Daily Archives: April 23, 2015

Lukashenko has arrived in Tbilisi

By | April 23rd, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President of Belarus, who is on a first visit to Georgia, arrived in Tbilisi the day before official meetings, which are planned for April 23-24. Even though the flight between Minsk and Tbilisi is over four hours, he arrived a day before with his […]

Woman forced out of her job because she took maternity leave

By | April 23rd, 2015|Categories: Society|Tags: , |

Medea Kuzanashvili is suing her former employer for forcing her out of her job. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–It is illegal to fire anyone on maternity or paternity leave. It is also illegal to harass someone into quitting their job. But it is not uncommon for a woman to come back to work after a maternity leave, and realise that the employer will do anything […]

Top Georgian football team disqualified because it is broke

By | April 23rd, 2015|Categories: Sport|Tags: , |

Zestaponi players on a practice trip to Spain in 2012. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Football Federation (GFF) has banned one of the country’s top teams from taking party in national championships after it stayed away from a match due to financial problems. GFF decided this after Zestaponi FC violated the rules […]

Low-cost airlines queuing up to enter Georgian market

By | April 23rd, 2015|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , , , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Several low cost airlines are looking to enter the Georgian market, according to the Ministry of Economy. Prospective new carriers include Ryanair, EasyJet, Air Berlin, and the Greek company Ellinair. According to the ministry, Ellinair applied to the […]