Eritrea - Ministry of Information

ERI-TV audience have called for paying close attention to programs not presented on schedule and the content of alien movies and songs.

The Eritrean National Cycling Team that has won outstanding victory in the African Continental   Championship and Rwanda Tour was accorded warm welcome yesterday in the course of its visit to the Southern region.

Endeavors are being stepped up in the digging of wells, distribution of water pipelines and construction of reservoirs in the administrative areas of Gelalu sub-zone, disclosed the head of infrastructure projects in the sub-zone, Mr. Fikadu Habteslasie.

The local inhabitants of Orotta administrative area, Asmat sub-zone, have been called upon to judiciously utilize the micro-dams and reserve areas.

World AIDS Day was today marked here in the capital. Speaking on the occasion, the director of national HIV/AIDS and T.B. Control Department in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Andeberhan Tesfatsion, said that the Government has been giving top priority to the task of controlling the spread of HIV infection. As a result, the awareness of the society regarding the epidemic continues to gain momentum, he added.