Daily Archives: November 11, 2012

Bus strike continues as negotiations fail

By | November 11th, 2012|Categories: News, Society|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Sunday, Tbilisi bus drivers met representatives of city hall to try to solve the conflict which has brought bus transport to a standstill, but the meeting ended unsuccessfully. All drivers of yellow buses in Tbilisi are on strike for the fourth day. […]

Poti strike over

By | November 11th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The strike among port workers in Poti has ended, as workers were promised a 20 percent pay rise. A local correspondent for Interpressnews reports that what solved the crisis was when Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Irakli Petriashvili, […]

General charged with abusing subordinates returns to his post

By | November 11th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — After being arraigned for crimes carrying a penalty of up to eight years in prison, general Giorgi Kalandadze is returning to his duties as head of the general headquarters. November 7, he was detained together with the commander of the elite […]

Courts in Georgia to finally become independent

By | November 11th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – The court system will be depoliticized, cumulative sentencing will be abolished and video recording at trials will be allowed under certain conditions. This is the decision of te new government. An appropriate bill has been prepared. The […]