Daily Archives: March 29, 2016

Reports: Georgian women more present in business than in government

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Proportion of senior management roles held by women (Grant Thornton) Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia scores high in international rankings of women’s participation in business management, although few Georgian women hold political office. […]

CEC approves referendum bid about same-sex marriage

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved a proposal to hold a referendum about whether to allow same sex marriage in Georgia. The proposal, which was submitted by a group of seven people, will not automatically […]

Sukhishvili performed at Russian oligarch son’s Moscow wedding

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Mikhail Gutseriev. TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian media reported that Elton John, Sting, Jeniffer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Beyonce and others performed at the wedding of the son of Russian oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev March 26 in Moscow. It caught some attention in Georgia […]

Over 1,400 minors became parents in Georgia last year

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A girl participates in a performance to protest early marriages in November, 2015 (DFWatch) TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 1,440 minors became parents in 2015 and there were registered 611 marriages of people from 16 to 18 years, according to a report published Monday by Georgia’s ombudsman. In 2014, there were registered 665 marriages involving minors. […]