Archives - 1 August, 2013
I Doubt that First Round Will Show Winner
Political expert Ramaz Sakvarelidze talked about presidential candidates and presidential elections. Georgian Journal offers his ides on how he sees presidential...
Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale in new movie ‘American Hustle’
The trailer for David O Russell's American Hustle has been relesead. The crime drama stars Christian Bale as cocksure con artist...
‘I had no doubts that you were innocent’ – Mikheil Saakashvili met Gigi Kalandadze
The President of Georgia congratulated General Gigi Kalandadze on being found not guilty by the court. As Mikheil Saakashvili stated during...
New Georgian record: Irakli Bolkvadze at Barcelona World Championship
Georgian swimmer Irakli Bolkvadze has set a new record at the 2013 Barcelona world swimming championship. It took him 2:03.55 minutes...
Rihanna wins T-shirt court case
Pop singer Rihanna has won a High Court battle with retailer Topshop over T-shirts bearing her image, preventing future sales of...
Vodka boycott against Putin’s gay law
Gay rights activists in New York have dumped vodka onto the street as part of a growing global protest over new...
Luxury watch shop robbery in Cannes
Armed men have robbed a luxury watch store in Cannes, just days after gems worth 103m euros ($136m; £89m) were stolen...
Bacho Akhalaia found not guilty
The Court has found former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia not guilty of charges regarding the period of being Minister of defense...
15 000 people in the pool in China to escape heat
Thousands of people squeezed into this swimming pool in southwest China on Tuesday to take a dip in what's being called...
Skirts banned at Yorkshire school
A school in Yorkshire has banned skirts from its uniform for students in years 7-10 to prevent girls wearing them too...
Euronews about ‘virginity tests’ in Georgia
Euronews reports about recent protest in Georgia against the virginity tests. “Feminists have protested in Georgia after reports that a national...
Earthly Paradise in Georgia
Ajara, officially the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, is located in the southwestern corner of Georgia, bordered by Turkey to the south...
PM Under Pressure
PM Bidzina Ivnishvili declared again that till the end of this year, he will leave politics and his post. It can...
Cat and Rats
IN 2010, I had a conversation with a Georgian national while we were strapped into our seats on a plane from...
Mortgage execution splits opinions
A bill offering six-month moratorium on execution of overdue mortgages split opinions between the legislative and execution authorities. With the purpose to...
Lands Status Change Gets Complicated
To prevent the sale of agricultural lands under the changed status, Georgian government created more complicated mechanism for status change: apart...
US Assists Georgian Education by USD 140 million
USD 140 million will be invested in Georgian education to stimulate the labor force in the country through the US state-...
Georgian Banks Remain Heavily Non-profile
Georgian commercial banks’ keen interest in running non-profile businesses remains a stumbling block of Georgian economy. The problem is particularly questioned...
Economic Strategy Rests on Three Pillars
Fair market competition, development of human resources and access to financial resources will be the three pillars on which the upcoming...
Svaneti Museum Meets Visitors in Restored Space
Recently, the Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography was opened after 2 years of renovations works. General Director of Georgian National...
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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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