The Ministry of Culture within the project "Creative Montenegro", in cooperation with UNDP and the EXIT team, will present at this year's "Sea Dance" festival a new festival stage "Living culture", which will feature 12 young unknown Montenegrin performers.

The competition, which was announced by the Ministry of Culture and UNDP, received numerous applications, and the best selection was made by a jury consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Culture, EXIT team and Montenegrin music producer.

The Living Culture stage will see performances of DJs Stevan Mandic, Andrija Boskovic, Oak Brothers, DJ Woox (Petar Vujovic), DJ Atomic Playboy (Nemanja Backovic), Milos Popovic, DJ Darkwave (Elvir Deljanin), DJ Todor (Todor Suskavcevic), DJ Popsy (Nikola Popovic), Fedja Bozovic, DJ Skinny (Srdjan Kenjic) and DJ Other Half (Balsa Vujisic).

Four DJs will alternate during each festival night, and the audience will have the opportunity to hear sets dominated by disco, funk, techno, psycho trance, house, progressive house, dubstep, melodic bass sounds.

We want to remind that the Ministry of Culture and UNDP have announced a competition to produce murals, which will be the dominant motif of the most attractive segment of the festival site, the factory “Betonit”. For the best conceptual solution, a cash prize is provided.

During all three festival days, in the part of “Betonit” factory, the audience will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of Montenegrin moviemakers, through the screening of domestic films.

To revitalize Montenegro's unique and recognizable values and promote the Montenegrin cultural product, the numerous festival audiences will be able to view and purchase some of the products created within the program “Creative Montenegro - Economic Valorization and Creative Industry”.

Text by CdM, on August 27th, 2019, read more at CdM

A kilo of watermelon was sold between 30 and 50 cents at the Green Market in Gintas yesterday, while there were sellers of watermelons weighing more than five kilograms valued at two euros a piece. Melon was sold one euro per piece.

There is also a good supply of figs at the market, with prices ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 euros.

There is also a good supply of figs at the market, with prices ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 euros.

Yesterday, a kilo of tomatoes was sold from 60 cents to 1.2 euros and a kilo of onions from 80 cents to 1.5 euros. A kilo of carrots from one to 1.5 euros, cucumber from 80 cents to one euro. A kilo of peppers was priced from 80 cents to 1.2 euros, while a bag of three kilos was sold for 2.5 euros.

A kilo of potatoes is 70 cents, but a smaller bag is sold for 2.5 to three euros.

Depending on the type, a kilogram of grapes costs from 80 cents to two euros, as much as domestic vranac (red grapes).

A kilo of nectarines costs from 60 cents to one euro, while a kilo of homemade apples can be found for one euro, up to 1.2 euros. A kilo of pears is one up to 1.5 euros, while a kilo of plums is priced at 80 cents to one euro. Lemon costs from 1.2 to two euros a kilo.

Tetovo's colorful and white beans cost 2.5 euros, while green beans cost two to 2.5 euros. Fresh mushrooms, one kilo - three euros.

There is also a good offer of dairy products, a kilo of cheese costs from 4.5 to five euros, goat cheese from seven to eight euros, “kajmak” (clotted cream) eight to 10 euros a kilogram.

Text by Vijesti online, on August 28th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

Free workshop “Meet the Coaching Method” will be held on Thursday, August 29th at 6:30 pm at the Porto Montenegro Yacht Club in Tivat. All visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the coaching method, everything that coaching brings, both from the client's role and from the role of the coach, as well as to schedule individual sessions with the coach whose promotional price is valid until the end of the month. This is going to be a one on one workshop, different from NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) group workshops, which are usually organised, says the workshop author, NLP trainer & coach, as well as Reiki Master Dragana Ghana Knezevic. The event is planned to last about an hour and a half.

“As a Bachelor of Organizational Sciences engineer, I learned to be phenomenal in setting the framework for organizing personal development events, but my knowledge of approaching people and working on personal development topics gives me the opportunity to inspire the willpower and talents internally in people that will carry them all their lives. In this free lecture, I will talk about my personal journey through coaching, my first coaching session as a client, my fears and insecurities when I started to open topics that were very important to me, and of course everything that was coaching to me, both from the client's role and from the role of couch. I am organising a free workshop, because I want to raise awareness of how many solutions we have to all the problems we have and not use them as much as we can, and invite you to dare to set new frames and look at your personal development topics from a new angle," explains Ghana.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) examines the cogs inside the machine that is the human mind; it helps us understand what drives human behaviour. It focuses on how our thoughts, actions, emotions, and numerous other individual characteristics work together to affect how we conduct ourselves.

Dragana comes from Herceg Novi and she has been working for Adriatic Marinas/Porto Montenegro Company for seven years. 

Wine evening in the beautiful ambience of the Perast Đardin Restaurant will be held on Friday 30 August, as announced by Đardin Restaurant. Đardin is a charming restaurant in the centre of Perast on the waterfront. The restaurant has a spectacular view of the two islets – saint George and Our Lady of the Rocks, well known to all the tourists.

