“Forum for the Establishment of the Union of Diaspora Business” was held during May in Prishtina, attended by more than 50 entrepreneurs of large companies from Europe and the United States.
The Ministry of Diaspora, as the initiator of the project, for three days was the host of businessmen from the Diaspora during multiple visits to Kosovo municipalities where they were introduced to the possibilities of doing business in Kosovo.
In his greeting speech, Minister of Diaspora, Mr. Ibrahim Makolli said:
“Ministry of Diaspora together with members of the Diaspora itself, in order to participate more directly in the development of the country’s Diaspora, has managed to identify the best forms of interaction. In this context, we have started the establishment of the Diaspora business networks.”
Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Bernard Nikaj, on the other hand, emphasized the need for investment of the Diaspora businesses in the Republic of Kosovo and expressed the commitment of the ministry he leads in the creation of numerous facilities for all entrepreneurs who have projects to help the Kosovo economy.
Two successful businessmen, Mr. Lazim Destani and Mr. Elmi Berisha, representatives of business networks in Europe and the United States, expressed their willingness to further exploration of the Kosovo market, while also urged other businesses from abroad to become part of the Union, an initiative considered as extremely important.
His name is Rolando Lekaj. He was born in Lezha, and for more than two years he has been living in the far Beijing. He had first experiences in modeling in 2007-2008. He initially took part in “Miss & Mister Lezha”, and later on various fashion events in Tirana and Durres. In the events where he took part in the capital and in Durres he received a title.
Also, in these years, Rolando Lekaj has advertised a number of products including “Marlboro Classic”, Enrico Marinelli”, “Cacharel”, “Collezione”, “Colors”, “Stef”, “Intersport”, “LTB”, and “Unitted Colours Of Benetton & Sile”. In 2010, Roland was invited to participate in the biggest event of fashion in Albania, “Miss and Mister Albania”.
He signed a contract with well-known companies such as “Hermes” (a stylist from Paris), “K-Boxing” in Shanghai, “Valentino”, “Jacke Jonns”, “Kappa”, “Nike”, “Adidas”, etc. He also posed for several magazines from Asia, such as “GQ”, “Leon Trendshealf”, “Menhealth”, etc. Rolando Lekaj now works and lives in Beijing. He is a model, but is also engaged as an actor in a film in China./NacionalAlbania.al
After a tour in France, a group of instrumentalists from the Music School “Prenk Jakova” from Gjakova presented the success of this tournament in a media conference.
The leader of this group, Pellumb Vula, clarinet professor at the Music School, emphasizes the importance of the interpreting of instrumentalists from Kosovo in France and explained that their interpretation, along with solo-singing professors from abroad, is made through small chamber groups.
Otherwise, this successful tour prompted them to invite the Gjakova Music School next year to take part in a festival that is going to be held in the French city of Dijon. /GjakovaPress.info
Admir Mehmedi visited the Gostivar City Stadium and attended the training session of FC Gostivar, the soccer team of his birthplace. He was the first Albanian player to score in a World Cup tournament, in the match that Switzerland won against Ecuador.
Swiss player of the Albanian origin, Admir Mehmedi, who is on a visit to his hometown in Gostivar, has watched the first training of the FC Gostivar. Mehmedi played for the Swiss national team in the World Cup “Brazil 2014”, scoring a goal. After returning from Brazil he had decided to spend the holidays with his family in Macedonia.
Mehmedi was born in Gostivar, but when he was three-years old he had migrated to Switzerland together with his parents. Currently he plays in the German Bundesliga for Freiburg.
“He is an important player for the future,” said the Bayern sport chief for Shaqiri. “I live in the present and not in the future ;-)”, was Shaqa’s response.
FC Bayern sports Chief Matthias Sammer said days ago that Bayern will not let Shaqiri get away, stating firmly that he must not think about moving from Bayern. “He is an important player for the future”, he said referring to the Albanian talent from Switzerland. But, this compliment is not enough for Shaqiri, because, as he wrote in twitter in English “I live in the present… and not in the future ;-)”. It is very clear that Shaqiri addressed these words to his boss.
Shaqiri, who has already been excellent in the 2014 World Cup by scoring three goals in a match, is not interested in remaining only a substitute in FC Bayern. Many major European clubs are already interested in Shaqiri and he cannot ignore this.
Heidi Lushtaku, the Albanian model who is living in Switzerland, has started her career as an actress in a movie project playing the main character.
The Albanian-Swiss star, Heidi Lushtaku was announced for “albinfo.ch” that she has just started filming this movie in Switzerland. The project is a Swiss production. Lushtaku had gained the role owing to the Swiss producer and actor, Cedric Magni, who cooperates with Lustaku for four years. She does not want to make public the details of the name and the theme of the film, but says that filming will continue in other countries.
The Albanian famous beauty has already managed to challenge herself as a professional singer.
She recently published the first song titled “Put It Up”.
Heidi was a finalist of “Miss Switzerland 2013”, and besides numerous advertisements for the well-known companies in Switzerland and France, she worked for several months as a model in Asia, advertising for various companies, including the company “Honda”. The beauty from Kosovo is a dentist by profession, but besides modeling and singing, she will continue the career as a film actress.
