Daily Archives: November 29, 2012

Zestaponi town trustee detained

By | November 29th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s new government Thursday detained another official from the previous government. Kakha Getsadze, trustee of Zestaponi, a town in western Georgia, who is also president of the Wrestling Federation, was November 29 detained. He is accused […]

Rubin sees need for further justice reforms

By | November 29th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Eric Rubin, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, says there is need for further reforms of the justiciary in Georgia to create rule of law. Commenting on the recent detention of dozens of former government […]

Georgia to introduce new tough labor code

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TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia has started amending the country’s labor code, which has been criticized by local groups and the international community. The parliamentary committee on health care and social issues initiated a draft amendment […]

Crime wave hits Georgia due to ‘vacuum’

By | November 29th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Interior Minister says he is not alarmed by a 50 percent increase in petty crime after the new government came to power, compared to previous months. After the Georgian Dream coalition took over in early October, the National Movement […]

Ivanishvili defends cuts in Saakashvili’s lifestyle

By | November 29th, 2012|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia spends nearly USD 85 000 per day on its president, while the minimum amount of pension is USD 60 a month. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said it on Wednesday as his government was discussing the 2013 draft budget, and the comment […]

LSE wants to educate Georgian business leaders

By | November 29th, 2012|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — What does it take to get a company listed on London Stock Exchange (LSE)? That was one of the questions addressed at a conference in Tbilisi Tuesday, and who better to hear it from than the LSE itself, which organized the event. The goal of the […]