That evening from 8 pm, guests will have the opportunity to taste high-quality wines from the famous Masciarelli winery from Italy, paired with traditional Mediterranean cuisine presented in a modern way.

The promotion will feature wines from two of Masciarelli's most valued wines, Marina Cvetić and Gianni Masciarelli, while a gastronomic delight will be provided by a top culinary team from the famous cuisine of Đardin Restaurant.

"The unique experience will be contributed by Marina Cvetić herself, who will attend the promotion. Enjoyment of wine and food will be accompanied by good music, which will be provided by the Kotor Klapa “Incanto” and the string “Trio Stravinsky”.

Marina Cvetic is the owner, winemaker and Operations Manager for Masciarelli Winery in San Martino, Chieti Abruzzo, Italy.

Born in Belgrade, Serbia in 1967, Marina Cvetic Masciarelli grew up in her grandfather’s small vineyard. As an adult, she lived in several different countries before moving to Italy in 1987 and meeting the legendary winemaker Gianni Masciarelli. Married years later, the two forged an unbeatable wine-making partnership that birthed one of the Masciarelli Winery’s most prestigious varietals, the Marina Cvetic bottle. When Gianni passed away in 2008, Cvetic took over Masciarelli Winery as owner, winemaker, and Operations Manager. Cvetic has led the winery into a new age, increasing production from a couple thousand to well over one million bottles, establishing herself as a formidable force to be reckoned with. (Oenologist.com)

Seating is limited. Reservations at 067 221 219 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ”, as is concluded from the restaurant Đardin.

The bookstore “Papilon 5” in Tivat has informed parents and pupils that when purchasing school textbooks and supplies, you can donate school supplies to the residents of the Children's Home “Mladost” in Bijela in boxes intended for this purpose. Also, well-kept used items can be brought as well.

Text by Radio Tivat, on August 27th, 2019 read more at Radio Tivat

Since the start of the summer tourist season, the Tourism Inspectorate has had about four thousand controls, where half of them have identified certain irregularities. So far, according to the chief tourist inspector Svetlana Sljivancanin, 20 restaurants and four beaches have been sealed.

“Based on these irregularities, we issued 1.724 misdemeanor warrants in the amount of EUR 850.790. As you can see, these fines are not small, but in any case, in some segments of tourism, the situation is that the quality of service is at a much higher level than in previous years,” said Sljivancanin.

Due to work without approval, the Tourism Inspectorate has fined about 50,000 euros this season.

Significant irregularities were noted in the organization of the beach rescue service. The law stipulates that during July and August there needs to be one lifeguard at the beaches on every 50 meters.

"We now have about 600 licensed lifeguards, which means that it is not enough to cover all our beaches that are operational. We find tenants who cannot abide by this rule, we warn them, and after the warning, we have to impose fines, so far we have issued 128 misdemeanor warrants in the amount of 75.200 euros," Sljivancanin said.

The largest part of the gray economy, Sljivancanin says, was in the transport of passengers by taxi. This season the situation is slightly better.

"Because of our joint activities with colleagues from the UP, the Maritime Safety Directorate, we have been able, this year, to get a greater number of these entities to comply with the law and have a license to work on this basis," said the chief tourist inspector.

Sljivancanin also says that tenants who did not follow the rule that half the beach must be exempt from sunbeds and other beach furniture were penalized.

The tourist inspection also reminds that the tenant is obliged to indicate the time for charging the beach furniture, which means that the law does not stipulate that this should happen after 5 pm.

"When inspectors come to the field, if they find that the sunbeds are charged beyond the time indicated on the information board, they will then take action and measurements. On this basis, we had 38 complaints from citizens and on each basis, we went out to the field and established the facts. However, the tenants still respected the prominent payment time of the beach furniture," said the chief tourist inspector.

Sljivancanin also advises that the caterers have 30 days to adapt to the new regulations, which are defined by the new Law on the Use of Tobacco Products. After that, the inspections will start with penalties.

Text by Boka News, on August 27th, 2019, read more at Boka News

In the Bay of Kotor, traffic increased by about 15 percent this summer. Three hundred fifty cruisers entered Boka bay out of over 580 announced for this year and between 15.000 and 20.000 yachts. According to the Naval Safety Inspector of the Port Authority of Kotor, Zeljko Lompar, there were several incident situations with injured persons but no casualties.

Although it is the end of August, when the main tourist season ends, the season at sea will last until November, says Lompar, and in addition to the arrival of cruisers, many more marathons and regattas are announced.

Lompar says the most common offenses recorded this summer are boats approaching close to the coast and speeding.

“The speed in Boka, regardless of the vessel in question, is 10 knots and in the straits of Verige and Kumbor 6 knots. Vessels must not approach the coast at full speed at a distance of 200 meters,” said Lompar.

So far, inspectors of the Port Authority of Kotor have issued about 120 misdemeanor warrants, and Lompar explains that the penalty for approaching the coast is 200 euros for persons and up to 2,000 for a company.

