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
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Georgian PM: Government's media policies should be properly appreciated
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
Host of cancelled talk-shows: Politics was behind the decision
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.
Cabinet reshuffle in Georgia: Minister of economy appointed as a head of MFA
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Tamar Beruchashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs, was replaced by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who served as Minister of Economy.
The government reshuffle was
Georgian TV company cancels two talk shows
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.
Animal rights activists storm Batumi Dolphinarium, using tear gas
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
Former police officer shot and killed in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former police officer was shot and killed outside Tbilisi Friday night. A former deputy interior minister was seriously injured.
The deceased is Revaz Kalomletsavi, a cousin of the injured, Levan Gvazava, who is in hospital with bullet-inflicted
Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko is visiting Batumi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is visiting Batumi, a seaside city on the Black Sea coast.
Yushchenko, who became famous as one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution in 2004, is accompanied by his wife and not visiting
Joint NATO-Georgian training facility inaugurated near Tbilisi
Tbilisi, DFWatch – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Thursday unveiled new Joint Training and Evaluation Centre in Georgia during his first visit to the country.
The centre is located inside the functioning military facility at Krtsanisi settlement,
Two Georgians detained on disputed South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards on Tuesday detained two Georgian citizens who were out attending cattle in Bershueti, which borders with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
The detainees are Muraz Javakhishvili (75) and Ivane Sekhniashvili (41).