The GRP index in the Minsk region for nine months was 106.2%, in the Mogilev region - 103.4%, in the Grodno region - 102.8%, in the Gomel region - 102.1%, and in the city of Minsk - 101.9%.

Specialists in trade and public catering in Polotsk will improve their skills in Lithuania, Sweden, and Latvia, the Polotsk District Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

As of today, the Vitebsk hoisting and transport equipment plant has mastered 4 models of truck-mounted aerial platforms – with lifting heights of 16, 18, and 20 meters, and at the end of last year, a machine with a reduced height of 12 meters was released.

At the end of last year, the traditional art of painted rugs from the Vitebsk Lake District was included in the state list of historical and cultural values as an element of intangible cultural heritage.

Doctors from Vitebsk and Smolensk regions plan to establish partnership relations, the head of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Healthcare Department, Yury Derkach, told a BELTA correspondent.

It will be located in the former Bernardine monastery, founded in 1630. Reconstruction is currently underway in the architectural monument. The volume of investments for all project works is about Br1.9 billion.

Almost a year ago, Sergey Gunko was appointed General Director of OJSC "Vityaz". A native of "Horizont", he took over a company full of problems, began to analyze the state of affairs, and focused on building a clear business structure, trying to restore the Vitebsk manufacturer's ability to generate revenue. The young leader spoke about how this is going in an interview with "Vitebskiye Vesti".

Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee A.N. Kosinets sent a congratulatory telegram to the Nikanchuk family: "Dear Alexander and Tatiana! I sincerely congratulate you on your victory in the final of the second republican competition "Family of the Year"! Your family, as an example of mutual understanding, harmony, and cohesion, has worthily represented the Vitebsk region at this prestigious competition,

A memorial sign to countrymen who performed their international duty in Afghanistan is installed on the Alley of Glory near Secondary School No. 1. "The Alley was recently established by the youth as a memorial place in honor of the internationalist soldiers.

A commemorative rally dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the birth of artist-academician Yury Pen, the founder of the first drawing school in Vitebsk, was held at the Staro-Semenovskoye cemetery. Representatives of the public and creative intelligentsia laid flowers at the tombstone.

At a press conference held at the bishop's residence, attention was focused on the results of the past year and plans for the current one. The Archbishop noted that 2014 was marked by the celebration of the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh.

During the joint campaign "The Right to Serve the People" by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus, the Belarusian Notary Chamber, and the Republican Bar Association, which took place from April 25 to May 5 and was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, over 750 residents of Belarus received free consultations from experienced specialists.

It seems the saying is true: enthusiasts can change the world. In 1992, Vitebsk amateur astronomer Vitaly Nevsky built an observatory on his dacha plot and made numerous unique discoveries there. In 2012, this bright mind from the city on the Dvina was noticed by a Russian astronomical research center. Now, Vitaly works as a shift engineer-observer at one of the observatories in Kislovodsk. The astronomer visited home and became the hero of a meeting in Dukhovsky Kruglyk.