Daily Archives: June 23, 2015

Georgian government proposes USD 60 million budget cuts

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

Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia plans 140 million of budget cuts, about USD 60 million with today’s currency rate. The finance minister on Monday presented an adjusted budget to the cabinet of ministers. He said that the state budget, […]

Penguin found alive as Tbilisi Zoo publishes complete list of animals

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

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–As a penguin was discovered alive Tuesday, Tbilisi Zoo for the first time published the complete list of animals they had before the flood on the night of June 13-14. The penguin was found by soldiers as they were cleaning the lower section […]

The Sayat Nova Project: Music Defying Borders in the Caucasus

By | June 23rd, 2015|Categories: Minorities|

Bela Mutoshvili and Benjamin Wheeler. Joqolo, Pankisi​ (Dominik K. Cagara) A group of ethnomusicologists known as the Sayat Nova Project has been documenting the musical heritage of the South Caucasus, trying to de-emphasise national divisions, explore the shared heritage, and pay attention to the underrepresented forms of musical expression. […]

Three people still missing after Tbilisi flood

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

(DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The search is still on for three people who are missing after a devastating flood in Tbilisi early morning on June 14 which killed at least 19 people. Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri said on Tuesday that a large part of the gravel […]

Court allows prosecution’s evidence in Saakashvili trial

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(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has accepted evidence presented by the Prosecutor General’s Office in a criminal case against ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. The former leader was charged last November in a case that concerns the murder of a bank employee […]