The Electric Union predicts that as of 08:00 hours today, Monday, June 20, the service will begin to be affected due to a deficit in generation capacity, with a maximum of 350 MW at noon.

Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) and of the Council of State, urged in the province of Ciego de Ávila to strengthen the application of the concept of Revolution in the neighborhoods expressed by Fidel Castro.

Los Búfalos from Ciego de Ávila, on the premises of their rivals from Sancti Spiritus, began this Friday with a 71-62 victory in the final playoff of the Superior Basketball League.

The Heroine of the Revolution, Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois was born on April 7, 1930, in Santiago de Cuba, and left an indelible mark on subsequent generations, especially on Cuban women, for whose emancipation she fought all her life.

This Saturday, the Electric Power Company reported that for peak hours an availability of 2,482 MW and a maximum demand of 2,850 MW are estimated, for a deficit of 368 MW, for which affectations to the service are forecast at this time.

The leading role of young people in the socioeconomic and spiritual transformation of neighborhoods in the country was highlighted by Miriam Brito Sarroca, president of the Commission of Local Bodies of People's Power, speaking at the III Regional Workshop on Integrated Community Work (TCI) corresponding to the central area and based in Ciego de Ávila.

Ciego de Ávila already has its direct delegate to the X Congress of the University Student Federation (FEU): Dairon César Fundora Perez, student of Brigade 204 in the second year of Medicine, at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Morón.

With the participation of the provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Camagüey and the host territory, the III Regional Workshop on Integrated Community Work began today in Ciego de Avila.

An interview with the already legendary Ciego de Ávila`s basketball player Yoan Luis Haiti will soon appear in this space, but now I am only advancing a topic that is addressed in it by the Pope of the sport of baskets in Cuba and that reflects the essence of these lines.

Despite successfully sustaining, in recent months, the deliveries of this program in the province of Ciego de Ávila, the planting of decisive crops is still below expectations.

With the sale of allegorical pullovers for Father's Day, the Art for Dad expo-sale began this Wednesday in Ciego de Ávila, from the local branch of the Cuban Fund of Cultural Assets.

If there is something missing right now in all of Cuba, it is a person indifferent to the country's energy situation, or what, in daily conversations, at home, at work and on the street, it is called "the blackouts."

The Electric Union reported that affectations to the service are forecast throughout the day and night of today, Friday, due to a deficit in generation. Yesterday, Thursday, the service began to be affected at 05:03 hours and this situation continued throughout the day.

One month after the start in Ciego de Ávila of the campaign "Ciego de Ávila`s Beating, without losing a day", the First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Party, Liván Izquierdo Alonso, gave a good evaluation of the progress of repairs and constructive maintenance in the hospitals from Morón and Ciego de Ávila.

In the effort to learn new ways of working in favor of development in the neighborhoods, delegates from constituencies of the five central provinces of the country will meet in Ciego de Ávila, on June 17 and 18, to carry out the III Regional Work Workshop Integrated Community (TCI).

No cases of monkey-pox have been reported in Cuba so far, nor have cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children, which also constitutes a health emergency in some countries.

The Directorate of the Electric Company of Ciego de Ávila informs that throughout yesterday there were reports of interruptions in the electrical service due to a generation deficit in all the circuits of the province.

The young creators of the Hermanos Saíz Association in Ciego de Ávila are finalizing details regarding their participation in the Piña Colada Fusion Music Festival 2022, scheduled to be held from July 7 to 10.

A hug full of affection and admiration today sent Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, to Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, who turns 55 this Wednesday.

In a convincing manner —some would say overwhelming— Granma won the right to defend its title after having Ciego de Ávila 9x2, before an audience at the José Ramón Cepero that has already eight consecutive playoff games without being able to savor a joy against the Alazanes. The 61st National Baseball Series will then have its culmination between Cocodrilos and Alazanes.

This Tuesday, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez assured “we are convinced that we will always win, even in the worst of situations; we have the capacity and we are going to do it”.

The Electric Power Company foresees for the peak hours of this Wednesday, the use of 168 MW in diesel engines. With this forecast, an availability of 2,427 MW and a maximum demand of 2,900 MW are estimated for peak hours, for a deficit of 473 MW, for which service affectations are forecast throughout the day and night today.

Reducing costs in each vessel and indirect expenses are among the measures adopted by the Industrial Fishing Company of Ciego de Ávila (EPIVILA) to change the panorama of last year, when they were among the entities in the territory that ended with losses.

The Directorate of the Electric Company informs that during yesterday service interruptions were reported in the primary distribution lines of La Piña, Vicente, Ranchuelo and La Juanita circuits due to damaged devices.

