Winners of the first oblast contest “Rescuer of the Year” has been honoured today in Gomel. BelTA own correspondent for Gomel oblast Violetta Draliuk has won the nomination “For personal contribution in enhancing the awareness about safe living and developing voluntary movement. Diplomas and statuettes have been presented to 8 more participants of the contest: officers of the emergencies agencies, chairmen of the regional executive committees of the oblast. About 200 people took part...

The national budget will authorize more than Br2 trillion to minimize the Chernobyl consequences in Gomel oblast in 2006-2010, chief of the Chernobyl department of the Gomel oblast executive committee Evgeniy Belash has stated today at the department’s collegium. The meeting discussed the activity of the oblast department in 2001-2005 and the goals for the five ensuing years. According to Evgeniy Belash, the financial resources will be allocated to implement the law on social security of...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree to award a group of Gomselmash company personnel for a large contribution to setting up production of new forage and grain combine harvesters with medals “For Labour Achievements”. The presidential press service told BelTA, the awarded list includes arc welder Sergei Badyukov, lathe operator Galina Baranova, and Gomselmash deputy director general, quality assurance director Mikhail Aleynik. A medal “For Labour Achievements”...

In view of the frosts, a nonscheduled break-up in Gomel oblast schools has been prolonged. Head of the education department of the Gomel oblast executive committee Maria Bondar informed that schools, gymnasiums and lyceums are expected to start working in Wednesday, January 25. We remind that in view of heavy frosts, lessons were canceled January 21-23. In this respect Gomel schools have lowered heating. Hence, to date temperature in classrooms makes 10-12 above zero. By Wednesday the...

In 2001-2005 milk production in the public sector of Gomel oblast grew by 52 per cent. For example, in 2000 some 361 thousand tons of milk were produced, in 2005 – 549 thousand tons, BelTA was informed in the agriculture and foodstuffs department of the Gomel oblast executive committee. All regions of the oblast increased milk production. Agricultural companies of the Petrikov, Svetlogorsk, Elsk and Gomel regions were leaders in this field. In 2000 every cow gave on average 1808 kilos of...

Journalists of the TV and Radio Company Gomel – a structural subdivision of the National State TV and Radio Company of Belarus – have prepared a TV project timed to the Year of the Mother. As BelTA was told by editor-in-chief of the Gomel television Irina Shaporeva, TV spectators would be offered a number of programs devoted to the stories about women of Gomel oblast. The project A Mirror of the Soul will be launched January 20 on the TV channel Lad. According to Irina Shaporeva,...

Gomel emergency workers have prepared 62 mobile power generators in case of emergencies at the region’s boiler houses, head of Gomel region agency of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry Gennadiy Lasuta told BelTA. These power generators will ensure uninterrupted functioning of boiler houses in strong cold conditions that are likely to hit Gomel region within the next few days in accordance with weather forecasts. Emergency Ministry units have 26 power generators with the capacity of up to...

At the end of December 2005 the republican unitary company Gomel works Tsentrolit made the first 10-ton assignment of foundry iron billets to England for the country’s engineering industry. After English experts analyze the production quality, the sides will consider a long-term contract. At the end of 2005 one of the Swedish firms was also supplied with a similar assignment of foundry iron, the marketing department of the company told BelTA. Specialists informed, in recent years...

Book-selling unitary companies “Belkniga” and “Gomelkniga” will be jointstockisized by the end of 2005, the press-service of the economy ministry told BelTA. The two companies are supervised by the information ministry. The two are not monopolists. “Belkniga” carries out whole-sale and retail trade in publications, stationery and school-related articles. “Gomelkniga” is involved in retail trade in books, newspapers and stationery and whole-sale of stationery. The companies...

The administration of the free economic zone “Gomel-Raton” is scanning for an investor to set up on its territory a factory for production of CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, CD and DVD boxes, the administration of the zone told BelTA. The project amounts to USD 6.485 million, the pay off period – 3.9 years. The new facility is planned to appear at the unused territory of the JSC Koral. The FEZ specialists noted that the need for such a production is fueled by a rapidly growing demand for these...