The first construction exhibition “Building house” will be opened on February 1 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...

In Q4 2007 Gomel customs house plans to introduce electronic declarations. Gomel customs house chief Vasiliy Gnatyuk told BelTA, the installation and tuning of the new system is under way. The electronic declarations system provides for a computer-based workflow for all customs clearance procedures. The novelty will decrease the customs clearance term by several times. At present such a procedure can take 24 hours, with the deadline set at 240 hours. With the electronic declarations system...

In 2007, Production Association Gomselmash is going to build up exports to Russia by 35%, deputy general director of the company Vasiliy Klimenok told BelTA. Speaking about possible special measures to be introduced by Russia in respect to domestic grain harvesters and compensatory measures in terms of fodder harvesters, he noted that for many years Russia has not been buying Belarusian farm machines in bulk and that Gomselmash works directly with agriculture producers. Vasiliy Klmenok said...

A large delegation of representatives of the Ukrainian agriculture will visit Gomel oblast with a view to enhancing the economic ties as well as studying the best agricultural production practices involving energy-saving technologies based on new Gomselmash machinery, BelTA learnt from the trade and economic division of the Belarusian embassy in Ukraine. The delegation will include over 60 specialists of the Agrarian Policy Ministry of Ukraine, representatives of companies interested in...

On February 10, an international exhibition “The Orthodox Belarus” will open in Gomel, the press-service of the Gomel Orthodox Eparchy told BelTA. The aim of the exhibition is to display Orthodox traditions in their variety. Participating in the exhibition will be representatives of parish churches and monasteries from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. Guests of the exhibition will see products of handicrafts, souvenirs, spiritual literature, icons and will have an opportunity to get a taste...

Gomel Palace of Sport Games is launching today the 8th Olympics for executives of the Gomel oblast administration. As BelTA learnt from chief specialist of the department for physical culture, sports and tourism of the Gomel oblast executive committee Raisa Sashchenko, almost 400 employees of the regional, town and oblast executive committees will take part in the challenge which is set to last till January 28. The Olympiad includes both team and individual competitions. This year Gomel...

On February 1-3, specialized exhibition “We construct a house” will be held in the Gomel oblast’s public-cultural center. Attending the exhibition will be around 40 Belarusian companies and organizations engaged in construction sphere and production of construction materials, expert for foreign-economic ties of the Gomel branch of the Belarusian chamber of commerce and industry Mikhail Zhitnikov told BelTA. The aim of the exhibition is to provide the residents of the region and local...

An exhibition dedicated to the sights of the region will open today in the Rumiantsevs - Paskevichs Palace of Gomel. The exhibition will feature various works and materials which reflect the peculiarities of the settlements included in the Golden Ring of Gomel Oblast. The visitors will able to get familiar with the sights of the Polesje region. The works created by famous artist Eugeniy Schetikhin from Rechitsa are presented there. These are 13 painting-sculpture creations which show the...

The work on detecting crimes should be intensified in Gomel oblast, Prosecutor General of Belarus Piotr Miklashevich stated today in the course of his working trip to Gomel oblast when commenting upon results of the work of the oblast procuracy bodies. Piotr Miklashevich called crime reduction tendencies registered in the region a positive result achieved by the local procuracy bodies. At the same the Prosecutor General drew attention to the annual growth of the number of unsolved crimes....

Open joint-stock company Mozyrpivo has become the first domestic producer of meads or honey wines, head of the company’s manufacturing lab Lyudmila Kuzmenko told BelTA. In her words, the company spent half a year reviving the unique recipe of the ancient beverage. It is based on natural ingredients — honey, water, hop, kvass wort concentrate, sugar and citric acid. The beverage tastes exactly like the one our ancestors used to drink. It is a thick viscous liquid, which produces much foam...