TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Sunday appeared on his new political commentary show ‘2030’ on GDS, a TV channel run by his son Bera.
The businessmen quit politics a year ago and started the non-governmental organization
TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi ruled Sunday that a former mayor and close ally of Mikheil Saakashvili must stay in prison on aggravated charges recently presented by prosecutors.
The ruling in Tbilisi City Court came not long before ex-Mayor Gigi
Tbilisi, DFWatch – In Georgia, a woman make less than ⅔ of a man’s salary due to segregation in labor market and prevailing traditional gender roles.
Gender pay gap
Washington-based Institute
TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili’s National Movement (UNM) and the ruling Georgian Dream coalition clashed in Zugdidi, western Georgia, resulted in injuries and bitter mutual accusations less than a week before the former plans
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Saturday modified the charges against five former high officials, including ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili.
In Saakashvili’s and former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili’s cases, the charges
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Public Defender in Georgia has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate an instance of alleged mistreatment by police.
A prisoner at Kutaisi (“No 2”) prison told Public Defender’s staff about the incident, which took place
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ian C. Kelly has been nominated as new U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.
Kelly is the U.S. State Department’s diplomat in residence at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
If confirmed, he will replace Richard Norland, the current ambassador.
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new ski resort is to open in the Svaneti region in the northwest of Georgia.
The facility in Tetnuldi will open for tourists from December, 2015, according to the government’s press office.
It will have the longest ski slope in South Caucasus
TBILISI, DFWatch–Abkhaz and Georgian representatives met Thursday to discuss the closing of Europe’s largest hydroelectric dam, Inguri, for several months to carry out maintenance work.
The power station is located partly on Georgia-controlled territory
TBILISI, DFWatch–A disputed tower building in Batumi, Georgia, was sold on auction on Wednesday.
The tower was meant to be a technical university, an initiative of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, but the idea stranded.
The building was criticized