Month: January 2019 - Page 2

Georgia's largest bank under investigation for money laundering, opposition claims political motive

January 10, 2019 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office (POG) has launched a criminal investigation of the country’s largest bank for alleged money laundering. The opposition calls the case an attack on unwanted business institutions. On Wednesday, POG summoned and questioned Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, the chairman and deputy chairman of TBC Bank’s supervisory board. The bank is … Read more

At least 10 have died of flu in Georgia this winter

January 8, 2019 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–At least 10 people have died in Georgia the last few weeks due to complications after contracting with the flu, health officials have said. The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health cited data showing that the seasonal epidemic is on decline, but there has been a wave of public concern as the … Read more

New Akhalgori travel restrictions delayed for one month

January 6, 2019 by DFWatch staff

AKHALGORI, DFWatch–South Ossetia has postponed for a month the coming into force of a new regulation which makes it harder for Akhalgori residents to cross the de facto border. On December 26, Tskhinvali adopted a new regulation which makes it much harder to cross the de facto border between Akhalgori and Georgia proper. The regulation … Read more

Record traffic across Enguri bridge on New Year's Eve

January 2, 2019 by DFWatch staff

GALI, DFWatch–A record number of people crossed Enguri bridge on New Year’s Eve this year – in both directions. The queue spanned almost the entire length of the 1km long bridge which connects territory controlled by Georgia’s central government and breakaway Abkhazia. “No one has seen such a thing here. The border guards say thousands … Read more