Around 40 thousand residents of Gomel have visited the international spiritual and educational fair Orthodox Belarus since February 10 – the day of the fair’s opening. The fair is popular among residents of Gomel and the region, director of the project Alexander Savin told BelTA. Daily thousands of Gomel residents visited the oblast sports facility Dinamo which is presenting booths of 60 monasteries and churches of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. Moreover, residents of the oblast center...

Gomel oblast has put in operation a mobile crushing unit to process solid construction waste, director of Mozyr department for mechanization #58 Vladimir Kuzma told BelTA. In his words, the heart of the unique unit is crushing and switching aggregates which can process up to 200 tons of reinforced concrete and other solid construction waste an hour. The secondary raw materials received can be used to make other construction materials or to build roads and pavements. Apart from that, the...

This year the organization of soldiers-internationalists of Gomel oblast will get Br60 million from the local budget, chairman of the organization Mikhail Zhulevich told BelTA. First of all these funds will be utilized to hold such actions as the international boxing tournament in memory of soldiers-internationalists, the song festival “Time has chosen us”, patriotic and cultural events. The material and technical basis of the organization is constantly renovated due to the funds...

Employees of justice agencies of Gomel oblast serviced 1,010 residents of agro-towns in 2006, BelTA learnt from head of the chief justice department of the Gomel oblast executive committee Valentin Makarevich. In his words, introduction of one-stop shops is one of the pivotal goals of justice agencies. In line with new regulations, each notary or advocate has pay visits to agro-towns in order to provide consultations and other services according to the schedule. To raise the work efficiency...

On February 12, Valeriy Selitskiy, who used to head the oblast council of deputies of the 24th convocation, was elected chairman the Gomel oblast council of deputies of the 25th convocation. Social and economic programs will remain central to the agenda of the council of deputies of the 25th convocation, Valeriy Selitskiy told BelTA. The oblast council of deputies will change its work with the councils of lower levels in a bid to encourage them to improve their work especially in...

Gomel oblast has announced the creative contest among students “State through eyes of young people”. The event is aimed at developing the social activity of students, forming the civic position of a young man, setting up a personnel reserve for administrative bodies, BelTA has been informed in the press service of the Gomel oblast executive committee. The contest foresees making the project (report or research work) which will explicate the subject “State through eyes of young...

In 2006, the foreign trade volume of Gomel oblast made up $5,65 billion, or 11.9% up as against 2005. The exports increased by 18.1% to hold a record - $4,06 billion. At the same time, the imports was reduced by 1.3% to make up $1,59 billion, BelTA has been informed in the foreign economic department of the Gomel oblast executive committee. According to specialists, the foreign trade surplus of the region arrived at $2,47 billion. In 2006, Gomel oblast significantly increased foreign trade...

Transport communication in Gomel oblast has been fully revived last night after the recent blizzard which brought so much snow that it took nearly 70 units of special equipment to clear the roads and motorways, Vadim Kravchenko, general director, communal, repair and construction unitary company Gomelobldorstroi, told BelTA. About 10mm of precipitations has fallen in Gomel oblast over the last 24 hours. The snow cover reaches 23cm in some areas what is 1,5-2 times more than usually in this...

The first construction exhibition “Building house” will open today in Gomel. It will run in the oblast public and cultural center till February 3. As BelTA learnt in the Gomel department of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the main objective of the exhibition is to reflect new tendencies in the construction industry. About 40 companies will take part in the exhibition. Among them are both major manufacturers of building materials and private companies. The exhibition...

The energy price increase will not affect the housing construction programs in Gomel oblast, Alexander Yakobson, chairman of the Gomel oblast executive committee, told BelTA when visiting the first specialized construction exhibition “Building a House” which has opened today in Gomel. “Gomel oblast will meet the targets on the construction of housing both for the five years and on a yearly basis. No factors including the increase in the energy prices will bode negatively for the pace...