TBILISI, DFWatch — Many in Tbilisi had hoped that city hall would do away with an unpopular new system to make the garbage collection fee dependent on the electric bill, but at Friday’s session it emerged that despite the opposition’s election victory it is not certain
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Rasmussen spoke to Saakashvili and Ivanishivili
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili today had a phone conversation with NATO’s Secretary General, who told the president that today is a historical moment for Georgia’s democratic development.
Mikheil Saakashvili and Anders Fogh
Georgian soldier dies in Afghanistan
TBILISI, DFWatch — Corporal Mindia Abashidze was the eighteenth Georgian soldier to die while serving in the NATO-led ISAF operation in Afghanistan.
Georgia’s defense ministry on Thursday reported that the corporal born October 27, 1989,
The government formally resigns
The current Georgian government has resigned but will continue carrying out its duties until a new government is approved by parliament.
The president’s administration informed about the resignation in a short statement on its official website, which says that
More elections in Georgia following violations
TBILISI, DFWatch — Several election districts in Georgia will have to vote again on October 14 because the results of the October 1 parliamentary election were annulled due to violations, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
The commission decided on Wednesday
Deprived business owners eyeing a return to Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch — Following the opposition victory in last week’s parliamentary election, people who have been deprived of their companies in recent years are now saying they want to get back what was taken from them during the rule of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Dockers in Poti are on strike
About 200 employees of the port of Poti are on strike, local media report. The workers refuse to carry on until the people making decisions at No 14 harbor speaks to them.
They demand improved working conditions, appropriate salary for the work they do and to have contracts.
Tbilisi garbage fees may be reduced
TBILISI, DFWatch — Tbilisi City Hall has started a process that could lead to a controversial mechanism being abolished involving the garbage collection fee being tied to the electric bill.
The system was introduced in late 2011, and is one of the most controversial
Alleged architect of prison abuse videos freed
TBILISI, DFWatch — The prisoner whom the government claimed orchestrated the prisoner abuse videos has been released.
Tamaz Tamazashvili, the father-in-law of the likely candidate for new interior minister, was Wednesday released from prison.
When leaving prison Tamazashvili
Tbilisi mayor creates new security force
TBILISI, DFWatch — The mayor of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi has decided to set up a new security force.
Mayor Gigi Ugulava has signed a protocol about setting up the service, which has already been published on Georgia’s legislative website Matsne, which means that