Anita Syla is a young and talented singer. Although she brought fame from Romania to both herself and her country, she is very humble, and it’s difficult to notice her apart from other children riding the bikes or on roller-skates in the neighborhood. When I went to interview her, she was riding her bike, one of her passions aside from music, acting and dancing. She received us in her beautiful garden where we had a conversation about her first but significant steps in the journey of music.
Anita started singing as a child, and her voice was so powerful that her neighbors always complained that she was waking their babies. But now they are proud of her achievements and have forgiven her, considering her an asset to the neighborhood and beyond. This is why she likes Gjilan more than Prishtina, and is always enthusiastic about spending time in her hometown.
Anita was first noticed through a video posted on Facebook and on YouTube where she was recorded singing a cover of Rihana’s “Diamonds.” She was complimented for the inner beauty of her voice and continues to perform covers today.
Her first major success came when she competed in a song contest in Gjilan and then in Prishtina. Her performance won her a scholarship to the International School of Prishtina, where she is currently studying. The prize brought with it twice the satisfaction because attending a Turkish- American College is the dream of every student here in Kosovo. The International School of Pristina’s management decided to give a grant to Anita in order to pursue singing courses in Gjilan with Professor Hekuran Bllaca. Anita told Kosovo Diaspora that her main supporter through all of it has been Professor Jasemin Karabina, who has inspired her to continue with her dreams in music.
Before heading to Romania, she travelled throughout Turkey in an excursion organized for the participants of the festival. The “Festival of Languages and Cultures” final took place in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, where Anita represented Kosovo with the song “Firuze,” winning the competition against 20 contestants from different countries. Her trip, and especially the first place win in Bucharest were a moral victory for Anita, despite the fact that Romania hasn’t recognized Kosovo yet.
“For me personally, the first place [win] was a satisfaction but not a very big deal. I am happy that Romania recognized Kosovo through the arts and I was the protagonist. ‘Firuze’ is a Turkish song, which was better to reach a wider audience but I will be happy to sing in Albanian once I have another occasion. It’s a great opportunity to represent your country through music. Only art is free of barriers and fences. [While] politicians are ambiguous, artists are the best ambassadors to negotiate and represent [people],” Anita told Kosovo Diaspora.
Because music is a unique and universal language, Anita’s success was received with special enthusiasm not only at her school, but everywhere in Kosovo. Before her performance, a short video was presented with views from different cities of Kosovo.
Anita Syla discussed her difficulties upon arriving at the airport in Romania. After her victory in Bucharest, Anita was interviewed by a number of journalists.
“They were interested to know more about our food and how the cities are. I told them about our delicious flia and how the towns are interesting and unusual in a positive way. I hope I gave my contribution in the development of tourism,” said Anita.
After Bucharest, Anita travelled to Germany where she participated in a bigger concert. She was asked to sing “Firuze” twice and at the end of the festival she performed the famous Turkish song “Yeni bir dunya.” In addition, Anita was asked to sing in Albanian.
Anita is a very talented and motivated representative. Her magical voice will be a reminder to all countries that the beauty and peace of music is easier to establish good and sustainable relationships.
Dobërçani is a little village in Eastern Kosovo where a population of Albanians and Turkish people live in harmony. However, ethnic tolerance is not the greatest achievement, the little community is known for its Swiss like hygiene and orderly well kept parks. 600 citizens from the village currently live abroad and are known for bringing active positive impact back in Dobërçani.
Watch the story here originally published at “Jeta në Kosovë”:
What makes this story worthy of attention is the fact that Dobërçani’s diaspora, managed to start an organization called “17th of February” with the intend of directly impacting the lives of the people back in Kosovo.
“17th of February” has so far built houses for the homeless, set up parks and greenery round the town, organized events on cleaning the city river. The organization has taken the hearts of Dobërçani’s citizens. They attribute the success to the efforts of the members of the organization. Two of the employees that take care for the village receive direct contributions from the “17th of February”.
The most interesting campaign initiated by “17th of February” intends to raise public awareness on the importance of general hygiene, the slogan “trash in the street is trash at home” is a great stimulant that has apparently proved successful.
Besnik Ziba is behind the wheel six days week, driving Saint Gallen citizens to their destinations.
Besnik has taken down his competition; in other words, Besnik Ziba is people’s favorite choice when it comes to getting a ride. Besnik, being the creative and thankful person he is, went ahead and made a thank you video for his customers. The video went viral on Youtube, and people are loving the approach.
You can see some of his regulars there and lots and lots of compliments such as “Ziba is my hero” and ” No better taxi.” Besnik essentially has conquered the social media space. His positive approach never goes unnoticed, and he can barely keep his excitement from the video being appreciated so much by his friends and customers. Besnik expressed,”Never have I thought that people would like this so much!”
Besnik is a great storyteller, and he does his storytelling craft while he drives his customers. He also makes sure to match the music with the people he drives. All in all, Besnik goes the extra mile to make sure the ride is comfortable and fun for his clients.
When the whole world last night was watching the final match of the World Cup between Germany and Argentina, no one has thought where this Cup was made; the Cup which all the participating teams has aimed.
For this work the company that was contracted by FIFA is “Silbag AG” from Lucerne, specialized for cleaning gold and metals. In this company also works an Albanian, Amir Abduli from Përshefc, Tetovo who was entrusted by the employer to make the cleaning of the World Cup trophy.
This is also another story that makes us feel proud of the success of our compatriots.
This picture that you see is made at the moments when cleaning of the cup was carried out.