The epidemiological authorities in Ciego de Ávila call for increased surveillance actions in order to prevent dengue fever because of the proliferation of vectors after rainy periods in the province.

Satisfying the surgical demand, emergency care and medical assistance of the Maternal and Child Care Program is possible in Cuba thanks to voluntary blood donations.

When Iván Prieto, in the same first episode and with the bases loaded, Luis Marrero's ball disappeared over the fences of the left field, an elderly man could not help exclaiming: "This is already pick up and let's go ”. Moreover, indeed it was. Granma unquestionably won 8x2 and left the José Ramón Cepero stadium in deathly silence.

Distances matter little – in time and kilometers – if two names are to remain eternal in the memory of a country, fused as the same reference of integrity and courage. Two giants that history has twinned beyond a date and a common ideal. Two men who, in different times, equally dignified our country's past to illuminate our present and future. Two heroes who are "children" of June, and of the Revolution.

The Electric Union estimates for the peak hours of this Tuesday an availability of 2,321 MW and a maximum demand of 2,860 MW, for a deficit of 539 MW, for which it forecasts affectations in the service throughout the day and night.

In response to the Contingency faced by the National Electric System, in the province of Ciego de Ávila there will be disturbances every three hours, in the Blocks that make up our System, that is, all the municipalities. They will be up to three continuous hours, in correspondence with the generation.

The Directorate of the Electric Company reports that during the weekend there were reports of service interruptions in the primary distribution lines of the Morón Norte and Jicotea circuits due to electrical storms and of circuit 1 due to contact of a tree with the network.

With a lot of ground still to be conquered, the use of the digital signature extends to 15 organizations in Ciego de Ávila, as part of the computerization process carried out by Cuban society and which, among other purposes, seeks to streamline procedures for the population and achieve greater efficiency in the management of public administration within the framework of Digital Government.

After coming back from a game that seemed "downhill" against Santiago de Cuba, Buffaloes from Ciego de Ávila won this Sunday the right to attend the grand final of the Superior Basketball League (LSB) by winning 95-87 in the Giraldo indoor hall Cordova Cardin.

The Electric Union reported that for the peak hours of this Monday a deficit in the service of 413 MW is estimated, with an availability of 2,287 MW and a maximum demand of 2,700 MW, for which affectations are forecast throughout the day and the night.

That "the flame and the pride of belonging to the organization have to be fanned", emerged as an essential and dominant idea in the debates and reflections that, this Saturday, led to the general assembly of the Ciego de Ávila branch, belonging to the National Union of Historians of Cuba (UNHIC).

Ciego de Ávila`s Búfales got one-step closer to the ultimate goal of winning their tenth crown in the history of the Superior Basketball League, after defeating Santiago de Cuba 110-95 and placing the miniseries 2-1 in their favor, by what a new success this Sunday would give them the right to discuss the scepter.

This Thursday, Yorbis Borroto Jáuregui, captain of Los Tigres from Ciego de Ávila, began rehabilitation exercises after having removed the cast that kept immobile part of his left leg, after suffering an injury in last mid-April, in a game against Los Cachorros from Holguin.

The impact of the US economic blockade against Cuba on environmental management was denounced today by the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, speaking at the national event for World Environment Day, held in Ciego de Avila province.

The Cuban State's commitment to sustainable development and to ensure the protection of nature, was ratified today, in Ciego de Ávila, by the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya, during the national act for World Environment Day.

Photos: Courtesy of CITMA and author

The reconversion of infrastructures and technologies to develop sustainable production of goods and services was verified by the delegation that participates in the central event for World Environment Day, during a tour of the economic objectives of the province of Ciego de Ávila.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CCPCC) and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presided in Ciego de Ávila over the conclusions of the comprehensive visit of the Secretariat of the CCPCC and its auxiliary structure, carried out to that province last May.

The Directorate of the Electric Company informs that during yesterday service interruptions were reported in the primary distribution lines of the Ognara, Pablo, Tres Marías, CPA 9 de Abril and Guayacanes circuits due to storms, in the Vicente, Colorado, Baraguá, Las Grullas and Venezuela due to damaged devices in the network and in circuits 5 and A102 due to contact of a tree with the network.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CCPCC) and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presides in Ciego de Ávila the conclusions of the comprehensive visit of the CCPCC Secretariat made to this province in the past Month of May.

