Cuba celebrates 50 years of the People's Power system

Cuba held solemn sessions to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the People's Power organs. In Havana, at the National Capitol, delegates from Matanzas were honored for their service to the community. Mario Manuel Herrera Hernández, an 80-year-old delegate from Colón, received the CDR Neighborhood Award, while Randy Perdomo García received the Medal for Defense of the Homeland and Neighborhood Unity. Perdomo García proposed establishing October 31 as a national day to celebrate delegate work and noted the need to reduce bureaucracy within the system.

In Santa Clara, a session at the Central University of Las Villas theater recognized the role of delegates in community life. During the event, 111 delegates received the 50th-anniversary condition, and 18 were awarded the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Seal for ten or more years of continuous service. Local distinctions, such as the Illustrious Son of the City, were awarded to delegates José Antonio Pacheco, Ignacio Abreu Martínez, and Delvis Moya Machado, while Mirta Margarita Díaz Upierre received the Distinguished Guest distinction for her long-term community service.