Pupils will be allowed to take off their facemasks only during meals, there will not be any PTA meetings
The Government of North Macedonia has adopted the protocol for in-person education in primary and secondary schools. The education process in the schools throughout the country will start on the 1st of October, and until then the school managements will have to prepare the...
One mustn’t even pick a flower in Matka, let alone pilot a motorboat
Piloting motorboats on Lake Matka, in the canyon of River Treska, is strictly banned and the Decision to declare Matka a monument of nature, that was passed in 1994 by City of Skopje's Council determines that only electrically powered boats can traverse the canyon....
No benefits from hydro power plants at Shar Mountain apart from profit for owners
The environmental organizations alarm that the planning and the building of micro hydro power plants on the Shar Mountain and the issuing of concessions for them should stop. These energy facilities provide minimal contributions to the country's total energy balance, but are causing enormous...
Government and High-School representatives will work together on a teaching model
Today, the interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski; the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, Mila Carovska; the Minister of Education, Arber Ademi; The Health Minister Venko Filipche; and the Deputy Minister of Education Elizabeta Naumovska have met with a delegation of the...
Reactions: Manual for learning system for teachers in North Macedonia useless
"Instructional manual for the use of the learning system management" is the title of the document published on the North Macedonia's Bureau for Development of Education's official webpage (BDE), that is supposed to be of use for the teachers for their professional career development....
Due to illicit resales in the past, new school computers in North Macedonia will be issued with return obligation
From the beginning of the following school year, on 1st of September, the teachers that do not own computers will use the school machines that are now in the Informatics classrooms, for teaching. They will be distributed in each classroom to allow for normal...
The planet is overheating, if we don’t prevent the climate change, it will bring new pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world in crucible. The economies, health systems, and the education are in the process of creating habits for the "new normal" that, when we are at it, mustn't ignore the environment and the fight against the climate change....
Counseling and support helpline opened for LGBT people in North Macedonia
Yesterday North Macedonia got National helpline for counseling LGBT people. All LGBT persons of all ages can anonymously call 075/241-124, but this line is also open for their families, friends and also expert teams from schools and centers that are having contacts with LGBT...
No comparison between Beirut blast and the chemical depot in OHIS, professor Stafilov claims
There is no room for any comparison whatsoever between the accident in Beirut, that was caused by the explosion of inappropriately stored chemical, and the potential danger for Skopje caused by the chemicals stored in the former chemical industry complex OHIS, claims Trajče Stafilov,...
SpeakOut: Better mental health through anonymous conversations and debates
The improvement of mental health through anonymous conversation is the goal of the new platform that was recently put into use in North Macedonia. The SpeakOut application will be fighting the mental health stigma among the young through lectures and discussions and will be...
Secondary education in North Macedonia didn’t provide conditions for quality distant learning
In 64% of the cases, the digital tools were used either rarely (once in two weeks or once a month) or not at all in the regular teaching process, and 51% of the students were never trained by their teachers how to use digital...
Macedonian mobile game “Tie Dye”, No. 1 in the USA, soon launches in China
The mobile game "Tie Dye“ created by the Macedonian game studio,"Furious Avocado“ is a number one game in the United States Of America after it has reached over one million downloads daily. It's a DIY creative game that can color any clothing by user's...
State Environmental Inspectorate: The chemical tank with vinyl chloride at OHIS is secured
The chemical tank containing vinyl chloride monomer in the OHIS industrial complex's yard has a cooling system and is secured, stated the State Environmental Inspectorate of North Macedonia. After several posts appeared on the social networks and due to the general public's concern that...
‘Thousands of cameras’ – documentary exposes the dangers of mass biometric surveillance in Serbia
A civic initiative, #hiljadekamera , composed of concerned citizens, experts and digital rights organisations, has been vocal about the deterioration of privacy in Serbia resulting form massive introduction of video surveillance system with advanced face recognition in the capital Belgrade.
Government of Serbia in cooperation...
Crime, alcohol and drugs feature in most popular songs among the youngsters, Macedonian influencers are careful about what they are promoting
“Zbog nje valjo bi ko Pablo, samo da joj kupim sve” (For her, I would sell drugs like Pablo Escobar, only to be able to buy her everything)
“Jedva stoji na nogama, svu noć miješala alkohol je sa drogama” (She could barely stand on her...
Vardar River in Skopje polluted again, inspectors out in the field, culprits still unknown
Environmental inspectors investigated the two biggest industry complexes within the yard of the former Skopje Steelworks - "Makstil" and "Liberty Group" (former ArcelorMital), but still do not have a clue who is behind today's pollution of the Vardar River near Lisiche in Skopje, the...
Drisla landfill will stop incinerating medical waste next month
This summer, the first quantities of medical waste will be sterilized at Drisla landfill, that services Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The new unit that the landfill has acquired will start working from next month, which means the procedure for burning waste created...
Corto Maltese comics celebrates 53rd anniversary, while the character Corto would have celebrated his 113rd birthday
Comics fans celebrated the 53rd anniversary from the first publication of the Corto Maltese series of graphic novels by the Italian grand-master Hugo Pratt in 1967.
According to the stories told in graphic format by Pratt, who himself came from a multinational family, Corto was...
The 24 year old girl who died from COVID-19 had no other illnesses
The patient who died today at the Clinic for Infectious diseases aged 24, had no previous chronic diseases, said the Director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Dr. Milena Stevanovik. This is the first case when a patient at a young age such as...
Survey: Most of the young people will either skip the vacation this summer or will head for Lake Ohrid
The young people in North Macedonia have different plans for their summer vacation in the forthcoming period, showed the survey that was carried out by the @studentarijamk Instagram profile. The questions were posted online on 5 and 6th of July, and 3.129 respondents replied.
When...
