The need to act against the decline of natural resources and stop the impact of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by promoting innovative practices in the country, was the main issue evaluated during the most recent meeting of the National Innovation Council, held in the Palace of the Revolution.

Led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and with the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Inés María Chapman, the exchange of academics, scientists, experts and managers this time went through the analysis of how much we could do to promote the concept of circular economy in the recycling industry, and in all our sectors, to achieve greater use of natural resources, in a nation like ours where the economy develops in very particular conditions.

The presentation of three papers on the current situation and perspective to advance the concept of circular economy taking into account innovation, marked the exchange of the meeting.

As a practice of developed nations, the essence of the circular economy is to achieve a better use of raw materials and the reuse of solid waste, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from an economic and technological reconversion perspective.

On how to achieve greater sustainability in the country, Professor Dennis Oliva Merencio from the Technological University of Havana spoke. Seeking greater strength in any innovation system and in particular when talking about the circular economy in the recycling industry cannot ignore the need to achieve integration between all sectors of society, which is why the doctor of Sciences, Lídice Vaillant, He defended the need for the integration of all sectors and their interrelation.

When defining the concept of circular economy, academic Dennis Oliva Merencio described it as comprehensive and core.

A broad exchange between experts, academics, producers and managers present, raised the issue of the circular economy and the need for its application as part of the permanent approach that should prevail in each project that is started.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez defined the circular economy as strategic, because of its transversal nature and what it implies in the creation of a culture for its implementation and influencing the transformation of people’s actions.

An important group of issues emerged from the meeting, which is why he insisted on the need to advance in the creation of a Cuban strategy on circular economy.

“We must ensure that we all think about the circular economy, both in the business system and in the municipalities,” said the president. He stated that this will allow us to chain processes to reach new products and productive transformations.

During the new meeting of the National Innovation Council, which has become a pillar in the exercise of government in the country, it was reported that the digital site of the Presidency has a space that can be accessed, where 102 materials are currently inserted with a wide documentation on meetings of this type held.

In the topic of analysis of the most recent meeting (the circular economy), although our country is far from practices that are implemented in developed nations, important areas are identified where comprehensive work can be done in order to multiply and make more efficient use more sustainable. of our natural resources, the reuse of solid waste generated by institutions and the population, and achieve greater productive chains.

(Taken from Radio Rebelde)

Malmierca highlighted that the event, to be held from November 14 to 18 at the Expocuba fairgrounds, will be attended by top-level delegations chaired by ministers and high-ranking government officials.

Similarly, the headline highlighted the presence of representatives of some 30 chambers of commerce of nations with which Cuba has commercial ties, as well as hundreds of companies from the five continents.

The minister explained that together with usual nations such as Spain, Italy, Russia, China, France, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela, a high-level delegation from the United Arab Emirates will arrive at the event for the first time.

This confirms that despite the blockade of the United States, the economic difficulties that our country is facing and the situation of international economic crisis derived from the Covid-19 pandemic, the world trusts the Cuban market, Malmierca emphasized.

Likewise, as part of the official program of the event, the minister highlighted the materialization of the V Business Forum dedicated to foreign investment issues.

We are going to announce the updating of the portfolio of business opportunities with foreign capital, he stressed.

Fihav 2022 will also develop panels aimed at offering details about the Mariel Special Development Zone and the benefits of the single window for foreign investment, he said.
The minister explained that the event’s agenda will host exchanges with business production centers and agencies and will place special emphasis on foreign investment opportunities for Cubans residing abroad.

Our expectations are that FIHAV 2022 contributes to the insertion of the national economy in the international context, and promotes direct business between Cuban and foreign companies, Malmierca said.

For his part, the president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Luis Carricarte, said that the island has 189 participants registered for the event with the presence, for the first time, of micro, small and medium-sized companies and cooperatives linked in some way. way to external activity.

Priority sectors of economic activity will be present, such as food, agriculture, light industry, health linked to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, education, transportation and renewable energy, Carricarte emphasized.

Meanwhile, the general director of the Palco Business Group, Eduardo Correa, pointed out that since last July the preparation phase for Fihav 2022 began at the Expocuba fairgrounds.

(With information from PL)

More than 20.7 million people cast their early vote in the midterm elections in the United States, a news source disclosed today.

Until last Sunday, more than two million 800 voters delivered their ballots in Texas, two million 600 thousand did the same in Florida, and just over two million were counted in California, limited the report of the CNN chain that cites data from Edison Research and Catalyst.

