Archives - July, 2013
Keta Topuria performed in Jurmala with her band A’Studio
The stage for the July 26 show of 2013 New Wave competition was set for singer Leonid Agutin
Beauty Queen under investigation
Islamic officials in Malaysia have launched an investigation against four women for competing in the country's Miss World beauty contest.
Evacuation announced in Kutaisi Parliament
Phone call was received in parliament stating that there was a bomb in the building, InterPressNews correspondent informs from parliament. The...
12 years after Giorgi Sanaia’s death – family expecting objective investigation
Twelve years after the death of journalist Giorgi Sanaia the family said it viewed the incident as a political assassination and...
Mick Jagger celebrates 70th birthday
Mick Jagger – frontman and founding member of the Rolling Stones – is celebrating his 70th birthday. But the ageing rocker...
Georgian duet in Jurmala - Valery Meladze and beatboxer Vakhtang Kalandadze
Day two of the 2013 New Wave contest on July 25 saw judges take the stage before the entrance of the...
Georgia: Brides 'undergo virginity inspections' - BBC
BBC published an article about "virginity inspections" in Georgia.'Brides-to-be in Georgia are apparently undergoing "virginity inspections" before they tie the knot....
Woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13
A book written by Samantha Geimer, the woman film director Roman Polanski raped when she was 13 years old, promises to...
“Cutugno was probably asleep and did not like being awakened by the song” – Valery Meladze
Singer Valery Meladze assessed the performance of Salome Katamadze and the duo “Georgia” in the second round of the 2013 New...
Batumi beach and Boulevard: 50 GEL penalty for littering
A fifty-Lari penalty has been introduced for littering on the Batumi Boulevard and beach, with the Boulevard administration providing oversight using...
Salome Katamadze’s duet with ‘Georgia’ in Jurmala
On the second competitive day of New Wave 2013 competition in Jūrmala on July 25 the contestants presented musical hits from...
Uncle on Prince George: ‘I’ll make sure he has fun’
Prince Harry has spoken about meeting his nephew, George Alexander Louis.
Prostitution business in Batumi - 8 individuals arrested
Employees of the Interior Ministry Batumi City Department arrested eight individuals with the charge of allocating space for prostitution business in...
Salome Katamdze’s main competitor in Jurmala - Roberto Kel Torres from Cuba
Roberto Kel Torres of Cuba received the highest scores of the sixteen contestants of the 2013 New Wave competition on the...
Video of suspect in murder of Mariam Kochalidze released by Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry released surveillance camera footage from the Sarpi Customs office which shows the suspect in the murder of sixteen-year...
Salome Katamdze and duet ‘Georgia’ rehearsing for second round of Jurmala contest
Singer Arseny Borodin – representing Russia in the New Wave contest – posted an Instagram video of Georgia’s representative Salome Katamadze...
Salome Katamadze in Jurmala: ‘Energy girl’ amazed the audience
First contest day of 2013 New Wave competition was held on July 24 in Jūrmala, with 16 contestants performing international hits....
Thomas Hammarberg recommends to destroy illegal recordings
The Commission set up in Georgia to oversee the handling of material which had resulted from illegal surveillance activities in the...
Dolphins 'call each other by name'
Research has revealed that the marine mammals use a unique whistle to identify each other.A team from the University of St...
Bidzina Ivanishvili hosted Robert Sturua in summer residence
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hosted Rustaveli Theatre Artistic Director Robert Sturua on July 24. The Prime Minister's administration said the reception...
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):
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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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