TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals in Uplistsikhe, in Georgia’s Kartli region, threaten that they will block the central highway near Gori because sheep that was returned from Jordan is dying from an unknown disease.
Teo Tlashadze, member of the local council in Gori,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Socially disadvantaged groups protested in Batumi on Monday, some demanding government help to handle their bank loans, others to get back land property taken from them.
Some of them demanded to get back land property that they were given
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia Monday detained a man for attempting to distribute more than USD 194,000 in fake dollar bills.
The suspect, who was born in 1994, was detained at the Red Bridge border crossing with Azerbaijan. The fake money, which was
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 42 year old man was detained by Russian border guards at the funeral of his mother-in-law, which was held on a cemetery close to the border with South Ossetia.
The detainee, Gia Solashvili, comes from the village Karkusaani.
Since the cemetery
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Monday detained one more person near the village Adzvi, which borders with South Ossetia.
The detainee is Grisha Balamtsarashvili (67), who was out in the field looking after cattle at the edge of the village, together with
TBILISI, DFWatch–Heavy rain caused problems for villagers and farmers in eastern Georgia, destroying their harvest and killing livestock. More than 6,000 people are without electricity.
Among the affected areas are Pankisi, Akhmeta and Lagodekhi. The river Alazani
TBILISI, DFWatch–A ten-day strike among port workers has ended in Poti, in western Georgia. More than 600 workers demanded a 14 percent pay rise.
In addition, they demanded an annual award, called a ‘13th paycheck,’ and to review the content of their collective
TBILISI, DFWatch–Unloading of containers and some other operations have been halted in the port in Poti due to a strike among workers.
Most other types of operations are not affected by the strike, according to the company that runs the port.
The strike began
TBILISI, DFWatch–Workers at the port in Poti went on strike Sunday, demanding a 14 percent pay rise.
The workers gave their bosses ten days to comply with their demand, otherwise they threatened to completely paralyze the functioning of the port.
On Tuesday, the term expired,
TBILISI, DFWatch–As Georgia’s national currency lari is continues to fall in value, the economy minister assures the public that the fall will not continue and calls on journalists not to speculate.
Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Monday that there