Nearly 1.6 million ballots were also cast in Georgia, and North Carolina became the fifth-highest turnout state with more than 1 million ballots cast.

Although the date of the mid-term elections is set for November 8, 46 states are involved early in the process, according to the source.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, for example, exercised his right to vote last Saturday in the city of Wilmington, Delaware, a region in which, according to analysts, he has solid support for the Democrats.

The midterm elections are estimated to have less turnout than the presidential ones and, according to statistics from the last half century, only about 40% of voters go to the polls in these elections.

On this occasion, the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 36 governors and 35 senators out of a total of 100, are decided.

(Taken from Latin Press)

Consumer price growth in the 19 countries that share the European currency accelerated to 10.7% in October from 9.9% the previous month, Eurostat data showed on Monday.

This increase would be driven by an astronomical 41.9% growth in energy costs, compared to last year, according to the EU statistical office.

Likewise, the value of food, which increased by 13.1%, and that of imported industrial goods pushed prices up.

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates a total of 200 basis points (2%) in the last 3 months and has already promised a further tightening for December.

The ECB deposit rate, now at 1.5%, is seen to peak at just under 2.9% in 2023, a big jump from expectations around 2.6%. after the body’s meeting last Thursday.
(Taken from RT in Spanish)

According to an official statement, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made these remarks during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The foreign minister criticized Washington for clinging to ideological prejudices and trying to curb Chinese investment with its new controls on the export and trade of machinery and semiconductors for supercomputers and artificial intelligence from the Asian country.

He denounced that these are violations of free trade norms and urged to correct them because they harm both the interests and the legitimate rights of Beijing.

Wang also called on the White House to pay attention to the report of the recent Congress of the Communist Party (CPC) of China, as it contains the future aspirations of the country in multiple aspects and defines the path to follow to achieve them.

“If the United States really wants to understand China, please study the CCP’s 20th Congress report carefully. China’s domestic and foreign policies are open and transparent, its strategies are transparent,” he noted.

Blinken, for his part, indicated that the world expects more cooperation between the world’s two main powers and expressed Washington’s willingness to maintain communication on the future of relations, the official note said.

The sides also discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and Wang called for calm, more diplomatic efforts and peaceful negotiations.

Wang Yi stressed that all parties to the conflict “must exercise restraint, make a calm decision and intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent the situation from further escalating or even getting out of control.”

The Chinese foreign secretary also pointed out that “putting Sino-US relations back on the path of stable development” is in the interests of both countries and the international community.

Last July, the two heads of diplomacy spoke in the context of the G20 Summit held in Bali, Indonesia, and thus gave continuity to other high-level contacts held by representatives of both countries.

During that meeting, they agreed to promote intergovernmental consultations and also collaborate in areas such as public health and confronting climate change.

But the exchanges are not prospering amid renewed friction over issues such as visits by US politicians to Taiwan, economic-commercial restrictions and charges against Chinese citizens accused of harassing compatriots on US soil.

(With information from Prensa Latina)
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An extensive security police deployment surrounds the Chigi Palace, headquarters of the Executive, where the change of command will take place at 10:30 local time, after which Meloni will meet with the members of the team that he now heads, according to an official statement .

Italian and world public opinion is closely following the first session of the new Council of Ministers, where the initial course to be taken by the most far-right government in this country since the Second World War should be outlined.

The Bell Ceremony, with which the change of command in the government of this country is formalized, was established in 1996 during the delivery of his position by Prime Minister Lamberto Dini to Romano Prodi.

In the act that will take place this Sunday in the Galleons room of the aforementioned building, the new head of government will receive on a special tray the golden bell delivered by Draghi, with which she will lead the meetings of the Council of Ministers.

The current prime minister, 45, began her political career in 1992 in the Youth Front of the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI) party, later known as the National Alliance, and in 1996 she was already leading the student wing of that political formation.

She was elected deputy for that ultra-conservative alliance in 2006, two years later she became Minister of Youth of the then head of government, Silvio Berlusconi, and in 2012 she founded the far-right Brothers of Italy party, which she has chaired since 2014.

As leader of that political force and of the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists, a position he held in 2020, he advocated the renegotiation of the European Union treaties and of Italy’s membership in the euro monetary community, which raises concerns in that regional bloc.

Her motto in the electoral campaign, with a strong ultra-nationalist content, was “Italy and Italians first!” And among the government’s objectives is, according to observers, to put a stop to immigration. She also speaks out against abortion and same-sex marriage.

