TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian government has started paying compensation to people affected by a hailstorm almost a month ago.
People in about 40 villages lost their harvest, livestock, a majority of houses are roofless or totally destroyed.
Today, local media
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition party Georgian Dream continues to run into trouble about the location for its rallies around the country. This time a rally is planned for Rustavi, a town 20 km south of the capital, but city hall turned down the application to use
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) Monday published data about the implementation of the must-carry and must-offer principles.
193 642 subscribers are now able to watch Channel 9, an opposition affiliated TV channel, which was
TBILISI, DFWatch – Two ministers have been changed after the new Georgian government was approved. No reason was given for suddenly making the energy minister finance minister, and the head of the local government committee of parliament, energy minister.
Prime
TBILISI, DFWatch – The leader of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition and his partner, a former AC Milan player, are ready to give more money to the state to assist people who suffered losses due to a hailstorm on July 19.
The storm seriously damaged villages in
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia took seven medals as the London Olympics drew to an end; one in Judo and six medals in wrestling. 35 Georgian athletes competed in this year’s Olympics, winning one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
Lasha Shavdatuashvili, a 20 year
TBILISI, DFWatch – The United States will make a significant emphasis on monitoring the election campaign in Georgia, and pay special attention to observing the vote counting process after the election.
This is according to a statement by Irakli Alasania,
TBILISI, DFWatch – It is still unknown when international observers will start monitoring the election in Georgia.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 1, but long-term observsers have not yet arrived in the country.
Local rights groups have for months
TBILISI, DFWatch – Philip Dimitrov, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, expressed concern about a recent visit by Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Tskhinvali.
Medvedev visited Tskhinvali on August 8, on the fourth anniversary of the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi City Court once more issued a fine to Saakashvili’s main competitor Bidzina Ivanishvi. The case was brought by the State Audit Office, which accused the businessman of illegally donating to his own party and fined him 20 243 827 lari,