TBILISI, March 8 – Georgia’s Public Defender marked International Women’s Day on Sunday with a fresh warning that women in the country still face serious threats, from deadly violence at home to unequal treatment in working life. In a statement issued for March 8, Ombudsman Levan Ioseliani said the day remains closely tied to the … Read more
TBILISI, February 11 – A planned protest march in Tbilisi on Saturday will have the slogan “Prices are suffocating us,” while parliament is probing how prices are set for basic goods such as food, medicines and fuel. Organizers of the street march said Tuesday that the focus will be on the cost of living in … Read more
TBILISI, February 4 – Authorities in Batumi are dismantling unauthorized and visually unsuitable structures as part of a city cleanup drive aimed at improving the seaside city’s appearance. The Government of Adjara said the removals focus on unlicensed objects and buildings that no longer meet legal or aesthetic standards. Officials said the work will be … Read more
TBILISI, January 29 – A Georgian actor who is on the cast of a Hollywood movie still sits behind bars, but his case was up for appeal Thursday. Actor Andro Chichinadze is one of 11 defendants in a case about anti-government protests who were arrested in December, 2024, following social unrest in the wake of … Read more
TBILISI, January 7 – Georgia marked Orthodox Christmas with sharply contrasting scenes as the clock passed midnight on January 6–7. At Tbilisi’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, Patriarch Ilia II led the traditional Christmas liturgy and issued his annual epistle, calling for peace, unity, restraint in speech, and fidelity to Christian values amid global wars and domestic … Read more
TBILISI, December 16 – Tbilisi residents can now use a city-run service to remove bulky household waste, but it comes at a price, BPN reports. Until February this year, getting rid of construction debris, old furniture, green waste or other large household items was not handled by the city’s cleaning service. Residents had to hire … Read more
TBILISI, December 9 – Georgia’s government has set out a bold plan to streamline the way buildings look across the country, from old town districts to new developments. A new decree on building aesthetics explains how the system will work. The government will publish a national guide that municipalities can use when shaping their planning … Read more
TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia will reintroduce mandatory uniforms at all public primary schools starting from next year, the government announced on Tuesday. The rule will apply to pupils from first through sixth grade and is part of a broader overhaul of the country’s general education system. Education Minister Givi Mikanadze unveiled the plan during … Read more
TBILISI, December 1 – Georgia is preparing to shut down a social employment scheme after four years, as the government moves to overhaul the way low income citizens are supported in the job market, BPN reports. A new draft of the 2026 state budget, released on Monday, confirms that the public works component of the … Read more
TBILISI, November 18 – Georgia’s National Food Agency warned on Tuesday that milk and dairy products sold at informal street markets pose a real risk to consumers’ health. In a statement released in Tbilisi, the agency said it is carrying out non-stop monitoring of milk production from the farm level to the point of sale. … Read more