Archives - 11 July, 2013
Kvariati locals protest increased expenses on the beach
Kvariati sea resort locals demanded a reduction of increased fees tied to resort activities. The resident entrepreneurs said they would not...
“I am very frightened” – Investigation against Maia Rcheulishvili
A criminal investigation has been launched against Center Point Development Company Manager Maia Rcheulishvili, company founder Rusudan Kervalishvili and Dexus Management...
Moldy sandwich bought in Ioli supermarket
The National Food Agency has said twenty-five customers had submitted complaints regarding violations found in products during the last month. One...
“The President Has Come to See You” - Lasha Bughadze’s comedy at London’s Royal Court Theatre
London’s Royal Court Theatre is hosting a theatrical festival from June 10-July 20. For the fist time in the history of...
International Art Festival “The Gift” to be held in Tbilisi
Mikheil Tumanishvili International Art Festival “The Gift” will take place in Tbilisi from October 13-27 following a three-year break, a press...
“Painted Eyes” protest held outside the Prosecutor’s office
A group of members of the Public Movement “It’s Time” staged a protest titled “Painted Eyes” outside the Prosecutor’s Office on...
Prosecutor General says Irakli Gharibashvili participated in the decision to release Vladimer Bedukadze
Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili participated in the decision to cease criminal proceedings against Vladimer Bedukadze, author of the prisoner abuse footage...
Spider-Man plays basketball with children in the park
This is AND 1 hoops star “The Professor“, who decided to don his Spider-Man outfit and head down to the park. ...
Rusudan Kervalishvili, Maia Rcheulishvili and Ivane Tsaguria indicted
The Center Point Group has been seized. Maia Rcheulishvili, Rusudan Kervalishvili and Ivane Tsaguria have been indicted.
Irakli Gharibashvili attended presentation exercises of Austrian special forces
Interior Ministry released information on Minister Irakli Gharibashvili’s ongoing official visit to Austria. Gharibashvili visited the state’s special forces unit WEGA,...
Royal baby: World's media gathers ahead of birth
The Duchess of Cambridge is due to have a baby any time soon but will it be a boy or a...
Dramatic amateur video of train explosion in Canada
Dramatic amateur video footage has emerged of an explosion in Canada following the derailment of an oil train in the small...
BTK RAILWAY SABOTAGED?
The construction works at the Georgian segments of upcoming Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, expected to connect the east with the west through the...
COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND EU FOR PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISONS
On July 9, at the Holiday Inn, the Council of Europe with the support of the European Union launched the Joint...
The World Bank
The World Bank has been supporting a series of highway upgrading projects in Georgia and investments in them have totaled $292...
KAZAKH DIARIES
Interview with Magiya Temirova, General Director of one of the most popular tour agencies in AstanaTogether with another newspaper, Georgian Journal...
AFTER ELECTIONS I WILL LEAVE POLITICS
Georgian Journal offers an extract of the interview of the Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili with Russian editorial office of Deutsche...
SECOND ROUND OF ELECTIONS – SIGN OF COMPETITIVENESS
Georgian Journal talked to expert Sandro Tvalchrelidze about presidential elections and nominated possible candidates.
Independence Day Candor
If it were possible to count how many people around the Globe know and remember that the 4th of July is...
Oda House in NY
I moved to New York earlier last year to pursue a post graduate degree. This may not have affected me as...
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.
Editor's Choice
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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