TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian politician lashed out at a British diplomat on Facebook Tuesday, accusing her of being ‘neocolonial’.
UK Ambassador to Georgia Alexandra Hall Hall’s remarks at a conference in Tbilisi, organized by McCain Institute,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Trade Union has won a lawsuit against RMG Gold, the mining company which destroyed an ancient gold mine at Sakdrisi in December, 2014.
Many locals have been employed in the company, and the jobs sustain families in surrounding villages.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two politicians from Abkhazia have been banned from entering Moldova for ten years after they celebrated the 25 year anniversary of the breakaway region Transnistria.
On the way back from the celebration, Sukhumi’s vice president Vitaly Gabniya
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who now serves as a governor of the Odessa region, says oligarchs are the foremost obstacle for Ukraine’s nascent statehood.
“Ukrainian oligarchs,
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 38 year man was arrested on Saturday for growing marijuana in the northwest of Georgia.
The man is charged with illegal purchase and possession of a large amount of drugs.
Police searched the man’s house in the village
Georgian Prime Minister distances himself from the recent cancelation of two popular political talk-shows on Imedi TV, stating that it is a separate decision of the TV company’s management. “If a TV company cancels a talk-show, this is a separate decision by its top management, which I’m not going to comment,” – Irakli Garibashvili, PM, … Read more
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Inga Grigolia, a popular TV host, wrote on her Facebook that politicians, presumably from the ruling Georgian Dream, didn’t want her on air before the elections, referring to the parliamentary elections planned in 2016.
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was replaced by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who served as Minister of Economy.
The government reshuffle was
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian TV company on Sunday announced that it will suspend two popular political talk shows ‘temporarily’ until 2016, promising to change their format and offer viewers ‘a new product.’
Imedi’s decision was met with a negative response from viewers.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six men broke into a dolphinarium in Batumi on Sunday, and demanded that the dolphins be set free.
The six activists were all detained and questioned.
According to Batumi Dolphinarium’s management, the group broke