by the El Reportero’s news services
Tania D’Amelio
Venezuela will hold next June 1 to 11 the presidential nominations process for the elections of October 7, said senior director of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tania D Amelio.
This process, established in the schedule of the CNE, has no extension and the terms must be respected, the CNE director said in statements to Venezolana de Television.
D Amelio said that although the procedure is automated, there will be staff and equipment necessary for candidates wishing to run in council facilities.
The official also explained that last month it was carried out a first internal simulation of the voting process, for which a first station was placed where voters checked if they vote at the polling place or otherwise, they would be informed about the polling center where they belong.
“We are working to improve the process on the issue of accessibility of citizens to the polls,” concluded the director of the CNE.
Teachers general strike in Honduras
Honduran teacher union leaders confirmed that thousands of educators around the country are participating in the general strike called today to force the government to meet outstanding payments for the sector.
The administration of Porfirio Lobo promised to make payment of pending wages on May 20, but it has not fulfill that yet, according the newspaper La Prensa.
The existing ministerial authorities wielded political interests behind the work stoppage and said that there will be no deductions for teachers, but extension of the school year.
The big problem we have in the education sector is a mix between unionism and politics, I would not say it, but I think this is the reality of what is happening right now, said the minister, Marlon Escoto.
The Honduran Association of Parents of Honduras asked the Minister of Education the results of research on teachers who allegedly collected their wages illegally.
Cuban Private Sector at World Tourism Forum
The 2nd International Tourism Studies Conference CietCuba-2012 will have the participation of the Cuban private sector this time, said the president of the Organizing committee Ramon Martin.
According to Martin, the initiative aims to boost the contribution of the self-employed workers to the development of tourism in the Caribbean country.
In a statement to local press, Martin said that it is a project in tune with the guidelines of the 6th Congress of the Communist Party, related to the update of the Cuban economic model.
The participation of the self-employed workers in the country’s economy has increased in the last few months, who total about 380,000 in almost 180 activities, chiefly in selling food, transporting passengers, and renting houses and rooms.
Martin said that the agenda of the meeting scheduled for June 18-22 at Havana’s Conference Center will include debates on topics of tourism and its relation with the environment, the new technologies, the crisis, among others.
About 240 delegates from Argentina, Spain, and México, among others, are expected to attend the forum.
