Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

As winter freeze hits Tbilisi, the garbage fee jumps

By | February 8th, 2012|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Among all the other problems the weather is causing, Tbilisi citizens have one more worry: Their garbage fee has increased dramatically. A few months ago, a law amendment made the municipal garbage fee dependent on the electricity bill, so the more […]

Georgia hit by up to two meters of snow, schools closed

By | February 8th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Snowy weather is creating difficulties in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The whole country is currently covered with up to two meters of snow, but the transit of goods east-west is flowing normally. The international airport in Tbilisi says their […]

Tenser by the day in Tskhinvali, Moscow ambassador to run

By | February 8th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – The situation in Georgia’s breakaway region South Ossetia ahead of a rescheduled elections is getting more strained day by day. The region’s state security committee released a statement Wednesday warning of ‘possible provocations by Georgian special […]

Why newspapers are sold from bicycle stands in Tbilisi

By | February 8th, 2012|Categories: Media, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – In the Georgian capital, news hungry citizens can now get their daily update from a bright red bicycle. The reason the new mobile newsstand is hitting the streets is that City Hall has removed many of the old permanent booths. Since last December, independent […]

New photo prohibition in Georgia’s parliament

By | February 8th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Journalists in Georgia will no longer be allowed to bring cameras into the session hall of the Parliament building. This is where plenary sessions are held. They will also be prevented from having cameras with them in the small meeting rooms where committee […]