The steep slope that has been rising in the Dairy in Ciego de Ávila is backed by a contradiction that, like wire hair, entangles the finances of the ranchers: the more milk and over compliance, the greater the debt. In addition, this debt, until last week, was about 60,000 MLC; the currency with which they would be discounted.

The Directorate of the Electric Company reports that service interruptions were reported yesterday in the primary distribution lines of the El Mambí, Cítrico I, Bolivia and Guayacanes circuits due to damaged devices.

During June and July, companies and budgeted units of Ciego de Ávila will carry out the National Self-Control Exercise, when they apply the Self-control Guide prepared and updated by the Comptroller General of the Republic in their organizations.

35 years after its constitution, the Turquino-Bamburanao Plan confirms the contributions to economic and social development, with appreciable results in improving the quality of life of the more than 19,400 inhabitants of the municipality of Florencia, in the province of Ciego of Avila.

Remarks by the First Secretary of the Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, before the civil society excluded from the IX Summit of the Americas

Days ago, talking about the restoration of Morón Rooster was common, but not always in the same "direction". Some did not believe it was possible and others trusted with their eyes closed that the symbol of the municipality would regain its splendor.

Give it the qualification you want: "blow of authority" or "demonstration of superiority", but the truth is that the Búfalos from Ciego de Ávila started the playoffs of the Superior Basketball League (LSB) with a good step by winning this Tuesday against Santiago de Cuba with a slate of 104-73 in the Alejandro Urgellés sport room of the indomitable capital.

Faced with the advent of danger, you have to touch the vulnerable points with your hand.

"If when I go through the dam again, this afternoon, I see a single person fishing, you can be sure that the municipality will lose the People Heart-beating condition and they will never obtain it again."

I saw him cry as he left the mound, after the Avilanian waiter's home run, and then I applauded for two protagonists. I did it not only for Raulito and for his three RBIs, which placed his team very close to success; I also applauded for Yadián Martínez, who reminded me of a passage from my childhood and my incipient love for baseball.

The Government of the United States, abusing the privilege granted by its status as host country, decided early to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the IX Summit of the Americas, to be held in the city of Los Angeles this June. It refused to attend to the just demands of many governments to change this discriminatory and unacceptable position.

Although the level of rainfall in Ciego de Ávila did not exceed that of the west of the country, the Temporary Provincial Work Group minimizes possible damage, while guaranteeing a prompt recovery after the rains have passed.

One of the most emblematic sports teams in Ciego de Ávila, Los Búfalos —when it comes to national titles, only surpassed by the men's hockey team (14x9)— left this Sunday for Santiago de Cuba to face the local team there on Tuesday on the first date of one of the semifinals of the Basketball Superior League play off (LSB).

As reported by engineer Lázaro Guerra Hernández, technical director of the Cuban Electric Union (UNE), in the magazine Buenos Días, the situation with electricity generation will be complex, with effects for this cause throughout the day on Monday.

The creation of the Ministry of the Interior (Minint) on June 6, 1961 could not have been more opportune, since as soon as his functions began, then President John F. Kennedy consulted with his main military chiefs on the costs and possibilities of success of a invasion of its armed forces to Cuba, to take revenge for the defeat at Playa Girón and project the possible course of actions of all kinds against the Island.

The working day of the authorities in Ciego de Ávila began very early this Saturday, in order to receive the heavy rains forecast for Saturday afternoon and Sunday, with maximum preparation.

During the last few hours, after crossing over the Florida peninsula and emerging into the Atlantic Ocean, the low-pressure zone showed signs of better organization, concentrating cloudy areas with showers and thunderstorms near its central region, which allows it to be defined as tropical storm Alex, the first organism of the current cyclonic season.

None of the Ciego de Ávila`s reservoirs is in hydrological prevention, so they could receive large volumes of water in the event that the intense rains that have affected the west of the country precipitate starting this Saturday afternoon, as has been forecast.

Ángel Manuel Marín, provincial field hockey commissioner, is very happy these days, but at the same time busy with the final touches of the synthetic field for the practice of this discipline in an area near the Giraldo Córdova Cardín sport facility, in the city from Ciego de Avila.

This Friday, the National Civil Defense General Staff reported the death of two people in Havana and a disappeared victim in the western province of Pinar del Río due to the heavy rains recorded in Cuba.

Weather forecasts indicate that from this Saturday afternoon and throughout Sunday there will be intense rainfall in the province of Ciego de Ávila, although not as strong as those in the western region of the country.

Areas of heavy and intense rains and electrical storms have been affecting the western and central regions of Cuba with accumulations greater than 200 millimeters, which will continue for the rest of today and tomorrow, Saturday.