(Taken from Latin Press)

As Lester Guisán Valdés, General Coordinator of the airport, explained to Invasor, the paving works on the runway are essential to operate larger aircraft (more than 300 passengers) than those currently received by the facility. Above all, the Russian market is interested in using this type of aircraft.

The work shows a slight delay, but in the insurance check-up meeting for the high tourist season, chaired by the highest authorities of the province, it was agreed to work intensely for the remainder of the month and fulfill the commitments. In any case, what remains to be done will not prevent the arrival of airline planes that connect Cayo Coco with the capitals of the issuing countries.

Meanwhile, at the airport, essential actions have been continued to provide a better service, including improvements in air conditioning, the assembly of elevators, the remodeling of stores and money exchange, and the renovation of the VIP lounge. Likewise, there is greater fuel storage capacity and a roofed warehouse was ready for the protection of luggage and specialized equipment.

The airport facility will maintain epidemiological surveillance at the border, for which the staff continues to prepare. This training extends to the procedures required by the airlines, attention to passengers with disabilities and the control questions provided for in the in-depth check protocols.

Guisán Valdés specified that Jardines del Rey has the capacity to operate 50 flights per week. During the low season it continued to receive around twenty weekly arrivals from Canada and operated by Off We Go, Transat, Air Canada and Sunwing airlines.

For the coming high season, an increase in flights from Russia is expected, which had returned to Cuba earlier this month, operated by the Russian airline Nordwind Airlines.
Statements by the Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos Granda, confirm the aspiration to close the year with 2.5 million tourists, but, even though from January to August 2022 there was growth in the arrival of visitors compared to the same stage in 2021, the goal seems difficult to meet.

However, according to the data handled in the Avilanian high season check, a high percentage of reservations has been achieved in the 25 accommodation facilities of the Jardines del Rey keys that will open their doors from November.

(With information from the Invasor Newspaper)

Upon arrival he found an open-air facility. More than 90% of the roofs of warehouses, production areas and other premises had blown up, but its workers, the desire to recover and the sense of belonging never went away. About 20 days later, when we arrived at the place, these were the testimonies that received us.

The night-early morning from September 26 to 27 will be unforgettable for Jesús González Arronte, one of the two directors of UEB that La Conchita has, who shows us in photos the disaster on the roofs, windows and doors of the factory. “The next day we started the recovery and in less than 10 days we were already producing, although we still have things to restore, especially roofs.”

The manager highlighted the high sense of belonging of the workers, despite the fact that more than half of the workforce had damage to their homes. “We are helping many of them and we have even sold them coal, eggs and some resources,” he says, which is confirmed by Raidel Crespo, one of those most affected by Ian’s impact. “I didn’t think they were going to help people so quickly. That speaks very well of real solidarity.”
“No one was summoned here to deal with the destruction. More than 100 colleagues showed up. That showed the love of the workers for their center, because we know the economic importance we have for the province and the country”, says Aracelys Ajete, general secretary of the union bureau, with optimism.

“Thanks to that, several production lines are already working. With our own strength we erected new roofs, collected fallen trees and cleaned the areas”, explains the veteran trade unionist who treasures 33 years of work in La Conchita in her body and spirit. “I remember other natural phenomena like Gustav, but I had never experienced something like this. Ian was devastating, but we will get up. Even a group of us went to La Coloma to help”.

United in life, and in business!
Yunia Castro has been in this factory for 13 years and suffered damage to her home, and even so, she returned to her workplace knowing the importance of resuming production, since not only Pinar del Río benefits, but also Artemisa, Mayabeque, Havana and other provinces.

“This situation has been difficult. Working hard at home and at the workplace is complicated, but there is no other option but to push forward, ”she says. “Ian affected my roof, however, La Conchita is like my house, that’s why I joined. This is where my salary comes from, the sustenance of my children, ”she confessed.

Yunia highlighted the interest of some of her managers and colleagues in helping her solve her damage. “Here we are a big family, we help each other and that is worth a lot”, she certified while she with a couple of screams, due to the intense noise of the production, she called her husband.

“I’m Martínez Álvarez, Director of Maintenance,” she said, although we barely heard him over the whistling of the equipment. “I can’t move from here now. The cyclone hit the company hard, although thanks to everyone’s efforts we have come out ahead. We have set foot on the ground because we have to produce, it cannot be stopped”.

Another veteran in these parts is Julio César de la Vega. He is from Havana, but he fell in love with a Pinar del Rio woman and has been in La Conchita for 36 years, now as head of the laboratory. “Here there were doors that the hurricane took with the frame and everything. We prepare because we have a cyclone culture. For example, sugar is collected days in advance, many raw materials are packed in tanks with lids and even then they are covered with canvas.

