TBILISI, August 24 – Georgian prosecutors on Monday charged former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili with taking 750,000 GEL of bribes in relation to secret Defense Ministry purchases. The Prosecutor General’s Office said the case concerns three classified procurements in 2022 for medical equipment and supplies needed by the Defense Ministry. Garibashvili was prime minister at ... Read more
TBILISI, August 23 – A Georgian studies program at Harvard University has been suspended after funding from the Georgian government stopped. The program at Harvard’s Davis Center began academic and research work in January 2022. It was created under the leadership of American scholar Stephen Jones with USD 2.3 million in funding from Georgia’s Education ... Read more
TBILISI, August 22 – The White House has named Georgia among dozens of nations it says China uses as third-country routes to avoid US tariffs. A White House report published on August 13, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam“, says Chinese-made goods are increasingly sent first to third countries before being exported to the United States. ... Read more
TBILISI, August 19 – Georgia’s jailed former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili claims an anti-corruption crackdown was designed to put him behind bars and destroy him politically. The confrontation began on Monday, with Garibashvili issuing a statement from prison saying he held Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili and the government fully responsible for the safety of ... Read more