In the last twenty-four hours, the rains were numerous in the west and center, some in the east. These precipitations were intense in several locations in the west and center of Cuba, highlighting the highest report in the meteorological station of Punta del Este, Isla de la Juventud with 155 millimeters, followed by Isabel Rubio, Pinar del Río with 135 millimeters and Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud with 129 millimeters.

In the peak hours yesterday from 5:30 p.m., the service was affected due to a deficit in generation capacity, influenced by the departure in the morning of unit 4 of the CTE Diez de Octubre, the most affected at this time it was 45 MW at 6:00 p.m. Service was restored at 7:11 p.m.

The availability of the SEN at 07:00 hours is 1,998 MW and the demand is 1,810 MW with everything served.

The Directorate of the Electric Company reports that yesterday the A110, La Ofelia, La Piña, Sanguily, Chambas, Los Perros, El Puesto and Punta Alegre circuits were affected by a generation deficit, motivated by the departure of unit 4 from Diez de Octubre Power Company, the service being restored in its entirety at 7:04 p.m. with a duration of 1 hour 26 minutes.

The University of Ciego de Ávila, Máximo Gómez Báez (UNICA), carries out an internationalization strategy that seeks to raise academic and scientific quality with the active participation of the university community, to continue contributing to the development of society; with the signing, so far this year, of more than 10 international agreements that strengthen relations of exchange, collaboration and cooperation with educational centers in Latin America and Europe.

By launching the communication campaign Development begins here, in the territory of Florencia, the Municipal Capacity Building Program for Local Development (PRODEL) reinforces the purpose of making the inhabitants of 27 towns in the country the subjects of their own progress.

The wide zone of low pressures over the northwest of the Caribbean Sea and the Yucatan Peninsula, in recent hours has become better organized and has concentrated the clouds with strong activity of showers, rains and electrical storms to the east of the Yucatan Peninsula and in the seas south of the western region of Cuba.

The natural regeneration of hectares of mangroves and the restoration of marine fauna are palpable results on the north coast of Ciego de Ávila thanks to investments in hydraulic works in the Great Wetland of Northern Ciego de Ávila during the last two years.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban Prime Minister, today recalled the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Program for the Comprehensive Development of Mountainous Regions, better known as the Turquino Plan, an initiative created by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in 1987.

The "forecasters" were right. The Mayabeque-Ciego de Ávila playoff, at least in the statistics, seemed to be one of the most even in the postseason of the 61st National Baseball Series, and after the victory of Ciego de Ávila this Wednesday (7x4) a sixth game will be necessary; no doubt up to a seventh. The fans of the José Ramón Cepero stadium left the stadium pleased after Tuesday's failure!

In order to make local development visible as a driver of progress, equity and sustainability, and to connect the actors who pay taxes in the municipalities to this end, the Center for Local and Community Development (Cedel) launched its communication campaign Development starts here in Florence.

That fan could not believe it… But, how did Ciego de Ávila lose that game? Moreover, a man responded with the lyrics of a song of yesteryear: "Just like water between the fingers." However, the best answer was the one that was heard a few moments later: “you have to die of something”.

An estimated deficit of 80 megawatts in the hours of greatest demand indicates that, in the late afternoon and early evening hours of this Wednesday, there may be interruptions in the electrical service, due to insufficient power generation in circuits throughout the country that they have them programmed for that moment of the day.

Today, by designating Ciego de Ávila as the national venue for activities for World Environment Day, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) recognized the results of that province in the implementation of the State Plan to Confront the Climate Change (Life Task).

The province of Ciego de Ávila obtained the venue for the national event for World Environment Day, reported today Odalys Goicochea Cardoso, general director of the Environment of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), at a press conference held in the capital of the country.

The graphic artist from Ciego de Ávila, Michel Moro Gómez, won the first prize in the Humor Drawing category at the XVII edition of the World Press Cartoon (WPC), one of the most important graphic humor events held in the world.

In accordance with the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until the year 2030, the Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) continues to expand and modernize its infrastructure in prioritized sectors of the province of Ciego de Ávila.

As a result of the Demographic Dynamics Attention Program, thirteen mothers, with three or more children and housing needs, benefited in the first quarter of the current year with the delivery of homes that provide greater security and quality of life in Ciego de Ávila.

The Provincial Government of People's Power in Ciego de Ávila conferred the distinction of Illustrious Son on Mayda Pérez García and Ubaldo Pereira Benítez, directors of the Historical Archive and the Telecommunications Company (ETECSA), respectively, for relevant merits, work results and the conduct of integrity for the benefit of society.

