reestablishing regular water supplies to the population, and reopening schools are priorities for authorities
Author: Alejandra García | internet@granma.cu
september 12, 2017 09:09:39
Restoring electrical service, reestablishing regular water supplies to the population, and reopening schools are priorities for Cuban authorities, according to officials during the seventh meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction, held yesterday, September 11, in Havana.
During the meeting attended by Party Political Bureau members Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a vice president of the Councils and State and Ministers, and Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), a call was made on all of the country's forces to come together to return the nation to normality as soon as possible.
Cuba's Electric Union has been working continuously to restore service, according to Yuri Camilo Villamonte, deputy minister of Energy and Mining, who explained that as a result of severe damage to the country's thermoelectric plants, it is still difficult to determine how much time will be required to fully restore service.
He did, however, report that service has been restored in most eastern provinces and activation of circuits in the west is beginning, with havana prioritized.
Inés María Chapman, present of the National Institute of Water Resources stated that although the system suffered damage, normalization of service is advancing, although this also depends on progress in restoring electrical service.
In provinces were electrical service remains interrupted, water is being made available via tank trucks and some pumps operating with emergency fuel oil generators.
The moving of resources to the central region, where damage was severe, has begun, she reported, adding that seven tank trucks and several brigades are on hand there.
She noted that Havana faces other complications. The system is much larger and thus the workforce needed to complete repairs and tank truck deliveries is much greater. Nevertheless, in 72 hours, most of the problems have been resolved.
Ena Elsa Velázquez, minister of Education, reported that 1,400 facilities were affected by the storm, 500 in the capital. The clean-up process has begun, she said, and most schools will reopen during the week, depending on conditions in each area.
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Restoring electrical service, reestablishing regular water supplies to the population, and reopening schools are priorities for authorities
Author: Alejandra García | internet@granma.cu
september 12, 2017 09:09:39
Restoring electrical service, reestablishing regular water supplies to the population, and reopening schools are priorities for Cuban authorities, according to officials during the seventh meeting of the National Defense Council for Disaster Reduction, held yesterday, September 11, in Havana.
During the meeting attended by Party Political Bureau members Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a vice president of the Councils and State and Ministers, and Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), a call was made on all of the country's forces to come together to return the nation to normality as soon as possible.
Cuba's Electric Union has been working continuously to restore service, according to Yuri Camilo Villamonte, deputy minister of Energy and Mining, who explained that as a result of severe damage to the country's thermoelectric plants, it is still difficult to determine how much time will be required to fully restore service.
He did, however, report that service has been restored in most eastern provinces and activation of circuits in the west is beginning, with havana prioritized.
Inés María Chapman, present of the National Institute of Water Resources stated that although the system suffered damage, normalization of service is advancing, although this also depends on progress in restoring electrical service.
In provinces were electrical service remains interrupted, water is being made available via tank trucks and some pumps operating with emergency fuel oil generators.
The moving of resources to the central region, where damage was severe, has begun, she reported, adding that seven tank trucks and several brigades are on hand there.
She noted that Havana faces other complications. The system is much larger and thus the workforce needed to complete repairs and tank truck deliveries is much greater. Nevertheless, in 72 hours, most of the problems have been resolved.
Ena Elsa Velázquez, minister of Education, reported that 1,400 facilities were affected by the storm, 500 in the capital. The clean-up process has begun, she said, and most schools will reopen during the week, depending on conditions in each area.
http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-12/cub ... n-recovery
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Unión Eléctrica Nacional works hard and moves forward
Through the islands that are being created in the east, west and center of the country, municipalities that did not have service by the microsystems (GEE) will be able to recover the service gradually
Author: Sumaily Pérez Carrandi | internet@granma.cu
September 12, 2017 02:09:52
The Unión Eléctrica works intensely in the restoration of the national electroenergetic system, that by the impact of hurricane Irma for more than 72 hours on the country, got to zero in the generation-load balance.
Lázaro Guerra, technical director of that entity, said that for that reason "the affections are in almost all the national territory". He added that service has already been restored in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas and Camagüey by the contributions of Renté's thermoelectric plants (CTE), a unit in Nuevitas and another unit in Felton.
That, explained the engineer, is an area or an island, as it is said in the slang of the electric, well strengthened by the generation of those CTE. But he clarified that does not mean that the service is stable, requires for that a very delicate work, a lot of analysis and constant evaluation that guarantees the stability not to go back, because a mistake can imply a setback of 36 hours of work.
Guerra said that the western segment is more weakened, as it is partially energized. In that area, only one unit of eastern Havana is being taxed, although Energás, Jaruco and the distributed generation of the capital are also functioning. Meanwhile, in the central region is expected to incorporate the generating unit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cienfuegos
War required that the damages are not due to damages to the technology, but to the integrity of the national electrical system.
