The best social workers of the territorial centers for social services of the population of the Vitebsk region will receive scooters by spring, reported Vera Astapenko, head of the department for social support of the population and stationary institutions of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Regional Executive Committee.

In Vitebsk and its surroundings, 24 hectares are affected by Sosnowsky's hogweed. It grows on lands belonging to 126 business entities. The largest number of problem areas is in the Pervomaysky district.

In Vitebsk, a final decision has been made in the case of the country's largest online store that sold spice. The judicial board for criminal cases of the regional court did not heed the cassation appeal of the convicted and upheld the previously issued sentence.

The exhibition of two famous artists became one of the brightest events of this year's "Slavianski Bazaar", which showcases all kinds of arts. It includes 205 works from the private collection of Moscow businessman Alexander Shadrin. The exhibition in our regional center is a happy exception, as the owner usually displays his collection in million-plus cities. However, according to Alexander Shadrin, he could not pass by the homeland of Marc Chagall, who was friends with Picasso and even worked with him in the same ceramic workshop. It is symbolic that the exhibition at the Art Museum officially opened on July 7, on Marc Chagall's birthday.

All investment proposals are related to the use of new and high technologies. The FEZ administration expects to attract strategic investors for the implementation of projects in the construction industry using local raw materials - dolomite. Large reserves of dolomite explored in the region make this topic promising and attractive.