DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia Saturday detained a former official in the Defense Ministry and charged him with illegally owning and keeping a weapon.
Alexandre Ninua, former head of the purchasing department at the ministry, was placed in pre-trial detention the same day.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s pardon commission gave a positive recommendation in 54 of recent applications from prisoners.
The commission which is one of two such bodies, the other one part of the government, was recently staffed by the
TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the parliament has asked the government to investigate crimes committed during the Saakashvili regime.
The bureau of parliament on Friday recommended the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor’s Office
TBILISI, DFWatch–Foreign pharmaceutical companies are preparing to enter the Georgian market, according to the Health Ministry.
Health Minister Davit Sergeenko said on Friday that foreign pharmaceutical companies plan to start operating in Georgia and negotiations
TBILISI, DFWatch–An exhibition of handicraft art made by prisoners at the women’s facility is open for visitors until December 15 at the Europe House in Tbilisi, Freedom Square.
More than 250 pictures crafted from felt is on a display, as well as accessories like
TBILISI, DFWatch–86 schools in Georgia are closed due to bad weather, according to the Education Ministry.
69 of them is in the Adjara region – Keda, Shuakhevi and Khelvachauri. Four schools are closed in Guria, six in Imereti, four in Svaneti, one school in Kakheti, one in
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili on Friday appointed new governors in nine of the country’s regions.
The new governors are Irakli Shiolashvili, lawyer, in Kakheti, Zaza Meparishvili, engineer and lawyer, in Imereti, Zurab Rusishvili,
TBILISI, DFWatch–An ice skating arena in Batumi, Georgia, collapsed Thursday due to heavy snowfall.
The last five days there has been an electricity problem in Batumi, in the Adjara region, as transmission lines and poles were damaged due to the amount of snow in recent
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia Thursday signed a protocol with the EU about participating in several programs within health care, science, culture and business.
The signing took place in Brussels and was carried out by Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The new Georgian government has presented a 9 billion lari (about USD 5 billion) budget for 2014 which prioritizes health care and education.
The budget bill was approved by 86 votes against 0 at a plenary session on Wednesday.
Members of the