Less than a year and a half from the creation of the Castellanos mining project in Santa Lucía, Minas de Matahambre municipality, its workers are set to start up the plant the upcoming June.

The Agroindustrial Grain Company (EAIG) in Los Palacios, mainly dedicated to rice production is also making marabou charcoal to export.

Pinar del Río, Cuba’s westernmost province and major producer of tobacco in the Island, reports a good harvest season despite the droughts that have affected the territory.

All the booking desks of Cubanacán Travel Agency in Pinar del Río are offering a special option for the Arte para Mamá Fair (Art for Mom) on May 13, said José Antonio Aguilera Hernández, representative of the Agency in the province.

Robert Miller, a London resident who is the director of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, on Monday described Cuba as a symbol of unity and conviction that a better world is possible.

In order to continue to contribute to Cuban economy, the 33 workers of the Guayabita del Pinar factory celebrated this International Workers Day, aware of their role in the production of an emblematic product of the province.

Although the people from the eastern region of the country receive the sun first, we, the ones from Pinar del Río got up before sunrise not to lose the beginning of the parade in Havana, and also to start ours.

Since early in the morning everybody gathers defying nature perhaps, because convictions overcome setbacks. Today, the people of Pinar del Río, without morning laziness and despite intermittent drizzles, hurry up towards the platform.

Nearly 40 000 people from Consolación del Sur municipality, grouped in 18 blocks gather on the streets to participate in the greatest celebration of the Cuban proletarians and in a parade full of joy and victories.

The unionists of Pinar del Río gathered today at 8:00 in the morning to celebrate the international day of proletarians.