Archives - August, 2013
‘Twos, threes and fours’ - Twins festival in France
Hundreds of twins but also triplets and quadruplets have gathered in a French village in Brittany to celebrate their uniqueness. ...
Monica Bellucci will star in Kusturica's new war movie
Italian actress Monica Bellucci will play a spy in the new film by Bosnian–born director Emir Kusturica, it was announced on...
Camera captures people living in Brazil's Amazon jungle
A newly released video captures images of the Kawahiva tribe, indigenous people living in Brazil's Amazon jungle thought to have had...
Michelle Obama releases hip hop album against children obesity
First lady Michelle Obama’s next healthy eating campaign seeks to motivate kids to eat their vegetables is missing the music industry...
‘He is loud and extremely good-looking’ - Prince William about his baby
The Duke of Cambridge has thanked the people of Anglesey, in a speech at the island's agricultural show
50-year old woman arrested for drug trafficking in Sarpi
The Anti-Corruption Agency of the Interior Ministry arrested a citizen of Georgia Susan K, age 50, at the Sarpi checkpoint for...
“I Dreamt about Abkhazia Last Night” – President releases emotional video
President Mikheil Saakashvili posted a video on his Facebook page titled “I Dreamt about Abkhazia Last Night”, in which a young...
Jennifer Aniston ‘bringing jokes back’ with her new movie
Jennifer Aniston attended the premiere of her new film We're the Millers in Leicester Square, London. Instead of the usual red...
Cairo on fire: empty streets in Egypt
An overnight curfew is in force in Cairo and several other Egyptian cities as the country is under emergency rule. ...
Shocking: What Hamburgers are made of – Food NOT for human
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's in his show Food Revolution filmed in Los Angeles demonstrates how 70% of America's ground beef contains...
Released with 100 GEL fine: Giorgi Gabedava apologizes
Giorgi Gabedava, bearing the status of a former political prisoner was released. The judge rendered a guilty verdict on Gabedava’s case....
How Old Are Your Ears? – Take a small hearing test
The older we get, the worse our hearing abilities become. Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown offer several frequencies to find out...
‘Music without borders’ – Tamar Gverdtsiteli’s festival in Batumi
Batumi hosts a music festival under the name of Georgian singer Tamar Gverdtsiteli. For opening night, on August 12, Tamar performed...
‘Are you ready to fly?’ - Hyper Travel to Georgia
Polish Timelapse Media group traveled to Georgia and tried to show the most impressive sights of the country in a 90-second...
Three individuals detained for incident after Bacho Akhalaia’s trial
Bacho Akhalaia’s court case hearing was followed by the arrest of three individuals. One of the organizers of the protest Giorgi...
Lionel Messi meets Pope in Vatican
Footballers in Argentina's national team, including star player Lionel Messi, have met fellow Argentine Pope Francis at the Vatican.
James Blunt dedicates new song to Whitney Houston
Just as Elton John paid tribute to the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe - and later Princess Diana - James Blunt...
Shooting stars: Earth watches meteor shower 2013
Sky gazers are preparing for the high point of the annual Perseid meteors, as the Earth's orbit takes it through a...
U.S. embassy about Ambassador’s face expression during Saakashvili’s speech
U.S. embassy in Georgia has made an explanation regarding Richard Norland’s facial expressions when President Saakashvili was giving his speech on...
‘Heavenly Body’ – Kristi Kipshidze launches T-shirt collection
Kristi Kipshidze’s experience in the modeling business encouraged her to create a network for her own line of T-shirts. ...
GJ Editor's comment
Funny Habits
01 August, 2013
Last week, I started giving these hints and tips to my foreign friends and the tourists and my compatriots too because I don’t want them to be overly surprised and embarrassed when they inevitably come across those habits of ours while they have to do with this culture (look for the first 10 tips in previous issue):
Mark Mullen's Blog
Putin & homosexuality, Putin & the church
01 August, 2013
The last several weeks have seen two important developments in Russian politics. The first involves the Kremlins position on homosexuality. The second involves Putin’s relationship with the church and how he is using it to assist his imperial project.
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Batumi beach and Boulevard: 50 GEL penalty for littering
26 July, 2013
A fifty-Lari penalty has been introduced for littering on the Batumi Boulevard and beach, with the Boulevard administration providing oversight using the General Administrative Code of Georgia.
 
New aqua park to open in Tbilisi
18 July, 2013
A new aqua park by Gino Paradise will open in early August near the Sea of Tbilisi. Representatives of the resort staff said a Georgian businessman working in Europe had made a 22 million investment in the project.
 
Kvariati locals protest increased expenses on the beach
11 July, 2013
Kvariati sea resort locals demanded a reduction of increased fees tied to resort activities. The resident entrepreneurs said they would not be able to pay the expenses for renting out beach seats and other fees.
 
‘Las Vegas of the Black Sea’ - BBC from Batumi wedding
02 July, 2013
The Georgian resort of Batumi is getting the reputation as the Las Vegas of the Black Sea as couples flock to the pretty coastal city to get married, BBC reports from Georgia.
 
Summer “Beach” outside the Parliament in Kutaisi
17 June, 2013
The artifitial lake outside the parliament building in Kutaisi enjoys great popularity during summer.
 
"Taliban against Georgian Troops in Afghanistan" - Video released on YouTube
06 June, 2013
A video titled "Taliban Jihad Against Georgian Troops in Afghanistan" has been released on YouTube to present messages of threats to Georgian Armed Forces service members serving in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
 
Deep Purple lead singer’s Georgian wedding: Ian Gillan in Chokha and Phaeton
20 March, 2013
Famous band Deep Purple is scheduled to visit Georgia for 2013 Tbilisi Open Air festival on Dinamo Arena stadium, although this is not their first trip to the country - the band held five concerts in Tbilisi Sports Palace in May 1990, but even that was not their only activity in the capital city.
 
Miss Georgia 2013 - Image Center starts receiving applications
23 May, 2013
Image Center modeling agency is receiving applications for the Miss Georgia 2013 contest, Manager Ia Kitsmarishvili announced at a press conference on May 22.
 
Woman who might become First Lady of Georgia
13 May, 2013
Following the naming of the ruling coalition's presidential candidate, the public has turned its attention to the question of who the state's First Lady will be if Giorgi Margvelashvili is elected the president in October.
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