DFWatch staff 
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,
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
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.
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
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
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia plans to allow short visa-free visits for citizens of Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchasvili announced as she began her first visit to South America.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Davit Kereselidze said the aim of Beruchashvili’s
TBILISI, DFWatch–High winds toppled trees which crashed into several houses in Marneuli in southern Georgia on Saturday.
According to the head of Marneuli municipality, the fallen trees also blocked several of the roads in the surrounding villages.
Heavy rainfall and hail also
TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of animal rights activists demonstrated Sunday outside City Hall in Tbilisi, demanding to shut down the zoo, after a flood killed more than 50 percent of the animals held there, and others escaped.
The demonstration was organized by Vegan Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Health Ministry in Georgia has sent teams to disinfect five areas that were hit by a disastrous flood in Tbilisi on June 14 to prevent the spread of disease.
Health Minister Davit Sergeenko named the targeted areas as Mziuri Park, Zoo, Svanidze Street,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Justice Ministry in Georgia has introduced a package of legislative amendments to prevent violence against women.
The amendments apply to about 20 different sections of laws and will target illegal spying, communication by phone or by