For the first time in history of the Rescuer of the Year Contest, which will be held in the Gomel oblast for the third time, the honorary title will be awarded to school students. Aleksei Kondratenko, a student of the Khalch secondary school from the Vetka region, and Maksim Tolkachev, a student from Dobrush secondary school No. 3, have been recognized winners in the nomination “For high professionalism in rescuing children and relief efforts”. As BelTA was told in the propaganda and...

Production corporation Gomselmash will supply 200 combine harvesters to Ukraine in Q2 2008. In line with the signed contracts the Ukrainian side will purchase 100 combine harvesters Palesse GS812 and 100 combine harvesters Palesse GS12, BelTA learnt from deputy director of the regional sales department of Gomselmash Vladimir Siner. According to him, in January-March 200 combine harvesters were supplied to Ukraine. Last year Gomselmash supplied 15 combine harvesters only to that country. So,...

The international U9 ice hockey tournament for the prize of the ice hockey club “Gomel” will be held in Gomel for the second time. The tournament has become international, BelTA was told in the press service of the ice hockey club “Gomel”. The event aims to determine the level of skills of young athletes and improve them by learning best coaching practices. Competing in the tournament are five teams representing the children’s ice hockey school of Gomel and also the teams from St....

A delegation of the Scottish city of Aberdeen has arrived in Gomel. The delegation includes members of the public association Friends of Gomel. The two cities established friendly relations in 1990. Since then Aberdeen and Gomel have implemented a lot of joint projects in educational and sport areas. Educational establishments of the two cities also established close cooperation. The main goal of the visit is to establish relations between youth organizations, implementation of the joint...

The environmental safety service of the Gomel oblast has completed the evaluation of the environmental damage caused by the rupture of the Unecha-Rovno pipeline in February in the Rechitsa region. The financial claim worth of Br566.4 million has been forwarded to Zapadtransnefteprodukt, the owner of the pipeline, the chairman of the oblast committee for natural resources and environmental protection, Oleg Akushko, told BelTA. According to him the calculations were based on the general...

By the end of 2008, the Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ) intends to produce more than 20 thousand tonnes of solid-drawn hot-rolled pipes a month. Thus, by the end of the current year, the plant will produce 250 thousand tonnes of the solid-drawn hot-rolled pipes a year, chief engineer Viktor Matochkin told BelTA. The Belarusian Steel Works launched the production of this kind of pipes in July 2007. According to specialists, in January-February the company –produced 5, 9 thousand tonnes of...

The Gomel Chemical Plant has concluded an agreement with Russian company Uralkhimmash for the delivery of equipment for the phosphoric acid workshop reconstruction, BelTA learnt in the Gomel company. According to the contract, the Belarusian company will purchase surface condensers at the amount of Br21 billion. The supplies of the new equipment to the Gomel plant have been already started. The project related to the reconstruction of the phosphoric acid workshop is one of the most...

Belarus and the PRC continue negotiating the terms of the joint manufacture of the combine harvesters of the Production Association Gomselmash in China, chairman of the State Control Committee Zenon Lomat reported to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA was told in the press service of the head of state. The issues related to trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and China were touched upon during the meeting. In 2007, the Belarusian-Chinese trade was 40% up over 2006....

The Gomel Engine Overhaul Plant and the German company Lemken have set up a joint venture of 4-meter tillage sowing farm machines, BelTA learnt from Nikolai Yermakov, the company’s director. The multifunctionality of these machines gives an opportunity to till and sow simultaneously what saves time and fuel. The first experimental lot of ten vehicles will be sent to the Gomel oblast in early April. According to Nikolai Yermakov, new farm machines will be assembled from imported component...

A delegation of Latvian businessmen is set to visit Gomel on March 11, BelTA learnt from the Gomel department of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The delegation will consist of the officials of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ten companies engaged in port services, transport and logistics, forestry, organization of sports and entertainment events. The agenda of the visit will include the talks with the authorities of the Gomel town council, a business...