Daily Archives: March 17, 2015

Georgia to hold by-election in Martvili as parliament member passes away

By | March 17th, 2015|Categories: Politics|Tags: , |

Nauli Janashia. (UNM.) TBILISI, DFWatch–There will be this a by-election in one election district in Georgia to elect a replacement for a majoritarian member of parliament who passed away. Nauli Janashia, 68, represented Martvili, a town in the western Samegrelo region, […]

Court acquits pathologist on trial in Georgian PM’s 2005 death

By | March 17th, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Levan Chachua. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia has acquitted a forensic expert who was on trial for negligence in connection with the death of a prime minister in 2005. Levan Chachua sat almost nine months in detention, accused of not noticing marks of violence on the body […]

How community leaders view a child marriage in Pankisi, Georgia

By | March 17th, 2015|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , |

(DF Watch.) PANKISI, DFWatch–About a month ago, a 13 year old girl was married to a 23 year old man in Pankisi Gorge with approval from the girl’s parents. This has caused concern in the Council of Women and the Council of Elders, two mediation bodies which play an important […]

Traffic update: Still restrictions on some mountain roads

By | March 17th, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Traffic is prohibited for all kinds of vehicles along the Gudauri-Kobi road section in northern Georgia due to intense snow and wind. The Roads Department also warns that it is not allowed to stop on 134km-135km of the Stepantsminda-Larsi […]

Money transfers to Georgia fell 22% in February

By | March 17th, 2015|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

The National Bank of Georgia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The amount of money transfers to Georgia in February fell by 21.7 percent compared to same period last year, according to a new report by the National Bank. The total amount of incoming transfers in February was USD 82.0 million laris; […]