TBILISI, November 12 – Preliminary findings after a Turkish Air Force C-130 military plane crashed in eastern Georgia on Tuesday indicated that the disaster may have been caused by a technical malfunction. Georgia’s Interior Minister Geka Geladze confirmed Wednesday that 18 bodies have been recovered from the crash site, while search teams continue to look ... Read more
TBILISI, November 11 – Georgia’s jailed opposition activist and opera singer Paata Burchuladze has accused former president Salome Zourabichvili of making a “shameful” statement about the October 4 events in Tbilisi, which she described as a Russian special operation. Speaking through his lawyer, Burchuladze said Zourabichvili should have exercised restraint and avoided making comments that ... Read more
TBILISI, November 11 – Prosecutors in Georgia have filed criminal charges against five people over the collapse of a major bridge that is part of the East-West corridor and one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects, BPN reports. Among those charged is former Deputy Head of the Roads Department Levan Kupatashvili, accused of abuse of ... Read more
TBILISI, November 11 – Georgia’s government announced plans on Tuesday to reform how it buys goods and services, in what officials call a major step toward increasing transparency and limiting corruption risks in public spending, BM reports. The reform centers on a new electronic system for “market research,” the stage where government agencies estimate the ... Read more
