TBILISI, DFWatch–The director of a construction company was detained on Thursday accused of embezzlement of more than 1.5 million laris.
According to the Finance Ministry’s investigation service, the company Construction-Commercial Corporation
Month: February 2016
Demonstration, comments, apologies follow MP’s Down’s syndrome slur
TBILISI, DFWatch–Gogi Topadze’s use of handicapist language provoked reaction from Georgia’s top politicians and a demonstration in Tbilisi’s center.
MP Gogi Topadze’s use of Down’s syndrome as a term of abuse provoked a variety of reactions
Swine flu claims its ninth victim in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Swine flu has claimed its ninth death in Georgia, according to National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
A young woman died two days ago in the Adjara region in the southwest of Georgia, and laboratory tests confirmed that she
Topadze's use of Down's syndrome as term of abuse stuns parliament
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian parliament member Wednesday used Down’s syndrome as a term of abuse.
Gogi Topadze, previously known for his praise of Stalin a few months ago, claimed that the president in his national address compared the Georgian
Road closed north of Gudauri
TBILISI, DFWatch–The S-3 road between the winter resort Gudauri and the village Kobi is closed due to high winds and poor visibility.
Between Aragvispiri and Gudauri, and between Kobi and the Russian border at Larsi, trailers, semi-trailers and vehicles with
Eighth person dies of swine flu in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s eighth swine flu victim was a young man who had an accompanying disease.
Amiran Gamkrelidze, director of the National Center of the Disease Control (NCDC), said the man died because he received treatment too late.
Parliament will consider making it a crime to offend religious feelings
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia might bring in a new law that makes it a crime to offend ‘religious feelings’.
A member of parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition has submitted a bill in parliament which was supported by the human rights committee.
The bill
Georgian, Armenian Ministers of Defense sign cooperation agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Minister of Defence conducted a series of meetings with Armenia’s prominent politicians and commented on issues linked to Armenian–Georgian cooperation.
Minister of Defense of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli concluded her three-day
Georgia may amend Constitution to bar same-sex marriage
TBILISI, DFWatch–A controversy is brewing in Georgia over whether it should be written into the Constitution that a marriage is union between a man and a woman.
The idea has been around at least since former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili suggested it in March
Georgian president will hold annual address to parliament on February 3
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s annual state of the nation address will be delivered at the opening of the spring session of parliament on February 3.
Giorgi Kverenchkhiadze, who is parliamentary secretary for President Giorgi Margvelashvili,