TBILISI, October 11 – Georgia’s political and religious leaders gathered in Tbilisi on Sunday for an international symposium marking 1,700 years since Christianity was declared the country’s state religion. The symposium, titled “God, Homeland, Human,” opened at the Radisson hotel and was attended by Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili … Read more
TBILISI, October 7 – Georgia is planning to bring in around 200,000 doses of free flu vaccine this year as health officials prepare for the winter influenza season. Professor Ivane Chkhaidze, medical director of the Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital, said the vaccine has been fully updated for the current season and contains three components covering … Read more
TBILISI, September 30 – Georgia’s draft 2027 state budget would raise public sector salaries, pensions and spending on health and education. The base salary used in the public sector would rise to 1,735 lari next year, lifting salaries for public employees by up to 8.4%. The overall public-sector wage bill would increase by 395 million … Read more
TBILISI, September 23 – Public kindergartens in the Georgian capital have temporarily removed dairy products from their menus following an outbreak of stomach illness. Tbilisi’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency told Interpressnews on Tuesday that it had made the change on the recommendation of epidemiologists. The agency did not say how long the restriction would … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian health officials say norovirus was most likely responsible for a massive outbreak of stomach illness at public kindergartens in Tbilisi, with more than 100 children hospitalized. Most of the children are now recovering, but investigators have yet to establish how the infection spread. The National Center for Disease Control said … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgian authorities have opened an investigation after dozens of children and one staff member showed signs of intoxication at public kindergartens across Tbilisi. The city’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency said Friday morning that educational activities had been suspended at seven public kindergartens as a precaution, while another 183 continued operating. … Read more
TBILISI, September 6 – Russian activist Denis Kulanin left Georgia Friday, after a Tbilisi court ordered his expulsion. Kulanin’s departure from Tbilisi International Airport was confirmed by footage released by his lawyer Tsiala Ratiani. Earlier the same day, Tbilisi City Court gave him seven days to leave Georgia voluntarily. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said … Read more
TBILISI, August 14 – Georgian consumers should automatically receive compensation when electricity, water, gas or internet companies fail to provide reliable service, according to a former government minister. Kakha Kakhishvili, a former member of parliament and former corrections minister, said utility companies should face direct consequences when they violate consumer rights or fail to meet … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian security officials have arrested two company directors accused of supplying horse meat to public kindergartens while billing it as beef. The alleged fraud involved kindergartens in the municipalities of Marneuli and Kareli, the State Security Service said on Tuesday. According to the agency, the companies BGM 1 and Georgian Meat … Read more
TBILISI, July 30 – Hundreds of landowners near Rustavi are refusing to sell property earmarked for a planned university city, saying the government’s compensation offer is far below local market prices. The disputed land lies beside the Tbilisi-Rustavi highway, between Rustavi’s 21st microdistrict and the road toward Gachiani. The government plans to build a large … Read more