Daily Archives: January 22, 2016

Health minister offers hospital own car to deal with swine flu

By | January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Society|Tags: , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–3,800 people in Tbilisi called the emergency number 112 only on Thursday as fear spread about the swine flu outbreak which has infected 9,000 people so far. Three people have died after being infected with the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu. […]

S-7 open for traffic in north of Georgia near Russian border

By | January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Roads update|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with more than 30 seats are now allowed to drive between Gudauri and Kobi on the S-7 road near Russian border. But due to snow and ice, large vehicles must be equipped with snow chains. According […]

Georgian police don skis to patrol winter resorts

By | January 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

(Ministry of Internal Affairs/Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The police in Georgia has a new pilot project: ski patrol. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the ski patrol will observe people who are skiing at winter resorts and make sure they are following the rules. The policemen on skis will pay attention […]

Laid off Chiatura miners demand help from government

By | January 22nd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

(Tamaz Dolaberidze/Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Mine workers in Chiatura, a town in western Georgia, are protesting against a decision by their employer, Georgian Manganese, to halt mining work for four months due to failing demand. The workers have been temporarily laid off for […]