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VITEBSK, 1 March (BelTA) - The course of informal learning “Bridge Across Generations” for elderly residents opens in Vitebsk on 2 March, BelTA learnt from the chairperson of Pradslava UNESCO club Nina Kovpak. The Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs, Vitebsk City Library No 20 and Pradslava UNESCO Club will help senior citizens to keep pace with the times, improve the quality of life. The free-of-charge course is designed for four thematic meetings. The first meeting is aimed to teach...

VITEBSK, 1 March (BelTA) – Tax payers of Vitebsk Oblast, who apply the simplified taxation system paid more Br25.5 billion to the region’s budget in January 2011 (20% up over January 2010), BelTA learnt from the press center of the Vitebsk oblast Office of the Tax ministry. As of 1 February, more than 4, 800 legal entities and about 6,500 businessmen in Vitebsk Oblast apply the simplified taxation system. The system has recently become increasingly popular among the tax payers. The...

VITEBSK, 25 February (BelTA) – Novopolotsk will give the Starosvetsky Ball on 2 March, BelTA learned from the Novopolotsk Town Hall. The first town ball organized in the best traditions of the 18-19th centuries will be held in the Novopolotsk Wedding Palace which is located in a picturesque place. Elegant girls will be accompanied by courteous men. An imposing doorkeeper will meet guests at the entrance; the event will be hosted by the master of ceremonies. As it was some centuries ago,...

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The 7th international festival of Christian cinema and television Magnificat 2011 will be held in Belarus in September, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian Roman Catholic Church. A conference of catholic bishops of Belarus made a decision to hold the movie forum in Minsk and Glubokoye on 6-10 September. According to one of the organizers of the festival, the last year showed that it made more sense to hold the festival in autumn, instead of summer. In 2010,...

VITEBSK, 24 February (BelTA) - In the Year of Enterprise the Marko footwear producer will be working to expand into the European footwear market, BelTA learnt from Nikolai Martynov, the director general of the company, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Republic of Belarus. “We are starting to participate in the Scandinavian exhibitions of footwear and accessories. The first exhibitions showed that there is a demand for our products there. Prospects are huge. We just...

VITEBSK, 23 February (BelTA) - Budget assignments for the construction of new engineering and transport infrastructure in new districts of Vitebsk Oblast was increased threefold in 2011 as compared with 2010, BelTA learnt from Vladimir Belous, the chairman of the committee for architecture and construction of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Some Br380 billion was allocated from the budget on the construction of roads, communications, and transmission lines. These funds will be also...