WHILE many lament the commercialisation of the Christmas season, a poll conducted by TNS Slovakia agency in November 2014 found a majority of Slovaks still perceive Christmas as a family holiday.
AS PART of efforts to encourage people to adopt a pet for the holidays, the Banská Bystrica quarantine station for animals organised a pre-Christmas taking out dogs on December 13.Visitors were encouraged to inspect the facility, take one of the dogs for a walk, but also get a Christmas punch, li
US BANKER Michal Bosák, a native from the Šariš region of Slovakia, was once the richest Slovak in the United States, who supported his compatriots and his name appeared on a 10-dollar banknote.
MINERS from the region of Upper Nitra in Slovakia on December 4, St Barbara’s Day, patron-saint of miners, organised their first šachtág, a funny feast hailing the old, as well as some new habits and rituals.
The Daily Reporter recently chronicled foreign exchange students participating in athletics at Hancock County schools. As part of the series, we noted a former foreign exchange standout: Daniela Debnarova.
The Ministry of Interior is contemplating confiscating the cars of drunk drivers in an effort to combat the high number of people still driving at the wheel under the influence, and the deaths that occur as a result.
On the evening of January 15, police detained a man from Chechnya (aged 32) who is suspected of terrorism in Russia. He was detained around 20:00 at the Slovak-Ukrainian border crossing in Vyšné Nemecké, Police President Tibor Gašpar informed the TASR newswire.
Everyday I receive a few offers if cheap flights somewhere. Usually I do not read it but sometimes I am curious and then, when temptation is too big, I buy the tickets.
AN UNKNOWN vandal in Banská Bystrica painted the statue of partisan participating in the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) pink, the Sme daily reported on January 16.
THE OBJECTIVE responsibility system should be fully utilised on Slovak roads by the end of next year at the latest, said Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák and Police Corps President Tibor Gašpar on January 15 when presenting a new project costing €49 million, the TASR newswire reported.