“The equipment is intact. The technology is not very modern, but we take care of it. Vinegar, compote for children and vitanova are being produced in this same workshop”, she informs as if he were wasting time joining his work.

“The secret of quality is putting love into it and counting on the good technologists and teachers we have,” acknowledges Julio César, who could not escape the baseball controversy because he is a fervent industrialist.

Before leaving and after touring the almost complete factory, we return to the dialogue with González Arronte. “The production plans will not be affected, only that it will force us to work more in double shifts, and of course our recovery is vital, because we produce food for the population. And now more are needed.”
One final idea we take from this group. “The idea is that the factory will be better when we finish the recovery”, emphasizes Arronte. “We put the cultural detail of the installation,” says Aracelys Ajete. “Journalist, this factory is emblematic, nobody stops us,” concludes Raymand, one of the many Pinar del Rio residents who will never forget the night his son asked him to sit at the door so that Ian would not enter his house.

( By: Joel Garcia, Daniel Martinez Rodriguez/ from Workers)

The media points out that the two-decade alliance between the tycoon and the Government allowed the US to establish global dominance in space, bet on the introduction of electric cars and gain ground in the world of technology.

However, today in Washington they are grateful to Musk for the progress he has made in areas of national security, but they also call the businessman “too powerful and reckless.”

Following certain statements by Musk directed at American public figures, including Joe Biden, many White House officials spoke out about the billionaire’s personality, describing him, for the most part, as an erratic and arrogant but brilliant man.

“He believes he is such a gift to humanity that he doesn’t need protective barriers, that he knows what is best,” said an official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“He sees himself above the presidency,” said Jill Lepore, a Harvard historian who has presented several podcasts about the businessman.

“The bottom line is that people hang on to his every word because he’s said it many times,” said Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin. “I hope he shows some respect for that responsibility,” he added.

Meanwhile, Musk himself has limited himself to stating on occasion that the objective of his comments is “to improve the future of humanity.”
But the truth is that Musk’s relationship with Washington began in 2008, after signing a major contract with NASA at a time when the businessman was heavily in debt. Washington subsequently poured billions of dollars into SpaceX, and in return, Musk rebuilt the US space program.

However, today the businessman is increasingly critical of the federal government and at the same time establishes more links with foreign policy. Musk also maintains commercial ties with South Korea, Turkey, Germany and China, in addition to owning and controlling more satellites than any country: more than 3,000 units.
As time goes by, Musk needs Washington less, while the US leadership remains dependent on him.

“The US military uses its rocket and satellite communications services for its drones, ships and aircraft. NASA currently has no way of getting American astronauts to the International Space Station without their space capsule. And, at a time when climate change is a top White House priority, it has more electric cars on US roads than any other manufacturer,” the article says.
In this context, reports emerged about Washington’s efforts to lessen its dependence on Musk through interaction with other companies.
However, few seek a direct confrontation with the tycoon.

Biden has already made this mistake by not inviting Musk to a White House conference on electric vehicles in August 2021. In response, the businessman called the decision “next level of insanity” and accused the US president of be controlled by the unions.

Subsequently, he dedicated himself for quite some time to calling attention to every blunder by Biden on his social networks and in public statements.
The media highlights that there are many people who do like to do business with Musk, not only for fear of his possible reaction, but also because of his achievements. In this way, the number of projects that the billionaire is working on is far from decreasing, but, on the contrary, increasing.

“We should be concerned, not because it is inevitable that his influence will be negative, but because it is inevitable that he will be a major influence,” Jill Lepore concluded.
After the publication of The Washington Post, one of the billionaire’s followers on social networks dedicated a tweet to the article.

“WP says that Elon Musk is a threat to national security. ‘Democracy dies in the dark,’ says his tagline, but instead ‘democracy dies when influential people use journalism to protect powerful interests while misleadingly claiming they are protecting the interests of ordinary people,’” the comment reads. .
“Exactly,” Musk responded on Sunday. “WP are very hypocritical,” he stated.

(Taken from RT in Spanish)

“But first we have to achieve a historic victory for the Republican Party this November,” he added in relation to the midterm elections that will take place on November 8.
Likewise, he criticized Pelosi and stated that he will end his political career. “And we’re going to end up with crazy Nancy Pelosi, and she’s crazy, she’s crazy. We are going to end his political career,” Trump said.
On the other hand, he assured that, if he had been re-elected in the 2020 presidential elections, the conflict in Ukraine would not have happened “not in a million years.”