TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia has decided that from now on the Prime Minister will appoint and present governors to the president for confirmation. Currently, this is the prerogative of the president.
A governor is appointed for each region
TBILISI, DFWatch — Hillary Cliton has had a phone conversation with President and Foreign Affairs Minister of Georgia.
The press office of Mikheil Saakashvili informs that main topic of his conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State on Saturday was Georgia’s progress on
Georgia’s Defense Minister refuses to cover the expenses to keep the president’s plane, while the prime minister calls on Mikheil Saakashvili to move out of his president’s palace and instead go to work at the government office.
Friday, Defense Minister Irakli
The director of Rustavi prison has been suspended while allegations against him of abuse are under review. But the general inspection will not fully study the situation in this prison.
The prison in Rustavi, about 20 km south of the capital, started on Wednesday.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says there are signs of sabotage at No 16 prison in Rustavi. The prison minister says a criminal investigation may be launched against the director if there is proven that violence.
People with loved ones inside
Prisoners in Rustavi prison have gone on hunger strike in protest against cruel treatment by staff.
The new director at Rustavi Prison Number 16 has been implicated in cruel treatment of prisoners, as have some of his staff.
Representatives of Georgian Young
TBILISI, DFWatch — Six parliamentarians who left the former governing party of President Mikheil Saakashvili are officially recognized as a faction of independents.
The National Movement Party’s vote weight in the assembly thus fell from 65 to 59. But the ruling
TBILISI, DFWatch — The former owner of a telecommunication company accuses other companies of illegal eavesdropping.
Mamia Sanadiradze, founder and former owner of Caucasus Online, said a few days ago that his company was subject to pressure. He said that the
TBILISI, DFWatch — Workers in the mining town Chiatura are keeping up a several weeks’ long protest. Part of them have moved to the capital to rally outside government bodies and the owning company’s offices.
The parliamentary election gave hope to workers all over
TBILISI, DFWatch — The president of the Georgian Bank Association says the interest rate on loans will go down.
Zurab Gvasalia said there is already a trend of falling interest rates on loans, but he thinks it is impossible to decrease the rates immediately.
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