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A military ceremony was held a the General Antonio Maceo Inter-Arms School of the Revolutionary Armed Forces to inaugurate the beginning of the instruction year for this student center that is characterized by its formation of professional officers.
According to the school director, Brigadier General Julio Pérez Hernández, students count on a good material base of study. During the ceremony several officials and civil workers were honored with medals in recognition for their distinguished work throughout the previous instruction year.
The rest of military study centers also commenced the year and thousands of students pledged to professionally prepare themselves for the defense of the island.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
[Photo: Juventud Rebelde]
Sphere: Related ContentOne of the most challenging difficulties facing Cubans daily is transporting themselves throughout the island nation. David Adams of the St. Petersburg Times reports on such transportation challenges:
Sphere: Related ContentMaricel Alvarez, a 25-year-old nurse, commutes 20 miles to work at a nursing home in eastern Cuba. Like most Cubans, she doesn’t have a car. There’s no bus service either. So she has to hitch a ride. Sometimes a truck driver will stop, and she piles in the open back with other hitchhikers. If she’s lucky, a Cuban driving a private car will pick her up. “I love my job,” says Alvarez. “The only problem is transport.” Hers is a lament heard all across Cuba. Of all the shortcomings of Cuba’s state-run socialist economy, public transport is perhaps the nation’s No. 1 headache.
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