Due to the closure for reconstruction of the international checkpoint "Grigorovshchina" on the Belarusian-Latvian border in the Verkhnedvinsk district, from July 15 to October 15, 2012, the simplified crossing point "Plyusy" (Republic of Belarus) - "Kaplava" (Republic of Latvia) in the Braslav district will now operate three days a week - on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9:00 to 21:00.

"People with a high level of professionalism have been selected to work in the election commissions. This is not an assessment, but rather a general opinion, as it seems that the time has come in the CIS countries when the serious experience accumulated over previous years is being used," stated the long-term observer, reminding that in accordance with his status, he does not have the right to assess the course of the election campaign at this stage.

In two hours, more than 20 people approached the heads of regional structures, and people came collectively on housing and communal services issues. For example, residents of house No. 12 on Mayakovsky Street complained that the house repairs are not yet completed, there is dampness in the apartments, water stands under the floor on the first floors after heavy rains, and yard improvement has not yet begun. A similar situation is observed in house No. 17 on the same street.

Church domes have started to be made in Novopolotsk, the head of the metal structures section of construction department No. 126, a branch of OJSC "Trust No. 16 of Novopolotsk", Andrey Demeshchenko, told a BELTA correspondent.

The successor to Alexander Tsylev, who worked in the trade unions of Pridvinye from 1995 and until recently headed the regional association, is Ivan Vozmitel. He is known in the region as the former head of the Vitebsk District Executive Committee, and for the last three years has been actively involved in public activities as the chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Sports Club of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus. He successfully promoted an active and healthy lifestyle among the region's population and developed youth sports.

On August 21, grain growers of the Vitebsk region surpassed the one million mark in grain harvesting. This event was recorded at the SPC "Olgovskoye" in the Vitebsk district.

Modern people can no longer imagine life without the Internet. It allows them to instantly find the necessary information, solve important issues, and simply stay in touch with different people.

The first session of the Vitebsk region's youth parliament, where the composition and leadership of the new regional youth structure will be determined, is scheduled for November. This was reported by the regional committee of the NGO "BRSM".

The first batches of sintepon, produced by a private enterprise in Dubrovno, have arrived at the sewing factories in Vitebsk and Minsk.

An exhibition of photographic works by educators from the Department of Photography at the University of Arts in Poznań, titled "The Visible - The Unspoken," has opened at the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore.