Another good tradition is to congratulate moms who gave birth to babies in the first hours of the New Year. Today, three little Belarusians, who were born in the first minutes of this year, received the first gifts from the President in their lives. The Filistovich family was congratulated by Minister of Health Dmitry Pinevich on behalf of the head of state at the Minsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital. This is the tenth child in the family of farmers from Vileyka District. The boy was named Alexander. In total, three residents of the region received the most precious gift of fate in this maternity hospital on January 1.
Head of State Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law that provides for comprehensive amendments to the law "On the President of the Republic of Belarus" taking into account the updated Constitution of the country and law enforcement practice (the last time the changes were made in 2006), the press service of the Belarusian leader reported.
Belarus ran into the New Year in a sportive way. Traditionally, on January 1, the buffs of a healthy lifestyle joined the Sobriety Race. Athletes from different parts of Belarus take part in it. And this time more than 500 people wishing to run 5 km and get an unforgettable energy boost for the whole year gathered at the start near the Christmas tree near the Palace of Sports. A sea of smiles, New Year mood and colorful costumes of the participants. Even Santa Claus changed his warm felt boots for comfortable sneakers.
Belarusians celebrated the New Year on a large scale. The weekend is coming to an end, and the country is returning to everyday life. However, the New Year's vibe still does not let go. YouTube-trends do not let us forget about the celebration of 2024.
Belarus registered 164 initiative groups to collect signatures in support of candidates to the House of Representatives, BelTA learned from the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus.
More than Br370,000 has been earmarked from the special fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the support of the talented youth to pay incentives and a grant. The corresponding decision of the board of the special fund has been approved by an executive order signed by President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
В Республике Беларусь введен новый вид пенсионного страхования – добровольное страхование дополнительной накопительной пенсии с финансовой поддержкой государства!
The Turkish Presidential Library has presented books to the National Library of Belarus, BelTA learned.
During the New Year's Eve Ball for youth in the Palace of Independence Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko shared an insightful story from the latest summit in St. Petersburg, BelTA has learned.
Belarus' national New Year Tree has made it into the top 10 tallest New Year trees in the CIS, BelTA learned from the data of the TourStat portal.
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took part in an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS states, BelTA has learned.
Since the start of the year 2023, a total of 411,360 residents of the neighboring EU states of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have taken advantage of the visa waiver to come to Belarus, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.