The exit of the network of some of the CTE, which generate 74% of the country's demand, prevents coverage of service requirements. He also explained that, with the exception of Renté in Santiago de Cuba and Cienfuegos, the rest are on the north coast, which was violently struck by the cyclone. Without the incorporation of the CTE to the system does not achieve stability in the service and consequently can not be operated. That is why, the creation of the islands, he argued, and then interconnect them to the national system and make the service sustainable.
"For this reason, although there are circuits available to energize, it is not possible to put them into operation due to lack of generation".
According to the director general of the Electricity Company in Havana, Jesús Samón, interviewed by the National Television News, in the capital, included in the weakened western island, only 24 hours after Hurricane Irma, has been partially restored. electric service. "In areas such as the San Agustín substation, La Lisa, the service was taken at dawn, also in parts of Old Havana, Avenida del Puerto, a part of Boyeros, in Plaza."
Also, of the 302 primary distribution circuits, 128 are already ready, "said the official.
But as Guerra pointed out, although they are energized, not all give the service, because it requires generation-load balance and for that must be expected by the contribution of Mariel's Máximo Gómez Thermoelectric Power Station (CTE), affected by recent events atmospheric.
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Information note from the Union of Railways of Cuba
The Union of Railways of Cuba informs the whole population the reestablishment of departures of national passenger trains to and from the eastern provinces
Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu
September 12, 2017 14:09:50
Havana, September 12, 2017
"Year 59 of the Revolution"
The Union of Railways of Cuba informs the whole population the reestablishment of departures of national passenger trains to and from the eastern provinces as of Thursday, September 14, 2017.
First departure:
9/14/2017: Train 13: Havana-Bayamo-Manzanillo. (19.25 hours)
The rest of the trains will leave at their usual frequencies and schedules.
We communicate that travelers with reservation of the departures that have been affected will have priority, and must be presented at the railway stations of their localities to confirm their reservations.
Those who do not wish to travel will be reimbursed at 100% of the value of the ticket; up to 15 days after the relevant service has been restored.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-12/no ... 7-14-09-50
Google Translator
Through the islands that are being created in the east, west and center of the country, municipalities that did not have service by the microsystems (GEE) will be able to recover the service gradually
Author: Sumaily Pérez Carrandi | internet@granma.cu
September 12, 2017 02:09:52
The Unión Eléctrica works intensely in the restoration of the national electroenergetic system, that by the impact of hurricane Irma for more than 72 hours on the country, got to zero in the generation-load balance.
Lázaro Guerra, technical director of that entity, said that for that reason "the affections are in almost all the national territory". He added that service has already been restored in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas and Camagüey by the contributions of Renté's thermoelectric plants (CTE), a unit in Nuevitas and another unit in Felton.
That, explained the engineer, is an area or an island, as it is said in the slang of the electric, well strengthened by the generation of those CTE. But he clarified that does not mean that the service is stable, requires for that a very delicate work, a lot of analysis and constant evaluation that guarantees the stability not to go back, because a mistake can imply a setback of 36 hours of work.
Guerra said that the western segment is more weakened, as it is partially energized. In that area, only one unit of eastern Havana is being taxed, although Energás, Jaruco and the distributed generation of the capital are also functioning. Meanwhile, in the central region is expected to incorporate the generating unit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cienfuegos
War required that the damages are not due to damages to the technology, but to the integrity of the national electrical system.
The exit of the network of some of the CTE, which generate 74% of the country's demand, prevents coverage of service requirements. He also explained that, with the exception of Renté in Santiago de Cuba and Cienfuegos, the rest are on the north coast, which was violently struck by the cyclone. Without the incorporation of the CTE to the system does not achieve stability in the service and consequently can not be operated. That is why, the creation of the islands, he argued, and then interconnect them to the national system and make the service sustainable.
"For this reason, although there are circuits available to energize, it is not possible to put them into operation due to lack of generation".
According to the director general of the Electricity Company in Havana, Jesús Samón, interviewed by the National Television News, in the capital, included in the weakened western island, only 24 hours after Hurricane Irma, has been partially restored. electric service. "In areas such as the San Agustín substation, La Lisa, the service was taken at dawn, also in parts of Old Havana, Avenida del Puerto, a part of Boyeros, in Plaza."
Also, of the 302 primary distribution circuits, 128 are already ready, "said the official.
But as Guerra pointed out, although they are energized, not all give the service, because it requires generation-load balance and for that must be expected by the contribution of Mariel's Máximo Gómez Thermoelectric Power Station (CTE), affected by recent events atmospheric.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-12/un ... 7-02-09-52
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Information note from the Union of Railways of Cuba
The Union of Railways of Cuba informs the whole population the reestablishment of departures of national passenger trains to and from the eastern provinces
Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu
September 12, 2017 14:09:50
Havana, September 12, 2017
"Year 59 of the Revolution"
The Union of Railways of Cuba informs the whole population the reestablishment of departures of national passenger trains to and from the eastern provinces as of Thursday, September 14, 2017.