As expected, the Tigres from Ciego de Ávila made a reality —and with a wide score of 9x2—, the victory against the Hurricanes of Mayabeque, when yesterday Friday, the sealed match, corresponding to the quarterfinal playoff between both teams, resumed; which is now tied for success in the postseason of the 61st National Baseball Series.

When Raúl González disappeared the ball in the first inning, one of the members of the Ciego de Ávila support commission at the Nelson Fernández stadium said: "This is how Raulito marches, the Ciego de Ávila team will go in these playoffs." In addition, he was right, at least until the game was sealed due to rain at the end of the seventh inning.

The will to immediately correct the indications of the recent integral visit of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party to the province of Ciego de Ávila was ratified by the highest authorities of Ciego de Ávila during the Provincial Council.

With the purpose of recovering backlogs with the commercialization of liquefied gas, the CUPET management in Ciego de Ávila will provide such a service on Saturday, May 28, at four points of sale in this municipality.

Las Aguas Mil Artistic and Literary Contest

Ziluen Poveda Espinosa, in décima and Yans González García, in poetry, were the winners of the IV Las Aguas Mil Artistic and Literary Contest, convened by the Book Center and the Clotilde Agüero Racial Commission of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba in Ciego de Ávila.

Fairs in Ciego de Ávila: to look at and to take away

This Friday, the fairgrounds of the capital city will host, once again, an exhibition fair that will allow old and new actors to arrange a space for the productive chain.

Several months still separate us from the month of December —the date on which the 2022-2023 school year is expected to begin throughout the country. However, in Ciego de Ávila, directors, methodologists and teachers prefer to get ahead of themselves and are already getting down to work with the preparations for a teaching calendar that faces the challenges of continuing to raise the quality of teaching and retaking many of the spaces and processes that COVID-19 forced to transform, in an effort to return normality, little by little, to the classrooms.

The Grand Muthu Cayo Guillermo hotel, belonging to the Jardines del Rey tourist destination, in the province of Ciego de Ávila, obtained the Travelers' Choice 2022 distinction, awarded by the specialized travel website TripAdvisor, due to the number of favorable opinions on gastronomy, customer service, quality of services and care for the environment.

The will to advance in the transformation of the energy matrix, achieving a better use of renewable sources, with the aim of minimizing the impacts of climate change and favoring local development, was made clear during the exhibition fair organized by Cubasolar in Ciego de Ávila.

In a meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said this Wednesday, in relation to the instability in the national electricity system, which "we are going through a complex situation that fundamentally affects the population, which causes discomfort in the population and paralyzes an important part of economic activity.

The completion of the synthetic hockey field in Ciego de Ávila is almost a reality. The first vice president of INDER Raúl Fornés Valenciano stated this during his visit this Tuesday to the long-awaited facility.

When the dances and music began in the Martí Park, after the floral offering and the moment of remembrance of the National Hero, it was as if the wave of energy contained in two years of pause was unleashed.

“From my time as an athlete I learned that rivals are not chosen. One has to be prepared to face whoever touches him. When it is said that this one suits me better, you show that you are more afraid of the 'other'. We transferred that philosophy to the boys from the first moment we got the ticket”.

The cows do not give milk, you have to milk them, and for that you have to get up at dawn, go to the fields, walk through paddocks and pens full of excrement, tie the tails and legs of the animals, sit on the stool, place the bucket and make the appropriate movements for milking.

This damn inflation hits us hard, prices that rise through the roof day by day and that seem like they will never stop, it is enough to drive anyone crazy.

The renewal of the rural registry base concluded in two municipalities of Ciego de Ávila (Venezuela and Bolivia) and shows progress in Primero de Enero, Ciego de Ávila, Majagua, Ciro Redondo and Baraguá, which represents a guarantee for the planning of economic and social development, and territorial ordering.

A new stage in the management of science and innovation in favor of the production of goods and services begins for the University of Ciego de Ávila (UNICA) Máximo Gómez Báez, after it was approved by the Ministry of Economy and Planning , the constitution of the Science and Technology Interface Society of the University of Camagüey "Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz" (UCETID S.A.), which will also bear the seal of the academy with a shareholding of 20 percent.

"The Analysis of the Health Situation (ASIS) is not a new document, although these annual exams are currently required to achieve a greater role for the population in solving their problems," the young doctor Juan Carlos Lazo Bernabé , from the Doctor's Office Number 21, in the community of Orlando González, in the municipality of Majagua, who has a master according to the current demands of its 790 patients, distributed in 310 family nuclei, says.