Author: Elmer Fitzgerald

International health officials have reported elevated measles activity across multiple regions in Kyrgyzstan, with an additional 207 measles cases reported May 20-31, bringing the total case count to 559 cases since Jan. 1. This is compared to the 23 cases of measles reported in the country for 2022. The Osh region (386 cases) is the most affected region, followed by Batken (48 cases), Talas (43 cases), Bishkek (42 cases), Jalal-Abad (18 cases), Chui (15 cases), and Issyk-Kul (7 cases). Health officials have implemented a vaccination campaign to improve vaccination coverage among children between one and six years of age. This…

The agreements for more than $1 billion were signed during the first state visit of President Sadyr Japarov to China on May 17-20, President’s Administration reported. The following documents were signed: – investment agreement between the Ministry of Energy and China Power International Development Limited on construction of 1000 MW solar power plant in Issyk-Kul region – 800 million Euro; – investment agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan and Hebei Bai Dou Jia LLC on construction of mineral fertilizers plant – $260 million; – memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Energy and Universal Energy Co. Ltd. -…

Dubai International Chamber, one of the three Chambers operating under Dubai Chamber, has launched “New Horizons”, a new initiative to drive international expansion of its members to new markets, Trade Arabia reported. The initiative allows companies to join roadshows to gain first-hand knowledge of how to establish and do business in various select countries and priority markets. The first in a series of “New Horizons” events will see a large delegation of Dubai business leaders heading to Central Asia between March 14 and March 21 to better understand and explore business opportunities in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The delegation, headed by…

The number of people infected with coronavirus has grown by 57,619 globally over the past 24 hours. Data of an online map developed by scientists say. In total, 676,081,537 people got infected with coronavirus. The highest number of the infected is in the United States (103,655,657), India (44,688,101), Brazil (37,076,053), France (39,847,236), Russia (22,040,875), Turkey (17,042,722), Great Britain (24,629,840), Italy (25,603,510), Spain (13,770,429), Germany (38,210,851), Argentina (10,044,957), Iran (7,570,743) and Columbia (6,358,232). At least 6,877,701 people died from the virus, including 1,122,264 people — in the USA, 699,276— in Brazil, 333,100— in Mexico, 530,775— in India, 220,222— in the UK, 188,322— in Italy and 388,355— in Russia. At least 206,707 cases of coronavirus were registered in Kyrgyzstan, 1,498,668 cases — in Kazakhstan, 251,071— in Uzbekistan,…

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Culture has filed a lawsuit to try to terminate the operation of “Azattyk Media,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz service, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should immediately withdraw the lawsuit and cease its harassment of independent media outlets. The ministry filed the lawsuit before a district court in the capital, Bishkek, on January 23, 2023. The ministry blocked access to Azattyk Media’s websites and froze its bank account in October 2022, following the outlet’s coverage of a border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Azattyk Media filed a legal appeal. The hearing is scheduled for…

To get the best results, hire the best people. That was the unspoken mantra under which Kyrgyzstan’s government again tinkered, last summer, with the school system. The immediate result of the reforms was confounding, however, with nearly one-third of schools – 656 out of 2,333 – beginning this current academic year without a principal at the helm. The Education Ministry’s big idea hinged on a couple of novelties. One was that principals would have to compete for their position rather than inheriting it or drifting into the job by patiently climbing through the ranks. Another was the institution of a…