Good evening! This is Ostaria News 24 and thank you for joining us here. My name is Ćana Svetlova and here is all the news from Ostaria.
Our top story this evening, President Alexander Sar visited the city of Vukovar earlier today and declared plans to build a new school as well as give a zoning permit for a new church to be built. The President, who is on a mission of goodwill across the nation, announced this plan on the steps of city hall to a group of reporters and civilians. He said, “We are going to build a new school in Vukovar to ensure the educational needs of the children of Vukovar, while we are also going to help as much as we can in the building of a new church to ensure the Spiritual needs of the city.” The President said his decision came after hearing a sermon by Pastor Nikola Stefanovich, who called for the regrowing of the church and for increased education. President Sar will continue on to the city of Mostar tomorrow for his third visit as part of the Goodwill mission.
This Friday, the first ever Ostarian Choir Games (Ostarske Horske Igre) will take place in the capital city of Ostaria, Sarajevo. The games, which will feature choirs from all across the nation, is expected to have an opening ceremony with 50,000 plus the choirs in attendance. Choirs that will compete must either be from a church or from a school, which narrowed the entry rate by 5% according to some reports. Probably the most well known choir participating is the choir of the Church of the Savior, which President Alexander Sar and Prime Minister Natasha Rucner attend. The churches 300 person choir will be the first choir to sing during the first round of the three round games, which takes place on Saturday afternoon. We here at Ostaria News 24 would like to wish the best of luck to all competitors.
In other news, Police responded to a call from the city of Ilida, which sits on the River Bosna, to a potential drowning. Police arrived to the scene and found that a man had infact drowned in the Bosna River and immediately called paramedics. When the paramedics arrived, they declared him dead on the scene. Police have yet to release a name and it has been speculated that it was possibly a medical emergency rather than a drowning. We will have more news as soon as it becomes available.
Prime Minister Natasha Rucner convened a joint meeting of the Sabor, the House of Representatives, and the House of People’s this morning to set out a plan for the new government for the remainder of the year. The Prime Minister opened the joint session with a prayer, asking God’s blessing on the people and the nation for the remainder of year and throughout the years to come. The joint session yielded some results, with the military act of 2017 and the education bill of 2017 being passed, while the Healthcare Act of 2017 was tabled until the Sabor could have time to meet and debate the bill. The Prime Minister said she will chair the Sabor meeting on Thursday when the debate occurs.
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