Tag: bitola
Macedonia 10.04.23 | 19:23

Bitola hospital under investigation after another tragic accident

The Healthcare Ministry is announcing an investigation in the work of the Bitola hospital after another tragic incident, where a baby died just hours after birth. Several weeks before a 6 year old girl died during treatment, for alleged viral infection that affected the heart. In the case reported yesterday,...

Macedonia 04.04.23 | 22:08

Sign on Bulgarian club “Vanco Mihajlov” in Bitola painted over with black paint

The sign on the “Vanco Mihajlov” Bulgarian club in Bitola was painted over with black paint today. The club was ordered by the Justice Ministry to change its name, after a commission, founded on the basis of a newly adopted law, determined that the name of the club honors a pro-Nazi historic...

Macedonia 03.04.23 | 16:51

Jana died from inflammation of the heart muscle caused by Covid?

Six year old Jana Hristovska, a girl from a village near Bitola who died during treatment recently, had an inflammation of the heart muscle after she suffered Covid. This is the initial finding of the doctors who are investigating her death, which the parents believe was caused by medical malpractice....

Macedonia 30.03.23 | 15:17

Prosecutors still collecting evidence in the death of the girl from Bitola

State prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski says that he is still collecting information in the case of the death of six year old Jana who died last week after possible medical malpractice. Protesters gathered in Bitola and Skopje yesterday to demand accountability. Joveski said that Bitola prosecutors are gathering...

Macedonia 30.03.23 | 08:31

Protests in Bitola and Skopje after a six years old girl died during treatment

Large groups of people gathered in Bitola and Skopje today, to protest the poor state of public healthcare, after a young girl died in Bitola. The death of the six years old Jana is still being investigated but healthcare authorities insist that there was no mistreatment. Jana was given an IV drip but...

Macedonia 24.03.23 | 14:04

The prosecutor’s office issued an order to determine the causes of the death of six-year-old Jana in the Bitola hospital

The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office of Bitola issued orders and instructions to carry out all necessary checks and that the cause of the death of six-year-old Jana in the Bitola hospital has not yet been determined. Yesterday, a six-year-old girl from the Bitola village of Kravari, died during...

Macedonia 17.03.23 | 11:07

Bulgaria expresses concern after Macedonia orders the Bulgarian club in Bitola to change its name

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the decision by the Macedonian Justice Ministry to ban a Bulgarian club in Bitola from using the name “Vanco Mihajlov”. Mihajlov was leader of VMRO between the two world wars and cooperated with Croatian Nazi leader Ante Pavelic...

Macedonia 06.03.23 | 20:51

Prosecutors demand an end to the expansion of the Bitola coal mines after a historic site was damaged

Bitola prosecutors are investigating the actions of the REK Bitola coal mine, which damaged part of the neolithic site Vlaho while expanding its coal mine. The work was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023, and the eastern side of the historic site was completely destroyed. Prosecutors demand...

Macedonia Culture 14.02.23 | 09:55

Culture Ministry approves only 6% of the necessary funds for the reconstruction of Goce Delcev’s memorial house in Bitola, which has been closed for years

These days, the problem with honoring the apostle of the Macedonian national struggle, Goce Delcev, is still ongoing. But in addition to the sale of his ideological legacy, Delcev’s memorial house in Bitola has been closed for years. The reason why it is closed is the alleged bad condition of the...

Macedonia 07.01.23 | 11:21

Tourism sites in Bitola now open for people with disabilities

Several associations that promote the rights of people with disabilities from Bitola, Demir Hisar and Resen initiated a project to help all visit the tourist destinations in Bitola. The sites covered include the ruins of Heraclea Lyncestis, the Watchtower, the church of St. Dimitrija, the Isak Mosque...

Macedonia 02.01.23 | 11:34

Mickoski: Construction of a new fire department building worth 1 million euros will begin in Bitola

We are leaving a year full of challenges behind us, in which we showed that when you work honestly and with dedication, you can achieve high results. Bitola managed to get out of the closeness and indifference that existed in the past years. Bitola is no longer a forgotten city, says the mayor of the...

Life Macedonia 14.12.22 | 12:52

Earthquake felt in Bitola

The telemetry seismological network of Macedonia, with stations in Skopje, Valandovo, Ohrid, Stip and Pecevo, maintained by the Seismological Observatory at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Skopje, today registered an earthquake 124 km southwest of Skopje in the Republic of Greece. According...

Macedonia 06.11.22 | 18:01

Prilep and Bitola spearhead development projects in the Pelagonija region

The mayors from the Pelagonija region, elected from the VMRO-DPMNE ticket in the landslide local elections in 2021, discussed their work over the past year during the large political event organized by the party in Skopje. Prilep Mayor Borce Jovcevski said that he ensured the completion of the solution...

Macedonia 04.11.22 | 17:04

Mickoski: Over 65 projects that have started, 75 percent of capital investments in Bitola have been realized in just one year

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski congratulated the day of the liberation of Bitola from the fascist occupation, adding that it is always a pleasure to attend such events when projects are being implemented and when promises are fulfilled. And that is the difference between VMRO-DPMNE and the government...

Macedonia 30.10.22 | 14:25

Bitola school denies report that its visit to Bulgaria was meant to honor Vanco Mihajlov

After the Bulgarian Memory foundation reported that it hosted a group of students from Bitola who were supporters of the work of Vanco Mihajlov, the school issued a denial today. The technical sciences high school “Gjorgji Naumov” from Bitola took a group of children, along with its principal...

Macedonia 08.06.22 | 20:20

Protest in Bitola – people demand freedom for Lambe Alabakovski

“Freedom for Lambe”, “There is no place for Vanco Mihajov in the city of Steve Naumov” were part of the messages written on the banners of the citizens who protested in front of the police station in Bitola, demanding freedom for the singer Lambe Alabakovski, who is in custody...

Macedonia 22.05.22 | 21:18

Mucunski: Our mayors are accomplishing what they promised to do

Aerodrom Mayor Timco Mucinski met with Mayor Toni Konjanovski of Bitola to discuss work done by the VMRO-DPMNE mayors that were elected in the landslide local elections last October. Konjanovski accomplished what he promised in the first six months. All of the mayors in the country are facing serious...

Macedonia 04.05.22 | 16:41

No clear answer from the Government about the opening of a Bulgarian club in Bitola named after a Nazi collaborator

The Government did not respond clearly to a question from Republika, over whether it plans to take any action after the opening of a Bulgarian club in Bitola named after Nazi collaborator Vanco Mihajlov. We expect things to be clearer in the coming period so that the public can be informed. What is important...

Macedonia 16.04.22 | 20:49

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani still pushes the Portuguese proposal to resolve the dispute with Bulgaria

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani was the only Government official to meet the Bulgarian delegation in Bitola today, during their controversial visit to open a cultural center named after a pro-fascist WW2 commander. Macedonia remains stuck in its accession talks, even as the June EU summit is quickly approaching,...

Macedonia 16.04.22 | 18:52

Bulgarian nationalist politician Karakacanov also came to Bitola

Bulgarian nationalist politician Krasimir Karakacanov also joined the large delegation in Bitola, for the opening of a cultural center named after controversial WW2 commander Vanco Mihajlov. Karakacanov was warmly welcomed by the small group of Bulgarians from Bitola who are operating the center. He...

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