Tag: kumanovo
Macedonia 15.06.20 | 11:19

Migrant trafficker hit a police car near Kumanovo, fled the scene leaving eight Pakistanis behind

A migrant trafficker caused an accident with a police car on Sunday evening as he was transporting eight illegal migrants near Kumanovo. The trafficker hit a police “Renault Megan” with his “Volkswagen Passat” and then fled the scene. Inside the Passat were eight migrants from...

Macedonia 01.06.20 | 13:43

Top SDSM police official goes into quarantine a day after campaigning among the citizens of Kumanovo

Deputy Interior Minister Slavjanka Petrovska announced that she is also entering quarantine, after being possibly exposed to the coronavirus, during her pre-election campaigning. Денес се дружев со граѓаните на Куманово. Им посакав добро здравје...

Macedonia 27.05.20 | 09:20

Interview with the terrorists attackers on Kumanovo aired live on a Kosovan TV station

A TV station from Kosovo yesterday aired a live conversation with a group of Albanian terrorists held in the Skopje prison for the 2015 attack on Kumanovo. The station had the son of Muhamed Krasniqi, one of the leaders of the group, in the studio to talk to him. Krasniqi, who goes by the name Commander...

Macedonia 24.05.20 | 11:35

Spasovski holds a masks optional pre-election event in coronavirus hit Kumanovo

As the ruling SDSM party contnues to push for elections in June, before the coronavirus has been put under control, the interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski held a campaign event in his native Kumanovo. Spasovski was distributing protective masks as SDSM party promotional material, and he wore a mask...

Macedonia 09.05.20 | 15:47

Kumanovo Mayor: Five years later we still haven’t heard the truth about the attack

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski insisted that the city still hasn’t heard the full truth about the 2015 assault on the city. The attack, carried out by a well armed group of Albanian guerrillas over two days, killed eight Macedonian police officers, while 10 of the attackers were also killed. The...

Macedonia 29.04.20 | 20:55

Mayor of Macedonia’s worst hit city is ostracized by his own SDSM party after criticizing its lack of support in the fight against the virus

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski appears on the verge of a complete break with his SDSM party. The Mayor of the hardest hit large city in Macedonia has criticized the Government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, and blamed the interim Prime Minister and his local party branch rival Oliver...

Macedonia 28.04.20 | 23:13

Kumanovo crisis HQ asks for community service instead of paying fine for not wearing masks

The Kumanovo crisis headquarters asked the Government to amend the decree and introduce community service instead of fines of 20 euros for not wearing protective equipment. The headquarters decided to hold public concerts during the curfew of groups that will submit applications and respect the recommendations...

Macedonia 28.04.20 | 19:30

Criminal charges filed against Kumanovo mayor

The mayor of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrievski, received criminal charges, and he shared the news on social networks. Criminal charges? – Classical abuse of government instruments. – A legitimate procedure with independent and impartial professionals will show the truth. I’m used to fighting. I...

Macedonia 26.04.20 | 18:40

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski accuses the Government of manipulating the coronavirus test against him

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski accused the Government of tampering with his coronavirus testing, as part of the growing political feud between the two. The allegation comes after Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Ministry is sending evidence to the police for a potential criminal case...

Macedonia 24.04.20 | 20:06

Kumanovo Mayor demands answers about his Covid-19 tests

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski is seeking answers about his positive coronavirus test. It forced top Government officials, including interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce into self-isolation, given that they met Dimitrievski in Kumanovo just a day before the...

Macedonia 20.04.20 | 20:23

Kumanovo municipal headquarters asks the Government to provide free masks for the citizens

The Municipal Headquarters for Protection and Rescue of Kumanovo asked the Government to provide free protective masks for the citizens, after making a decision on their mandatory wearing starting tomorrow. Yesterday, the government decided that as of tomorrow the citizens of Kumanovo, Prilep and Tetovo...

Macedonia 20.04.20 | 09:47

Citizens of Tetovo, Kumanovo and Prilep ordered to start wearing masks and gloves

Citizens in Tetovo, Kumanovo and Prilep will be ordered to begin wearing face masks and gloves whenever they venture outside starting on Wednesday. This is the latest decree planned by the Government. Kumanovo and Prilep have had a major spike in coronavirus cases over the past weeks. The measure is...

Macedonia 18.04.20 | 16:45

Spasovski: Kumanovo lockdown to be discussed at Government session

A Government session later today will focus on the possibility of enforcing a 14-day lockdown in Kumanovo, Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski said on Saturday. The size of the city, the surrounding, the region, the effect of these measures will be considered when taking this decision, PM Spasovski told...

Macedonia 17.04.20 | 18:56

Kumanovo once again demands special quarantine, 14-day complete ban on movement

The Municipal Crisis Headquarters of Kumanovo, held Friday its 32nd session, this time through a video conferencing, Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski informed. The headquarters is urging the government, the Ministry of Health, the Commission on Infectious Diseases, the Institute of Public Health to prepare...

Macedonia 17.04.20 | 12:58

Three tests return positive in a Kumanovo home for the elderly

A home for the elderly in Kumanvo had two employees and one inhabitant testing positive to the coronavirus. The employees were first suspected 10 days ago and were placed in self-isolation. It’s believed that one of the inhabitants brought the virus to the Zafir Sajto home while having a medical...

Macedonia 17.04.20 | 11:01

Kumanovo Mayor says the top Government officials should’ve known they’re coming to a high risk area

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski rejected the allegations from Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce that they were not informed of the risks when coming to Kumanovo for a crisis meeting. The Mayor of the hard hit city was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Thursday, a day after a number of top Government...

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 16:41

Pendarovski: Government must decide quickly whether Debar restrictions would apply in Kumanovo

The Government will have to think over the next day or two whether to apply the entire or a portion of the model of closure of the Debar and Centar Zupa municipalities in Kumanovo, for the purpose of preventing a wider spread of the virus, said President Stevo Pendarovski on Thursday. The President said...

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 14:34

Nikoloski calls on the Government: Declare a crisis situation in Kumanovo and Prilep right now

VMRO-DPMNE demands that a crisis situation is immediately declared in Kumanovo and Prilep, the two worst hit large cities in Macedonia. VMRO Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the delays in this move on the part of the Government have cost lives in both cities. Nikoloski especially blamed...

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 12:06

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski tests postive a day after meeting top Government officials

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski tested positive to the coronavirus. Yesterday Dimitrievski charied a meeting of the municipal crisis committee which was attended by Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and other top Government officials. I just received the results....

Macedonia 16.04.20 | 10:27

Kumanovo again demands that Spasovski declares a two weeks long quarantine

The municipal crisis committee in Kumanovo again requested from the Government to declare a quarantine until May 4. Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is fro Kumanovo, and several ministers attended the meeting of the Kumanovo committee, but afterwards Spasovski said that he will be guided...

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