This year, he says, there are many more small high-speed vessels for which inspectors find difficult to prove speed, unless it is recorded on-site, because those vessels do not have an automatic identification system.

"We still expect the Maritime Safety Administration to install camera radars to make controls more effective," Lompar explains.

The area from the entrance to Boka to Platamun, under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of Kotor, was covered by one inspector and two assistants (junior inspectors) and two vessels were available to them during the summer.

Lompar says they have been the "right-hand" patrols at sea on the MUP's Naval Unit. If necessary, they also use three vessels of the Maritime Safety Directorate, but only in "stricter" controls and incident situations.

Text by Radio Herceg Novi, on August 26th, 2019, read more at CdM

Data on the visits to Budva, which relate to the first seven months, show the return of Western European guests. Namely, German tourists are in third place by the number of arrivals and overnight stays, while France, Great Britain and Sweden are among the top ten, said the Tourist organization PR Darja Marovic.

She added that, as in previous years, visitors from Russia, Serbia, BiH, Ukraine and Belarus were the most present during the main season.

Interestingly, this year we have guests in private accommodation from some of the lesser-known, distant destinations, such as South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bahrain,” she added.

According to the official statistics of the Statistical Office of Montenegro, Monstat on the number of tourists in hotels, hostels, resorts and other collective accommodation, as well as those collected by TO Budva for private accommodation, in the first six months of this year, about 300.000 guests visited the “capital of tourism”, and have made more than a million overnights. Based on the still unofficial results data for July and August, expectations for the second half of the year are more than positive.

 “According to the hoteliers, this postseason will be as successful as the preseason. If the weather supports us, we hope that the occupancy will be good in private accommodation as well. We have done our best to make a series of smaller and bigger events through both independent organization and with support in order to extend the stay of our guests," said Marovic.

The significant number of events in the coming months is crucial, and the TO believes that there will be many who will decide to spend those days in and around Budva.

Budva is the place of the most diverse tourist offer, which is why it is visited by different clientele. Marovic says that besides enjoying the beaches, many four- and five-star hotels are also attractive to the guests, but she places emphasis on "domestic crafts".

“Private accommodation pairs with the hotels when it comes to quality. The competition is high, which means that everyone is trying their best to get the guests with the quality of service they offer and kindness. Also, Budva offers a wide range of gastronomic services, which is one of the main segments a guest chooses a particular destination. Both Montenegro and Budva have a lot to offer,” as she said to “Dnevne novine”.

She also stated that the cultural and historical monuments and hinterland of Budva are still not properly exploited and that they should be promoted more.

Text by Dnevne novine, on August 27th, 2019, read more at CdM

A flaming worm has been breeding around Queen's Beach in Canj and behind Voluica - in areas where unscrupulous people catch fish with dynamite.

It is a vulture that feeds on dead fish, which is why it reproduces itself in the aforementioned locations and is dangerous for people who touch it - a reader of the portal “Jedro” reports.

Following this information, “Jedro” spoke to doc. dr sc. Maja Krzelj from the Department of Marine Studies at the University of Split, who, together with a colleague from the Italian region of Marche, monitors a population of this species.

This species seems to be increasing in numbers along our coast. Global warming is helping to spread fireworms in the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, the worm has few predators because it is not a frequent prey, and even fishers do not use it for bait.

It is dangerous to touch. The white tufts are made up of thin needles called bristles and contain toxins. Like the "fire coral", the name fireworm comes from the pain and burning sensation you feel when you come in contact with the bristles.

Unlike many types of worms that are characterized by unobtrusive colors, the fireworm is easily noticeable due to its red color, spill-over color effect, significant size and white tufts that adorn its body.

Text by Jedro.me, on August 26th, 2019, read more at CdM

27 August 2019 - On Thursday, August 29, the Tourist Organization of Podgorica is organising the Podgorica 2019 Regional Kayak Regatta on the Zeta and Morača Rivers. While announcing the event, the representatives of this organization highlighted that this is one of many events which will be organised to improve the tourist offer of the Capital.

The start of the regatta is, as reported by TO Podgorica, at 9.30 am at the Pričelje settlement on the Zeta River, and the medal award ceremony is planned for 11 am at Sastavci, which is the location of the finish line of the regatta.

"This is a regional event which is organized for the purpose of tourist valorisation of the rivers of Podgorica through the promotion of water sports, as well as additional promotion of the potential for the organisation of sports regattas and competitions," the TO representatives said for RTCG. Kayaking teams from Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are expected to participate in the event.

The Podgorica 2019 Regional Kayak Regatta is part of the EU IPA RiTour Cross-Border Cooperation Project of which the Podgorica Tourist Organization is a partner.

“In order to further promote and affirm the Morača River, as well as its potential for the development of selective forms of tourism and numerous sports, on Thursday, August 29, we will organize the first Regional Kayak Regatta Podgorica 2019. The regatta will bring together a large number of fans of this sport from Montenegro and countries of the region,” announced the representatives of the Podgorica Tourist Organization.

Read more about sports events in Montenegro at TMN's dedicated page.