In March this year new regular flights Gomel-Riga-Gomel will be launched. Today the republican aviation unitary company Airport Gomelavia and the Latvian company Air Baltic Corporation have signed in Gomel a corresponding agreement. As deputy director general of the Latvian company Gunther Sollinger told BelTA, due to the close and stable work with the air company Belavia Air Baltic Corporation has taken a decision on expanding its cooperation with the Belarusian air carriers. The first...

The sports authority of Gomel oblast named the best coaches of 2006. Traditionally, in line with the results of the sports competitions held during a year, a special commission determines the most accomplished coaches of the season, BelTA has been informed in the physical culture, sport and tourism department of the Gomel oblast executive committee. Last year, 12 coaches representing different kinds of sport headed this list. Among the present nominees is the head coach of the national...

Over the four days, from January 9 till January 12, of the early voting for the election to the local councils of deputies, 18.8% of voters voted early, BelTA has been informed in the central election commission of Belarus. Voters of Gomel oblast were most active – 24.1% of the residents of Gomel oblast on the voters’ list. In Brest oblast 19.1% voted early, in Vitebsk oblast - 23.3%, in Grodno oblast – 18.4%, in Minsk oblast – 20.1%, in Mogilev oblast – 14.1% and in the city...

Over the first three days of the early voting for the election to the local councils of deputies, 12.4 per cent of voters voted early, secretary of the central election commission Nikolai Lozovik told BelTA. Voters of Gomel oblast were most active – 15.5 per cent of the people on the voters’ list. In Brest oblast 12.7 per cent voted early, in Vitebsk oblast – 14.2 per cent, Grodno oblast – 11.5 per cent, Minsk – 12.7 per cent, Mogilev – 12.6 per cent and in the city of Minsk...

Today, around 600 children from the regions suffered from the Chernobyl disaster of Gomel oblast have become participants of the charity New Year’s eve party. The event was organized by the Belarusian Red Cross Society and the republican unitary company Gomeltransneft “Druzhba”. Children from large families, the disabled, orphans and other children who need special care and attention are among the participants of the party which is being held in the Gomel city center of culture,...

The church of St. George the Victorious that was burnt in Mozyr on December 25 will be restored. The restoration works will be started in spring 2007, priest of the church Father Valeriy told BelTA. According to the press service of the Gomel oblast emergencies department, in the morning on December 25, the Mozyr town emergencies department was informed about the fire in the church of the St. George the Victorious. The rescuers, who arrived at the fire point immediately, localized the...

In 2006, Gomel oblast installed gas services in five agro-towns in the Kalinkovichi, Mozyr and Rechitsa regions, BelTA has been informed in the republican production unitary company Gomeloblgaz. According to specialists, this year 45 km of gas pipelines have been laid. The investments volume made up Br7 billion. The gasification of agro-towns is carried out in line with the state village revival and development program for 2005-2010. Next year the natural gas will come to eight...

The republican unitary company Gomel-based plant of farm machines Gomselmash has sent the first batch of its fodder harvesters – two “Polesye-600E” and two ‘Polesye-800E” to its subsidiary in Argentina. As a BelTA correspondent was told in the foreign sales department of the company, in line with the contract concluded with the shipping company the cargo should be delivered to Buenos Aires by January 12. After a preoperational period two fodder harvesters will be tested in the...

Today Gomel Region Drama Theatre will stage its romance-fantasy interpretation of Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. Theatre representatives told BelTA, the interpretation of the play is directed by producer Lidia Monakova, honoured art worker of the Republic of Belarus, head of the acting art chair of Belarusian State Academy of Arts. The scenography, costumes, and music was written by Sergei Kulazhenko. Metropolitan ballet-master Marina Filatova presents her sculpturesque etudes. Well-know...

Representatives of business circles of Lithuania’s Panevezys county develop contacts with Gomel region. The Lithuanian delegation led by county administration head Gema Umbrasiene arrived in Gomel region on December 13. The delegation includes representatives of the chamber of commerce and industry and agricultural companies. Today Gomel region executive committee hosted a reception of the Lithuanian delegation. During the event the sides noted that the progress of co-operation of the two...