First departure:
9/14/2017: Train 13: Havana-Bayamo-Manzanillo. (19.25 hours)
The rest of the trains will leave at their usual frequencies and schedules.
We communicate that travelers with reservation of the departures that have been affected will have priority, and must be presented at the railway stations of their localities to confirm their reservations.
Those who do not wish to travel will be reimbursed at 100% of the value of the ticket; up to 15 days after the relevant service has been restored.
http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2017-09-12/no ... 7-14-09-50
Google Translator
"There is great chaos under heaven; the situation is excellent."
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Days of Action Against the Blockade continue in Washington
Today, Thursday September 14, at 7:00pm a special public event featuring José Ramón Cabañas, Cuban Ambassador to the United States, will take place at the Calvary Baptist Church
Author: International Committee f Justice, and Dignity | informacion@granma.cu
september 14, 2017 10:09:13
Photo: Hackwell, Bill
A standing-room only crowd at Howard University broke into prolonged and enthusiastic applause Wednesday evening when Miguel Fraga, second secretary at the Cuban embassy in Washington, delivered an impassioned defense of Cuba's sovereignty and its right to self-determination.
He was responding to an audience question during a lively two-hour panel discussion and exchange of ideas at the Ralph Bunche Center. It was the latest in a week of actions and events in Washington to mark the third annual Days of Action Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba.
The Howard University event was moderated by Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM. Panelists included Dr. Jesus Reno, the head of pediatrics at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiology in Havana, Yoandrys Ruiz, First Secretary of the Communist Youth Union from the Cuban province of Camaguey, and two U.S. doctors - Dr. Mercedes Charles and Dr. Abraham Vela - both recent graduates from Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, the world's largest medical school.
The Days of Action Against the Blockade kicked off Monday night with presentations by Cuban pediatric oncologist Dr. Jesus Reno and two recent U.S. graduates of Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM). Photo: Hackwell, Bill
Earlier in the day, Reps Barbara Lee and Karen Bass co-hosted a health briefing for members of Congress featuring Dr. Renó and five Cuban-trained American doctors. Meanwhile Days of Action activists continued to advocate in Congress for an end to the blockade.
Today Thursday September 14, at 7 pm there will be a special public event featuring José Ramón Cabañas, Cuban Ambassador to the United States, at the Calvary Baptist Church (Woodward Hall, 755 8th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Other speakers include: Cuban doctor Dr. Jesus Renó, recent U.S. graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine, Margaret Flowers, Co-director, Popular Resistance, and candidate for US Senate, and a representative from National Nurses United. Stephen Kimber, author of What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five, will moderate.
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Today, Thursday September 14, at 7:00pm a special public event featuring José Ramón Cabañas, Cuban Ambassador to the United States, will take place at the Calvary Baptist Church
Author: International Committee f Justice, and Dignity | informacion@granma.cu
september 14, 2017 10:09:13
Photo: Hackwell, Bill
A standing-room only crowd at Howard University broke into prolonged and enthusiastic applause Wednesday evening when Miguel Fraga, second secretary at the Cuban embassy in Washington, delivered an impassioned defense of Cuba's sovereignty and its right to self-determination.
He was responding to an audience question during a lively two-hour panel discussion and exchange of ideas at the Ralph Bunche Center. It was the latest in a week of actions and events in Washington to mark the third annual Days of Action Against the U.S. Blockade of Cuba.
The Howard University event was moderated by Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM. Panelists included Dr. Jesus Reno, the head of pediatrics at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiology in Havana, Yoandrys Ruiz, First Secretary of the Communist Youth Union from the Cuban province of Camaguey, and two U.S. doctors - Dr. Mercedes Charles and Dr. Abraham Vela - both recent graduates from Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, the world's largest medical school.
The Days of Action Against the Blockade kicked off Monday night with presentations by Cuban pediatric oncologist Dr. Jesus Reno and two recent U.S. graduates of Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM). Photo: Hackwell, Bill
Earlier in the day, Reps Barbara Lee and Karen Bass co-hosted a health briefing for members of Congress featuring Dr. Renó and five Cuban-trained American doctors. Meanwhile Days of Action activists continued to advocate in Congress for an end to the blockade.
Today Thursday September 14, at 7 pm there will be a special public event featuring José Ramón Cabañas, Cuban Ambassador to the United States, at the Calvary Baptist Church (Woodward Hall, 755 8th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Other speakers include: Cuban doctor Dr. Jesus Renó, recent U.S. graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine, Margaret Flowers, Co-director, Popular Resistance, and candidate for US Senate, and a representative from National Nurses United. Stephen Kimber, author of What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five, will moderate.
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