[1] [2] [3] [4] Health: BG post offices will be used for sale of medicines Town of Madan >> Tuesday, 2009-09-22 10:00 Source: StandartNews Bulgarian postmen will become pharmacists as of October. Apart from the letters, they will deliver medicines prescribed by the family doctor to the elderly people in the villages, Ivan Dimitrov director of the branch office of `Bulgarian Post` in the town of Pernik told the Standart. The pilot project already works successfully in 13 villages in Blagoevgrad and Smolyan districts. In October "Farma Post" service will be launched in the whole country. The pharmacists will have at their disposal specia... Accidents: Treasure hunters destroyed an ancient bridge in village of Borino Village of Borino >> Friday, 2009-08-21 11:10 Source: touristmedia.info Treasure hunters are destroying an ancient bridge in the Smolyan region village of Borino , radio Focus- Smolyan reported. The bridge dates back to the Roman period. Its most recent renovation took place under the Ottoman rule. Treasure hunters have been digging its foundations over a long period of time and the bridge is currently in poor condition. Renovation works started once again in 1982 but were never finalized. The build was part of an ancient Thracian road that connected the town of Pazardzh...
Business: Kardjali-based OTzK could acquire Gorubso-Madan JSC Town of Kurdjali >> Tuesday, 2009-06-23 10:01 Source: Investor.bg The general annual shareholders meeting of Lead and Zinc Complex (OTzK) - Kurdzhali would vote on June 30 for the acquisition of Gorubso-Madan JSC - Madan . The vendor would be the majority owner of OTzK - Intertrust Holding JSC. The subject of the deal are 39,000 shares of Gorubso- Madan `s capital. A check at the Central Depository shows that Gorubso- Madan has 410,967 shares, which means that the deal concerns less than 10 percent of the company capital. According to the Trade Register, Gorubso- M... Travel: 99 % of foreign tourists who visited the Smolyan region selected hotel accommodation Town of Smolyan >> Monday, 2009-06-08 13:10 Source: touristmedia.info Slightly over 99 percent of all foreign tourists who visited the Smolyan region have selected hotel accommodation, radio Focus-Smolyan reported. Less than one percent relied on other accommodation options. Revenue from the accommodations of foreign tourists during the first quarter of 2009 reached 3.8 million leva. Revenue for the same period of 2008 was five million leva. The overall tourism revenue in the region for the first quarter of 2009 totaled 6.5 million leva in comparison to 7.8 million leva for 2008. Politics: Bulgaria takes loan to build dams for 300,000 people Town of Madan >> Friday, 2009-05-22 08:00 Source: Dnevnik.bg The World Bank will extend EUR 81 million for the upgrade of municipal infrastructure in Bulgaria under an agreement approved by the government on Thursday. A portion of the money will be channeled to the completion of the construction of Luda Yana, Neykovtsi and Plovdivtsi potable water dams, which supply Panagyurishte , Strelcha as well as parts of Pazardjik , Tryavna and Plachkovtsi . Building works began late in the 80’s. The construction of Plovdivtsi dam, which should service Madan , Rudoz...
Politics: News about Gorna Arda hydrocascade District Kardjali >> Monday, 2009-05-11 16:41 Source: Stroitelstvo Gradat Bulgaria has set a goal of 10% electricity from renewable energy sources in 2010 and 16% in 2020. The figure for 2008 is 7%, only 4% is from wind farms, the rest is from hydropower plants. Currently only 36% of the hydro potential of the country is used in 26 big power stations over 10 MW. Tsankov Kamad hydropower plant on Vacha river is under construction, the National Electricity company started rehabilitation of the third HPP of Dolna Arda cascade, the project is to be completed in 2010, it will ha... News: Salazha lake in the Smolyan region surrounded by a fence Municipality Smolyan >> Thursday, 2009-04-16 17:49 Source: touristmedia.info Salazha lake in the Smolyan region has been offered for rent to a private owner and has already been surrounded by a fence, radio Focus- Smolyan reported. Fishermen were asked to stop using the lake since it is already private property. Smolyan municipality confirmed the information. An inspection will be launched to verify there are no violations. Years ago, Lagera lake was given for management to the Smolyan hunting ground. Fishing was allowed only after fishermen presented a permit. Lakes in the...
Business: Workers from Madan i Rudozem start working part-time Town of Madan >> Monday, 2009-03-30 11:00 Source: Focus Agency Some 200 subsidiary and administration personnel of Gorubso – Madan are to start working part-time, executive director Valentin Gadzhev told. 83 people from the mine company in the town of Madan and 130 people from the manufacturing plant in the town of Rudozem will start working part-time, he specified. He added the company lodged an application in the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy under the decree of the Council of Ministers, which makes it possible to grant BGN 120 to workers who start working four hours a day.