Daily Archives: January 14, 2013

Saakashvili and Ivanishvili seen in rare tète-à-tète

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian President and Prime Minister, who only have met once after the parliamentary election, Sunday celebrated the jubilee of the Georgian patriarch and shared what seemed to be a serious conversation. Last time the two leaders met […]

On hunger strike to demand town’s regime change

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Local supporters of the governing Georgian Dream coalition in a town in western Georgia are on hunger strike for the eighth day demanding that the local mayor resigns. Organizers plan to hold a demonstration January 16 if their demand is not met. […]

Orthodox church leaders leaving Georgia

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Clerics from different Orthodox countries will leave today, Monday. The guests arrived five days ago in order to congratulate Georgian Patriarch Ilia II with his 80th birthday and 35th year since his inauguration. Patriarch Bartholomew I of […]

Unchanged bonus system for public employees

By | January 14th, 2013|Categories: NGO news|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — A group claims a bonus system for public employees has not changed after the parliamentary election, but that there is slightly more transparency. According to the Ministry of Finance, bonuses given to public employees amounted to over 750 000 GEL […]