Young Belarusian singer from Mozyr Mikhail Lila won the sixth international children’s festival “Kaunas Gathers Friends” in Lithuania, a BelTA correspondent was informed by deputy chair of the culture department of the Gomel oblast executive committee Olga Antonenko. In line with the festival terms young singers had to sing one song in every competition round. In the result of the open vote the international jury gave highest points to the songs “Kalyada”, “Land of Childhood”...

In January-November, 2006, the milk production in the public sector of Gomel oblast made up 555 thousand tons, or 8 up as against the same period last year, BelTA has been informed in the committee on agriculture and foodstuffs of the Gomel oblast executive committee. All the regions of the oblast increased the gross milk yield. However, the best results were reached in the Dobrush region (20 per cent up), Svetlogorsk region (15 per cent up) and the Vetka region (14 per cent up). All the...

Some 4599 people have been nominated as candidates to the local councils of deputies in Gomel oblast, BelTA was told by deputy chairman of the oblast election commission Alexander Usov. According to the source, 108 people have been nominated as candidates to the oblast council (60 districts); 137 people – to the town councils of deputies (Gomel and Mozyr). About two men will compete for one deputy place in the councils. Some 46 candidates represent political parties including 21 people...

This week Gomel will organize a number of events to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the liberation from the Nazis. As BelTA has learnt in the ideology department of the Gomel town council, the celebrations will start on November 21 in all districts of the town. Chairman of the Gomel town council Alexander Beliaev will meet with veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the Museum of Military Glory. The participants of the meeting will hold a roundtable there as well. Flower laying...

3,130 initiative campaign groups to collect signatures in support for candidates for members of local councils of people’s deputies have been registered in Gomel region, BelTA learnt from deputy chairman of Gomel region electoral commission Alexander Usov. According to the source, they have registered 88 groups campaigning for candidates for members of the regional council of people’s deputies, 429 groups — for district councils, 81 groups — Gomel and Mozyr city councils, 2,436...

A national seminar of the Belarusian education ministry “Detection and development of intellectual and creative skills of children and students, their preparation for the national information technologies competition through expanding additional educational services” will take place in Gomel on November 14-15. Deputy head of the education department of Gomel region administration Lidiya Kategova told BelTA, the event will gather representatives of the education ministry, pedagogical...

The national unitary company Gomel Plant Kommunalnik is planning to commission the first Belarusian station for calibrating water and heating supply meters. The station uses water weighing technologies, the company’s director Vasiliy Nekroshevich told BelTA. In his words, the station disallows any errors during calibration. Computerised and automated with state-of-the-art German and Russian equipment, the station will service Kommunalnik meters and around 60 meters daily sent by the...

Over the nine months this year, the companies-residents of the free economic zone Gomel-Raton attracted USD 10,7 million of foreign investment, or two times as more as last year, BelTA has been told in the press service of the Gomel oblast executive committee. Loans, trade credits and reinvestment revenues accounted for 98 per cent of foreign investments. Other investments were in the form of financial leasing, financial rent and contributions to the authorized capital of the...

In January-September 2006 the foreign trade of Gomel oblast made USD 4,36 billion and grew by 14 per cent compared to the analogous period of 2005. Exports increased by 22.3 per cent to USD 3,22 billion; imports fell by 4.5 per cent and made USD 1,13 billion, BelTA was told in the department of foreign economic links of the Gomel oblast executive committee. Thus, trade surplus of the region exceeded USD two billion for the first time. According to the department of foreign economic links,...

By the New Year holidays confectionery Spartak will prepare more than 500 thousand boxes of candies for children, BelTA was told in the marketing department of the company. Spartak started preparing boxes of candies at the end of September and at present this work is coming to an end. According to the specialists, bearing in mind that next year will be the Year of the Boar some of the boxes will bear corresponding symbols. The design of the presents will be changed as well. Jointly with...